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"Hydel Project 1 Km Away": Power Ministry Told Amid Concerns On Joshimath
A 12-kilometer long tunnel connected to the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project is 1 kilometers away from Joshimath town and at least a kilometer below the ground, state-owned NTPC has told the power ministry explaining its project has no role in
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Joshimath "Sinking" Reminder That Damage To Environment Irreversible: Experts
Land subsidence in Joshimath is primarily due to the National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project and is a very grave reminder that people are messing up with the environment to an extent that is irreversible.
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1 Mumbai Student's Body Found In Haridwar Drowning Incident, Search On For Missing 2
A group of five friends had gone to Tapovan in the northern state on a picnic last week.
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This Podcast By Senior Citizens Is Making Waves, Defying Pandemic
Senior citizens at a private home for the elderly in Coimbatore are literally making waves by launching a podcast called Tapovani, to fighting the lockdown triggered boredom.
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Navy Divers Dive Into Nearly Freezing Uttarakhand Lake To Measure Depth
A team of divers from the Navy were winched down into the glacial lake formed 5-kilometre upstream of Tapovan in Uttarakhand to measure its depth, officials said. The artificial lake was formed at around 14,000 feet above sea level after the recent avalanche that left dozens dead and scores missing.
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2 More Bodies Recovered In Uttarakhand Disaster, Death Count Rises To 67
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.
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3 More Bodies Recovered In Uttarakhand Disaster, Death Count Rises To 65
Three more bodies were recovered from the NTPC's flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site on Saturday, taking the death count in the February 7 glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 65, officials said.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 61 Bodies Found, Over 140 Still Missing
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
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Centre Asked To Reply To Letter Linking Chardham Project To Glacier Burst
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.
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After Uttarakhand Flood Disaster, A Dog Waits For His Caretakers Outside Tunnel
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.
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12 Bodies Recovered From Uttarakhand Tunnel, Rescue Ops Intensified
Twelve bodies were pulled out from the flash flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district today, taking the count in the calamity to 50, as rescue teams battled against odds to save those trapped in a sludge-choked tunnel in Tapovan for a week now.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Two More Bodies Recovered, Death Count Rises To 38
Two more bodies were recovered from the flash flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday, taking the count in the calamity to 38, as rescue teams battled on against the odds for the sixth consecutive day to get to 25-35 people trapped in a sludge-choked tunnel in Tapovan.
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'Possibility Of Human Presence': Rescuers To Dig Deeper In Tapovan Tunnel
Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble inside a damaged tunnel in Uttarakhand's Tapovan in the hope of finding survivors, six days after a glacier disaster struck a hydel power plant in the hill state. Thirty-six bodies have been found and over 200 are missing, the Uttarakhand government said.
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Top Lady Cop Who Scaled South Pole Leads Uttarakhand Ops
The rescue operation being undertaken at the Tapovan power tunnel in Uttarakhand is being led by the first woman ITBP officer to successfully scale the South Pole, and some other ace mountain-warfare trained officers of the border guarding force who have seen disasters in the hills up close.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescuers Change Strategy, River Surge Triggers Scare
Rescue agencies began drilling through the debris in the Tapovan tunnel to establish contact with over 30 people trapped inside after a flash flood, an operation which stalled briefly Thursday when the Dhauliganga river began swelling again.
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"Hydel Project 1 Km Away": Power Ministry Told Amid Concerns On Joshimath
A 12-kilometer long tunnel connected to the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project is 1 kilometers away from Joshimath town and at least a kilometer below the ground, state-owned NTPC has told the power ministry explaining its project has no role in
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Joshimath "Sinking" Reminder That Damage To Environment Irreversible: Experts
Land subsidence in Joshimath is primarily due to the National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project and is a very grave reminder that people are messing up with the environment to an extent that is irreversible.
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1 Mumbai Student's Body Found In Haridwar Drowning Incident, Search On For Missing 2
A group of five friends had gone to Tapovan in the northern state on a picnic last week.
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This Podcast By Senior Citizens Is Making Waves, Defying Pandemic
Senior citizens at a private home for the elderly in Coimbatore are literally making waves by launching a podcast called Tapovani, to fighting the lockdown triggered boredom.
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Navy Divers Dive Into Nearly Freezing Uttarakhand Lake To Measure Depth
A team of divers from the Navy were winched down into the glacial lake formed 5-kilometre upstream of Tapovan in Uttarakhand to measure its depth, officials said. The artificial lake was formed at around 14,000 feet above sea level after the recent avalanche that left dozens dead and scores missing.
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2 More Bodies Recovered In Uttarakhand Disaster, Death Count Rises To 67
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.
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3 More Bodies Recovered In Uttarakhand Disaster, Death Count Rises To 65
Three more bodies were recovered from the NTPC's flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site on Saturday, taking the death count in the February 7 glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 65, officials said.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 61 Bodies Found, Over 140 Still Missing
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
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Centre Asked To Reply To Letter Linking Chardham Project To Glacier Burst
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.
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After Uttarakhand Flood Disaster, A Dog Waits For His Caretakers Outside Tunnel
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.
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12 Bodies Recovered From Uttarakhand Tunnel, Rescue Ops Intensified
Twelve bodies were pulled out from the flash flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district today, taking the count in the calamity to 50, as rescue teams battled against odds to save those trapped in a sludge-choked tunnel in Tapovan for a week now.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Two More Bodies Recovered, Death Count Rises To 38
Two more bodies were recovered from the flash flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday, taking the count in the calamity to 38, as rescue teams battled on against the odds for the sixth consecutive day to get to 25-35 people trapped in a sludge-choked tunnel in Tapovan.
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'Possibility Of Human Presence': Rescuers To Dig Deeper In Tapovan Tunnel
Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble inside a damaged tunnel in Uttarakhand's Tapovan in the hope of finding survivors, six days after a glacier disaster struck a hydel power plant in the hill state. Thirty-six bodies have been found and over 200 are missing, the Uttarakhand government said.
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Top Lady Cop Who Scaled South Pole Leads Uttarakhand Ops
The rescue operation being undertaken at the Tapovan power tunnel in Uttarakhand is being led by the first woman ITBP officer to successfully scale the South Pole, and some other ace mountain-warfare trained officers of the border guarding force who have seen disasters in the hills up close.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescuers Change Strategy, River Surge Triggers Scare
Rescue agencies began drilling through the debris in the Tapovan tunnel to establish contact with over 30 people trapped inside after a flash flood, an operation which stalled briefly Thursday when the Dhauliganga river began swelling again.
