Thursday, 18 August, 2022
TopicUttarakhand floods

Topic: Uttarakhand floods

Can’t rely on hydropower in long run, says NDMA in report examining Chamoli disaster

Simrin Sirur -
In February 2021, a flood in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli killed 80 people. A year later, NDMA report says many hydropower plants set up in Himalayan region located in 'environmentally fragile' area. 

IPCC has a clear warning for India, flood forecasting needs some speed in it

Dhananjay Pandit -
Until we find the answers to climate change that can ease flooding, a nation-wide implementation of state-of-the-art flood forecasting systems is the only way to go.

Recent flash flood in Uttarakhand had nothing to do with Char Dham project, Centre tells SC

Moushumi Das Gupta -
In a letter, the chairman of the court-appointed High Powered Committee Ravi Chopra had attributed the Uttarakhand flash flood to the Rs 12,000-crore road project.

Time to train for high-altitude flood water rescue ops, says NDRF chief after Chamoli tragedy

Ananya Bhardwaj -
NDRF chief SN Pradhan says they will establish 3 battalions in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&K to deal with snow avalanches & high-speed floods, and another in Delhi-NCR.

Rescue operations in Chamoli to continue till last victim reached, says NDRF commandant

Arun Sharma -
The NDRF commandant also said the muck-clearing exercise at Tapovan tunnel may take months, if not a year.

Uttarakhand govt to probe Chamoli flood, study glaciers through satellite, says minister

ANI -
Irrigation Minister Satpal Maharaj said govt is 'concerned over the way glaciers are melting', will form department to monitor all the glaciers through satellite.

How Chamoli flood brings back focus on nuclear device IB-CIA operation lost at Nanda Devi

ThePrint Team -
In episode 683 of 'Cut the Clutter', Shekhar Gupta narrates a story from the messy world of spying in the Himalayas, one which entails espionage during the Cold War.

Caught between SC & Centre, 24 Uttarakhand hydel projects stuck on paper after 2013 floods

Bhadra Sinha -
Despite 31 Supreme Court hearings and 3 government committee reports, a clear policy on hydroelectricity projects (HEPs) in Uttarakhand has remained elusive. 

13 more bodies, a blanket and a phone — snapshots from 8th day of rescue ops in Uttarakhand

Suraj Singh Bisht -
Security forces & administration have set up ways to get people & supplies across Rishi Ganga & Dhauliganga rivers, such as a temporary bridge and a ropeway.

Eight bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, Uttarakhand flood death toll rises to 46

PTI -
The bodies have been kept at a temporary mortuary built in Tapovan, officials said. 158 people from the disaster remain missing.
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USAF secy needs Pentagon escort but Indian attaché doesn’t — that’s how deep India-US ties are

Nayanima Basu -
Frank Kendall, Secretary of the US Air Force, says the unescorted access to Pentagon for Indian defence attaché 'is aligned with the trust and cooperation we share'.

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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