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Rescue teams battle on in Tapovan tunnel SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 02:41 PM IST Share Synopsis Rescue teams battled on against various odds for the sixth consecutive day on Friday to get to the over 30 people trapped inside the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel amid fading hopes of their survival. Agencies Rescue teams battled on against various odds for the sixth consecutive day on Friday to get to the over 30 people trapped inside the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel amid fading hopes of their survival. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, in Dehradun, said sludge clearing and drilling operations are simultaneously underway at the tunnel to reach the smaller tunnel underneath where they may be trapped. ....
Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 12:09 IST During a secret expedition to the Nanda Devi mountain, a joint Indian and American team had left behind a nuclear-powered device after being caught in a blizzard. The device was never found. Uttarakhand glacier disaster | Photo Credit: AP Dehradun: Days after the Uttarakhand glacier burst disaster in Chamoli district which left scores dead and more than a hundred missing, local villagers have expressed concerns that the tragedy could have been triggered by a plutonium radioactive device which was lost way back in 1965 during a classified expedition to the Nanda Devi mountain. A report quoted the people of Rani village in Tapovan area as saying that on Sunday, when flash floods occurred in the area after muck and rubble rolled down from the Nanda Devi mountain into the Rishiganga river following a glacier break, they noticed a pungent smell in the air. ....