Glacier Burst In Uttarakhand

The Army has released first visuals of rescue operations in Uttarakhand after a glacier broke, triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border on Friday.

A day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, the Indian Army informed on Saturday that 291 persons have been rescued so far, adding that rescue operations are still in progres

As many as 130 people continue to be missing following the February 7 glacial burst in Uttarakhand, which claimed 74 lives, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, according to a study by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.

136 people who went missing after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed an avalanche and flash floods will be declared dead, officials have said.

Two more bodies were recovered from the flood ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site, taking the death toll in the calamity in Uttarakhand to 67 even as search operations continued there for the 15th day on Sunday.

One more body has been recovered from a flood-hit area in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, taking the number of deaths in the glacial disaster to 62, even as search and rescue operations continued on Friday for the 13th day at the NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site.

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who has been in the limelight because of his philanthropic work for migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has now come forward to support the family of a 45-year-old man, who lost his life due to Uttarakhand glacier burst.

Sixty-one bodies have been recovered eleven days after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed flash floods that destroyed a hydroelectric station and five bridges, besides severely damaging another power project

The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to respond to the "allegations" of the Chairman of committee on Chardham project linking broadening of the road to the recent flash floods on Dhauliganga river, which damaged the Tapovan hydro project in Uttarakhand.

The Central government today told the Supreme Court that there was no connection between the massive ongoing Char Dham road-widening project and the glacier burst earlier this month that resulted in the death of a number of people in Uttarakhand.

A dog, affectionately named Blackie, spent days waiting outside the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel in Uttarakhand as rescue teams battled against odds to save those trapped inside.

Fallout from a devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand hit Delhi more than 500 kilometres downstream on Monday, when water supplies were cut to tens of thousands of residents.

Eight days after flash flood wrecked Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, 54 bodies have been recovered so, authorities have informed. That leaves over 150 persons still missing going by the initial estimates. Various forces are still racing against time to save possible survivors. The glacier burst in the upper Himalayas that caused the avalanche and d...

About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in the pipeline and in different clinical trial stages, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.

The Army has released first visuals of rescue operations in Uttarakhand after a glacier broke, triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border on Friday.

A day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, the Indian Army informed on Saturday that 291 persons have been rescued so far, adding that rescue operations are still in progres

As many as 130 people continue to be missing following the February 7 glacial burst in Uttarakhand, which claimed 74 lives, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Heavy precipitation in the Chamoli region from February 4-6 and an overall rise in temperature in Uttarakhand in last four decades could have led to the rock collapse which triggered the deadly flash floods in the state last month, according to a study by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.

136 people who went missing after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed an avalanche and flash floods will be declared dead, officials have said.

Two more bodies were recovered from the flood ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site, taking the death toll in the calamity in Uttarakhand to 67 even as search operations continued there for the 15th day on Sunday.

One more body has been recovered from a flood-hit area in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, taking the number of deaths in the glacial disaster to 62, even as search and rescue operations continued on Friday for the 13th day at the NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site.

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who has been in the limelight because of his philanthropic work for migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has now come forward to support the family of a 45-year-old man, who lost his life due to Uttarakhand glacier burst.

Sixty-one bodies have been recovered eleven days after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli unleashed flash floods that destroyed a hydroelectric station and five bridges, besides severely damaging another power project

The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to respond to the "allegations" of the Chairman of committee on Chardham project linking broadening of the road to the recent flash floods on Dhauliganga river, which damaged the Tapovan hydro project in Uttarakhand.

The Central government today told the Supreme Court that there was no connection between the massive ongoing Char Dham road-widening project and the glacier burst earlier this month that resulted in the death of a number of people in Uttarakhand.

A dog, affectionately named Blackie, spent days waiting outside the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel in Uttarakhand as rescue teams battled against odds to save those trapped inside.

Fallout from a devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand hit Delhi more than 500 kilometres downstream on Monday, when water supplies were cut to tens of thousands of residents.

Eight days after flash flood wrecked Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, 54 bodies have been recovered so, authorities have informed. That leaves over 150 persons still missing going by the initial estimates. Various forces are still racing against time to save possible survivors. The glacier burst in the upper Himalayas that caused the avalanche and d...

About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in the pipeline and in different clinical trial stages, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.