Uttarkhand floods: Toll rises to 35, 169 still missing; water rise in Dhauliganga briefly halts rescue ops at NTPC tunnel Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya, who visited the Tapovan tunnel to take stock of the rescue work, had to face the ire of the kin of those trapped inside the tunnel as well as relatives of those who went missing after the barrage at the same hydel project FP Staff February 12, 2021 14:02:46 IST Operations resumes at the site. ANI
Drilling operations started by rescue agencies to establish contact with over 30 people trapped in the Tapovan tunnel in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district were halted for some time on Thursday as the water level in the Dhauliganga river rose again briefly.
"Rescue operation temporarily halted in Chamoli district due to a rise in the level of water in Rishiganga river. Orders have been given to vacate the areas downstream," said Ashok Kumar, DGP Uttarakhand. "The water level in the river is rising, people living in nearby areas are being alerted. People are requested to remain alert and not panic," added the Chamoli Police in Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: Chamoli locals recount horror Chamoli district magistrate Swati S Bhadauria said work was temporarily halted as a precautionary measure. Amid mounting concern over the lives of those inside, the focal point of the rescue operation remains the 1.5-km head-race tunnel a part of the 2.5-km long network of tunnels. A drilling operation was started by the rescue teams at 2 am to peep into the slush-flushing tunnel that is about 12-13 metres below, Vivek Kumar Pandey, the spokesperson for the lead rescue agency, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), said in Delhi. As the continuous flow of slush and silt remains a major obstacle between the rescuers and those trapped inside, a boring operation by a huge machine is being undertaken to see if this problem can be addressed in a different way and the teams can go further deep inside, he added.
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Garhwal commissioner Ravinath Raman told
The Indian Express, “Earlier, we were told about the probability of about 34 labourers present 180 metres inside the Intake Adit tunnel, and we were digging in that direction. Today, they (NTPC authorities) informed us that the last known worksite of the labourers is a silt filtration tunnel (SFT) 12 metres below the Intake Adit Tunnel and about 72 metres from its opening. With this, the strategy of going up to 180 metres has been changed. Drilling will be done in the SFT and lights with cameras will be lowered into the area.”
Sources also told the newspaper that Uttarakhand government authorities, in a meeting today, directed NTPC officials to share “correct” information, and send expert engineers of the tunnel to the site to assist in the rescue operations.