-The Hindu Efforts on to save 35 labourers in NTPC dam tunnel. Dehradun/ Joshimath: The operation to rescue about 35 workers trapped inside a 2.5 km NTPC hydel project tunnel in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand continued on Tuesday, while the death toll in the aftermath of what Union Home Minister Amit Shah, described in Parliament as a snow Avalanche, rose to 32. More than 197 people, including the trapped labourers, are...
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Glacial lake burst or Avalanche? Scientists to leave for Uttarakhand disaster site today -Amitabh Sinha
-The Indian Express The breach can be caused by several reasons — in this particular case, for instance, an Avalanche was reported in the region two days ago. Pune: A glacial lake burst, a cloud burst or an Avalanche, the impact of climate change or “development” — scientists are not sure what triggered the sudden surge of water near Chamoli in Uttarakhand Sunday morning that briefly raised fears of a repeat of...
More »Clear impact of climate change in Himalayan disaster -Joydeep Gupta, Varsha Singh and Soumya Sarkar
-TheThirdPole.net As the world warms and glaciers retreat faster, the need is to brace for more disasters and minimise impacts by reviewing ill-planned dams and roads Under the weight of a suspected Avalanche, a massive chunk of ice and frozen mud broke away from a glacier in the high Himalayas and fell into a lake that had formed at its snout due to climate change. The moraine around the lake collapsed and...
More »Uttarakhand Floods: 4 Hydropower units face damage, other dams on alert -Shreya Jai
-Business Standard Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Lata Tapovan hydro power project (520 Mw) has faced some damages in the mishap New Delhi: Flash flood following a glacier break and an Avalanche on the Alaknanda river in Chamoli, Uttarakhand is likely to damage four hydro power projects. Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Lata Tapovan hydro power project (520 MW) has faced some damages in the mishap. Statements from...
More »Glacier breaks in Chamoli, experts blame low snowfall -Ishan Kukreti
-Down to Earth Use of concrete instead of traditional wood and masonry in the Himalayas is creating a heat-island effect, warming the range, they added A major disaster struck the Himalayan state of Uttrakhand February 7, 2021. A glacier broke after an Avalanche in the Joshimath area of the state’s Chamoli district. There are reports of missing people and damage to property. The Chamoli police said the Rishiganga Power Project had been damaged...
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