Glacial burst wrecks havoc on its downhill path
Sumesh Rajan
Mumbai: 7 February 2021
A glacial burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India on February 7 has caused massive havoc on its downhill path along the Dhauliganga and Rishiganga rivers.
The disaster occured after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand.
The Tapovan power plant being constructed over the Dhauligana river and the Rishiganga power project across the Rishiganga river -- a tributary of Dhauliganga -- have been damaged completely with sludge overwhelming the projects, say local officials.
Over 150 people are said to have lost their lives in this disaster and scores are missing. Ten bodies have been recovered so far from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) power project site at Tapovan, said the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials. The missing persons are believed to be labourers working at the dam sites and villagers along the river.
Teams of the state police, Indian Air Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, as well as from the national and state disaster response forces have been deployed for search-and-rescue operations in the area.
According to latest reports, the ITBP rescue team has rescued 16 people who were trapped inside the Tapovan power project tunnel.
All districts is the state are on high alert and people have been warned not to venture near the river.
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