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Topic: Uttarakhand

A ‘blast-like sound’, then came the deluge. Uttarkashi’s Dharali grapples with trail of devastation

Govt has been storing rations near temple where villagers who survived flash flood have set up camp. ‘If another flood comes here, we won’t be saved,’ says Dharali resident Suresh Panwar.

In disaster-hit Dharali, helicopters are lifeline for supplying rations. Work to reopen road on war footing

Situation will return to normal and supplies will start coming in once road opens, says Bhatwari SDM as rescue work continues in the region hit by flash floods.

A trail of debris, loss, feeble prayers—Scenes from Dharali, a village half buried under rubble

Rescue & rehabilitation ops are still underway as several villagers remain missing since the 5 August flash floods. Local administration is supplying food & other essentials to residents.

Rescue, phone lines, road repair: Race against time at ITBP HQ, epicentre of Uttarakhand floods rescue op

Matli (Uttarakhand): Boulders hurtling down the mountainside, roads falling away underfoot, the constant rain as they shiver under the open sky and injuries that...

Man who dressed up as baba to ‘give Shiva’s blessings’ detained in Op Kalanemi, found to be POCSO accused

Deepak Kumar Saini also has other cases lodged against him including harassment and dowry, according to Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal.

Uttarkashi’s Dharali, Harsil were on borrowed time. Vulnerability was flagged in 2020, 2023

At least 16 lives have been lost in flash flood that struck Dharali in Uttarkashi on 5 Aug. Independent analysis from 2023 hints that ‘hanging glaciers’ may have caused disaster.

‘Don’t know if they’re alive’—migrant workers who escaped Dharali flash flood await news of family

Constant stream of helicopters has been ferrying NDRF and SDRF personnel to flash flood-affected areas. By some estimates, more than 150 survivors have been rescued so far.

Dharali never saw the flash floods coming due to a Himalayan problem—lack of data, no warning systems

Meteorologists are unable to determine whether ‘cloudburst’ or glacial lake outburst caused floods in Uttarkashi’s Dharali. There just isn’t enough data, they say.

In flash floods-struck Uttarkashi, rescue ops continue under constant threat of ‘more landslides’

NDRF, SDRF have resorted to airborne ops. Helipad at Bhatwari saw constant stream of helicopters landing, unloading passengers and taking off again to disaster-struck areas.

Flash floods due to heavy rainfall in Uttarkashi’s Dharali, but IMD yet to confirm ‘cloudburst’

'Can say for sure conditions were favourable for extremely heavy rainfall,' says IMD director. At least 4 people have died & more than 50 are feared missing.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.