Chamoli flash flood: A wake-up call
Print edition : March 12, 2021
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A general view of the damaged Dhauliganga hydroelectric power project in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on February 10. Photo: PTI
Path of debris after hill slope failure. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report
Path of debris after hill slope failure. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report
The lake after river damming at the confluence of the Rishi Ganga and its tributary. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report
Geologists and glaciologists see the recent landslide and flash flood in Uttarakhand as part of inevitable natural processes given the fragility of the Himalayan region, but affirm that close monitoring and study of such processes are crucial to preventing the recurrence of disasters that result in significant human cost.
Landslide triggered snow avalanche in Uttarakhand: Amit Shah
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Tue, Feb 9 2021 14:57 IST |
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Landslide triggered snow avalanche in Uttarakhand: Amit Shah. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 9 : Even as over 26 bodies have been recovered after the flood near Joshimath in Uttarakhand so far, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said a landslide triggered the snow avalanche leading to the tragic incident in the state. The Minister said the landslide triggered snow avalanche covering approximately 14 square km area and caused a flash flood in the Rishiganga river downstream in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district. He further said that the incident was observed from the satellite data (Planet Lab) of February 7, 2021 (Sunday) in catchment of Rishi Ganga river at the terminus of the glacier at an altitude of 5,600 metres.
NEW DELHI: While informing the Rajya Sabha that 20 people had lost their lives, six were injured and 197 had gone missing in the avalanche disaster in Uttarakhand, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sought to reassure the MPs that the Centre and state government were working in tandem for timely rescue and relief in the affected areas.
Making a suo motu statement in the upper House, Shah said the state government has ruled out any danger of downstream flooding as the rise in water level has been contained. “Centre and state government have been keeping a strict vigil on the situation. It is observed from the satellite data (Planet Lab) of 7 February, 2021, in catchment of Rishi Ganga river at the terminus of the glacier at an altitude of 5,600 m, a landslide triggered a snow avalanche covering approximately 14 sq km area and causing a flash flood in the downstream of Rishi Ganga river,” he informed the MPs.
Cong MP moves adjournment motion notice in LS, seeks probe into Uttarakhand glacier burst ANI | Updated: Feb 09, 2021 15:30 IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Congress MP K Suresh on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding an investigation in the probable cause to determine environmental destruction in view of glacier lake burst in Uttarakhand.
A glacier broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on Sunday that triggered massive flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda Rivers and damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the rescue team has managed to reach the Malari valley area in the Dhauli Ganga valley through a rope to deliver ration packages.
Home Minister Amit Shah addresses Parliament on Uttarakhand disaster ‘Approx. 25-35 people are suspected to be trapped in a tunnel of NTPC project’
As many as 197 people are missing while 20 have died in Sunday s avalanche and flash floods in Uttarakhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Tuesday.
He said the figures received from the state government may change and the situation is being monitored round-the-clock at the highest level by the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.
Five more bodies were recovered on Tuesday taking the death toll from the Uttarakhand glacier disaster to 31 as multiple agencies raced against time to reach about 30 workers trapped inside a tunnel in a power project site and 175 people remained missing.