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Uttarakhand flood: Temporary lake formed in Rishi Ganga river can cause further damage if breached, says report
•Scientists are examining the size of the lake, its periphery, and the volume of water it contains to ascertain how big and immediate the danger from it is, WIHG director Kalachand Sain said
Uttarakhand glacier burst highlights pressure on Asia's waterways, unsustainable power infra: Experts
•Shrinking glaciers in the regions are threatening water supplies and increasing the chances of landslides and floods, say experts.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: Toll rises to 10 as rescuers pull out three more bodies; 143 people still missing
•The efforts are focussed at the moment on rescuing 30-35 people trapped in a 250-metre long tunnel at Tapovan, the Uttarakhand DGP said
Uttarakhand glacier burst leaves 7 dead, 125 missing; efforts on to rescue 30 trapped in tunnel, say officials
Fp Staff •Two power projects – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project – were extensively damaged with scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came rushing in.
Glacier break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli causes flash floods; 7 dead, homes swept away, two projects damaged
Fp Staff •The Indo-Tibetan border Police rescued 16 men from a tunnel in the Tapovan project but 125 were still missing. Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said seven bodies were recovered.
Uttarakhand glacier burst updates: At least 30 workers trapped in tunnel, rescue efforts on, says official
Fp Staff •Uttarakhand glacier burst LIVE updates: Around 30 to 35 people including workers and employees of the 480 mw Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on the Dhauli Ganga river are feared trapped inside one of the tunnels following the avalanche, project GM RP Ahirwar said
Meet Ridhima Pandey, the 11-year-old Indian climate activist who is among 16 others who have sued five countries
Tech2 News Staff •Pandey was nine years old when she filed a complaint against the Indian government, with the National Green Tribunal.
Toll due to rains in north India rises to 42 as floods continue to cripple normal life; IAF, NDRF deployed for rescue operations
Fp Staff •India witnessed heavy rainfall, leading to floods, in various parts of the country over the past week. The death toll in the recent rain that triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and floods in Punjab and Haryana rose to 42 with four more bodies being retrieved in Uttarkashi. AP.
Three killed after rescue and relief helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand's rain-hit Uttarkashi; SDRF, ITBP on site
Fp Staff •A private helicopter engaged in relief and rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand crashed and erupted in flames on Wednesday after it got entangled in overhead wires, an official said.
North India Floods 2019: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; nearly 60 dead in rain-related incidents
Fp Staff •Several states across the country continue to grapple with heavy rainfall and floods as parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh are likely to receive heavy rainfall on 20 August