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Uttarakhand: Flash Floods Disconnects Almost 13 Border Villages, BRO Working Round The Clock To Restore Connectivity
Restoration activity by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
The flash floods occurred in Uttarakhand on 07 February washed away a 90-metre span RCC bridge on Joshimath-Malari road located approximately two kilometres upstream of the Tapovan Hydel project. Washing away of the bridge has disconnected more than 13 border villages in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
After initial recce, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started work for re-establishing connectivity on all required fronts, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
The upcoming bridge site is very challenging due to steep cliff on the far bank and 30 metre high debris/muck on the other side, however, the BRO has overcome these challenges.
Satellite Pics Show Dangerous Lake Formed By Uttarakhand Avalanche Uttarakhand: A part of a glacier broke off and crashed into the river, picking up boulders, debris and massive amounts of silt as it slid down the Rishi Ganga river sweeping away two hydel plants along its path.
Updated: February 12, 2021 3:04 pm IST
The satellite images indicate the block on the Ronti, a Himalayan river that flows into the Rishi Ganga.
New Delhi:
High resolution satellite images have identified the exact spot where a dangerous lake was formed by the debris of the avalanche that left dozens dead and 200 missing on Sunday. Scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and others are working on a plan to avoid another disaster, should water from this lake gush through a breach, NDTV has learnt.
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1-MIN READ Keeping Close Tab, Teams Sent : CM Rawat on Reports of Dangerous Lake Formed After U khand Avalanche
A aerial view of Tapovan barrage two days after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier snapped off, releasing water trapped behind it in Tapovan, northern state of Uttarakhand. (AP Photo)
Scientists of the DRDO, National Disaster Response Force and others are working on a plan to avoid another disaster, should water from this lake gush through a breach.
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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the government is keeping a close tab and a team has been sent to inspect after reports claimed that a dangerous lake was formed by the debris of the avalanche that left dozens dead on Sunday.