INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: Twenty-six bodies have actually been recuperated up until now while 171 individuals stay missing out on in Uttarakhand where an
avalanche activated glacier burst, triggering enormous destruction in the Chamoli and neighbouring regions.The glacier burst on Sunday led
to flooding and the heavy circulation of water and silt damaged five dams in the downstream areas
Significant rescue operations by numerous companies are underway in the state, especially in the 2 tunnels in Tapovan where, according to
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, 32 individuals are caught in one tunnel and 121 in another are missing
A multi-agency rescue operation that includes Indo-Tibetan Border Cops (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army, Indian
Air Force, Indian Navy, state cops, fire and catastrophe response force is in full swing to conserve those stuck in the tunnels
A joint team of NDRF, SDRF and Army is conducting a rescue operation
The group has reached the 130-metre mark in Tapovan tunnel, it may take two-three hours to reach the T-point
Efforts are underway to safely save those who are stuck in the tunnel, Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Monday
Thirty-two workers belonging to Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri are stuck in Tapovan
Military airplane, including MI 17, have performed six sorties to transport rescued individuals from the site
Six researchers went to the website for initial observation on the disaster.Mr Rawat estimated researchers to say that the locations where
avalanches struck on Sunday was not susceptible to such activities and the calamity might have been triggered by an abrupt moving down of
millions of tonnes of snow from a hill, rather than due to a glacier burst.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that his federal
government is taking all procedures to support the people of Uttarakhand
He also guaranteed a delegation of state MPs that the Central government is working to further strengthen facilities there to handle any
natural catastrophe in future
Union house minister Amit Shah and BJP president J.P
Nadda were also present at the meeting
Mr Modi stated a number of organizations of the Main government become part of the rescue mission and state bodies are likewise working
Keeping in mind that the Himalayan state is susceptible to natural disasters, Mr Modi asserted that the government is working to even more
improve the state's infrastructure to handle such a crisis.The Uttarakhand glacier burst has triggered an estimated loss of Rs 1,500 crore
at the NTPC's 480 mw Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel job and has actually put a question mark on its set up commissioning in 2023, Union power
Singh stated after going to the site
The project was arranged to be commissioned in 2023
However there is a question mark now on how long it will take to desilt it as lakhs of tonnes of silt is lying at the project site, Mr
