At least 150 people have been killed in floods since Sunday when a glacier broke in Rainey village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Traces of destruction here tell the story of the devastation caused by glacier breakage and flooding. The 13.3 megawatt Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project fell completely due to the breakup of the glacier and the Alakananda River was flooded due to rising water levels.
Ashok Kumar, the Director General of Police (DGP), said that many people who were working on the ish shiganga power project have been rescued, trapped in mud and debris. The 16 people trapped in the Tapovan Dam have been taken away by the police and taken to a safe place, the DGP said. The disaster occurred at 10.45 this morning and two of the Chamoli Dam were damaged, he said. After the disaster, the state’s disaster system has been mobilized for relief efforts.
Many houses along the river and The huts turned away And many of the trees that come along the path of the flood have been cut off. The current flow of water from the country’s tallest Tehri Dam has been halted to prevent the rising water levels of the Ganga and the Alakananda. All the villages and lowlands were immediately evacuated along the river bank due to the rapid flow of water from the Srinagar Dam and the rapid flow of water.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, speaking to reporters in Dehradun in the evening, said that the bodies of seven people have been seized in the tragedy so far. MThe minister said that the army, Indo-Tibetan border police, the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force and the police personnel were involved in the rescue and relief work and that two tunnels in the Tapovan area were involved in the rescue of the workers. Ann. The Chief Minister also announced a compensation of Rs.
The cause of the flood is not immediately known, but it is believed that the river was flooded due to ice breakage. During the flood, about 176 workers were working on the 13.2 MW Rishiganga project and NTPC’s 480 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project, which was confirmed by Chief Minister Rawat himself. In addition, two policemen working on the ish shiganga project are missing. However, some of these 176 workers fled.
The chief minister said, ‘One estimate is that the missing may be around 125 or more. Even those from the company are not in a position to say much because the paper is missing. The flood has caused huge losses to both hydropower projects. Top officials of both projects are busy assessing the damage.
After the flood, warnings were issued in the area of ​​the rivers Alakananda and Ganga in the entire Garhwal region. But by evening, severe flooding in the flooded ish Shiganga River ended the alarming situation. State Police Director Ashok Kumar said there is no danger and the water level in the Alakananda River is normal.
Due to flooding in the upper basin of the ish shiganga originating from the Nanda Devi National Park, the rivers ish shiganga and dhauliganga have created a severe climate in many parts of Garhwal region. According to eyewitnesses, in the morning, the water level of the Dhauli Ganga was rising with loud noises.
The water was moving in the form of a storm and he took everything that came his way. Flooded motorway and four suspension bridges in Kochi Seven villages operating military relief helicopters have lost contact.
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