Uttarakhand Flash Floods
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Uttarakhand flash floods: Toll rises to 34; rescue ops see change in strategy at NTPC tunnel, fury from kin of missing
Fp Staff •There was a glimmer of hope after two persons listed as missing in the avalanche and flash floods returned to their homes safely on Wednesday after being stranded in different areas of Chamoli
Uttarakhand flash floods caused by hanging glacier collapse, says initial study; toll rises to 32
•Scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggest that rock mass weakened over time due to freezing and thawing of snow, led to the creation of a "weak zone"
Budget Session: Farm laws, outcry over Modi's 'andolan-jivi' remark dominate LS; RS bids farewell to Ghulam Nabi Azad
Fp Staff •Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured both Houses that the Centre is taking every possible step to rescue people and bring back life to normalcy in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand following the destruction caused by the avalanche that occurred on Sunday
Chardham development plan: SC nod to construction of ongoing projects, green activists fear 'irreversible damage'
•The Supreme Court gave its nod to ongoing projects under the government's ambitious Chardham development plan, which proposes to provide all-weather connectivity to the four holy towns of Uttarakhand.
U'khand: Govt as unprepared for monsoon as it was before 2013 floods
Fp Staff •Despite the sanctioning of Rs 566 crores for the state irrigation department for the construction of flood protection embankments in Srinagar, only Rs six crore had been released by March 2014.
Uttarakhand floods: A year on, victims see little hope in govt
Fp Archives •The people of Uttarakhand do not find a lot of hope in the government as not much work has been done after the floods.
Uttarakhand to witness more natural disasters?
Fp Archives •More disasters are waiting to happen in the Uttarakhand region and relief materials should be kept at vantage points in all readiness on a regular basis, a senior IAF officer, who played a key role in search, rescue and relief operations there, said today.