Nearly 29 labourers from Uttar Pradesh, who were working at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli and went missing when a glacier burst triggered a massive flash flood on February 7, have finally been declared “dead”.
Use of Chinese drones in Uttarakhand red-flagged
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ET has learnt that the post-operations assessment report mentions that a couple of startups used Chinese-made DJI drones for mapping, which have been under the scanner for “information privacy” purposes. Also, it mentions that countries like the US have banned these drones for sensitive use.
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India-made drones, however, are believed to have faced difficulties while navigating inside the Tapovan tunnel. (Representative Image)
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The use of Chinese drones for mapping by some Indian startups, roped in for the first time during two-week long relief operation at Chamoli in Uttarakhand, has been red-flagged as an area of concern for future deployment of such technology in government-aided relief missions.
After flash floods, alternative Bailey bridge opened over Rishiganga in Uttarakhand
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It will be opened for the public after trials on March 5.
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Personnel from the Border Roads Organisation, the Army and the National Disaster Response Force, among others, building a bridge to connect one half of Raini village to the other half over the Rishiganga river in Chamoli district after an avalanche destroyed the earlier bridge. File Photo
It will be opened for the public after trials on March 5.
An alternative Bailey bridge has been built over Rishiganga to restore connectivity to 13 villages of Uttarakhand s Chamoli district which had been cut off after a bridge was washed out in the devastating flash floods in the river on February 7.
Uttarakhand glacial disaster death toll climbs to 70
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February 24, 2021 18:24 IST
The government has issued a notification authorising officials to declare presumed dead 136 people who are missing after the flash flood.
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Rescue and restoration work underway near Tapovan tunnel, after a glacier burst on February 7 triggered a flash flood, in Chamoli district on February 23.
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The government has issued a notification authorising officials to declare presumed dead 136 people who are missing after the flash flood.
Rescuers have recovered 70 bodies and 29 body parts so far in search operations following the February 7 glacial disaster in Chamoli, the district police said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: In a joint operation, an Indian Air Force Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) winched Navy s divers to measure the depth of a glacial lake formed upstream of Tapovan in Uttarakhand following the devastating flash flood, the Navy said on Sunday.
At least 65 people were killed and 139 are missing after a glacial disaster in the state s Chamoli district on February 7. The artificial lake was formed over Rishiganga after the calamity.
The operation by the naval divers took place at a height of 14,000 feet above the mean sea level on Saturday.
The Naval divers undertook the task recording of the depth of the glacial lake using a handheld echo sounder. The s… https://t.co/BqqB5ZQqlh The Times Of India (@timesofindia) 1613894077000