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No new cracks or pits in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, says DM
The situation is normal, and there have been no reports or incidents of walls collapsing or any unfortunate events where people live, Joshimath DM said.
Published on Mar 17, 2025 02:15 PM IST
ANI |
Chamoli avalanche: Last body retrieved from disaster site, search concludes
Authorities thanked all agencies involved in the operation, and condolences were offered to the families of the deceased.
Published on Mar 03, 2025 02:07 PM IST
ANI |
Survivors share Uttarakhand avalanche horror: ‘Heard thunder…couldn’t run'
Uttarakhand avalanche: Four people died in the incident and five are still missing.
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 11:49 PM IST
Uttarakhand avalanche: 33 rescued amid bad weather, lurking danger | 10 points
Uttarakhand avalanche: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said helicopters could not be pressed into the rescue operation because of bad weather.
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 10:11 PM IST
Owaisi slams ultimatum for Muslims to leave Chamoli by Dec 31
Criticising the proposal to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, Owaisi claimed that Muslims in India have been turned into “untouchables”.
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 02:19 PM IST
Uttarakhand on alert: Travel halted as landslides block key routes to Badrinath
Landslides have blocked the Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district, leading to travel restrictions for safety reasons.
Published on Sep 14, 2024 03:51 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Chamoli (uttarakhand) [india]
Uttarakhand must fight intolerance
Preventing an escalation will need the state’s political class and its administration to resist the easy gains of communal strife
Published on Sep 08, 2024 11:40 PM IST
HT Editorial
Workers clearing debris on Badrinath Highway escape falling boulders | Watch
Landslide blocks Badrinath National Highway near Bhanerpani in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Workers clear debris as boulders fall, narrowly escaping injury.
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 07:14 PM IST
‘Parties pay little heed to environmental issues’
Mahima Rana, 18, from Uttarakhand's Chamoli, voted for the first time on April 19. Despite environmental challenges, she prioritizes social welfare programs.
Updated on Apr 23, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Raini
Chamoli electrocution incident caused due to lax electrical safety measures
The report recommends blacklisting the two firms responsible for operating and maintaining the plant, as well as taking departmental action against officials.
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 05:03 AM IST
15 die in Chamoli after getting electric shock from railing at Namami Gange site
A railing at the project site on the Alakananda River had live electricity. At least 15, including cops, died when they touched it.
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 01:55 PM IST
Poulomi Ghosh | Reported by Neeraj Santoshi
Badrinath highway remains blocked amid heavy rainfall in Chamoli
Heavy rain triggered landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand causing a landslide in the same place and blocking of Badrinath National Highway.
Published on Jul 02, 2023 12:59 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Char Dham Yatra: Mock drill conducted as CM Dhami takes stock of preparedness
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that all preparations have been made by the state government for the convenience of the devotees
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 04:43 PM IST
Keep close watch on Joshimath situation during rain, CM Dhami tells officials
Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami said instructions have been given to the departments of agriculture and disaster management for assessment of crop damages due to rain
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 03:08 PM IST
Amid land subsidence crisis, Joshimath gets fresh snowfall; rain alert issued
The IMD has forecast rainfall and snow in Joshimath and other areas of Chamoli district, and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand till January 24.
Published on Jan 20, 2023 10:20 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Morning brief: ‘Not pappu… a smart man’, says Raghuram Rajan about Rahul Gandhi
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Updated on Jan 19, 2023 08:49 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Uttarakhand rain: Badrinath national highway blocked in 7 places due to debris
Heavy rain continues to lash Uttarakhand, leading to a rise in water level in many rivers and water bodies.
Published on Oct 19, 2021 12:56 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Another glacier burst at Uttarakhand’s Joshimath puts authorities on alert
Uttarakhand on February 7 witnessed loss of lives, disappearances and devastation of property due to a glacial burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district which triggered floods that destroyed two hydropower projects near the Naina Devi National Park.
Published on Apr 24, 2021 08:18 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Govt did not permit any new hydel project in Upper Ganges region in last 6 years
Prakash Javadekar said the ministries of Environment, Jal Shakti and Energy have decided not to grant fresh permission to any hydel project in the region, but asserted that hydel projects are required in other parts of the country as it is clean energy.
Published on Mar 15, 2021 07:22 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
7 hydel projects ‘vulnerable’ to damage from disasters
RMSI, a global disaster risk management firm said in its advisory dated February 11 that although this event damaged two hydropower projects, many other hydropower projects are vulnerable to natural disasters caused by floods, cloud bursts, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), avalanches, landslides, and rockslides, in the Himalayan region.
Published on Mar 11, 2021 12:02 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
A month on, questions remain over cause of Chamoli disaster
While several studies say that the tragedy was man-made, a DRDO body rejected human activity as the immediate cause
Published on Mar 07, 2021 12:52 AM IST
Neeraj Santoshi, Dehradun
Bridge in Uttarakhand, washed away in flash flood, rebuilt in 8 days
The Uttarakhand flood was triggered after a chunk of a glacier - which experts said was 15 football fields long and five across - broke off from the main structure and fell into a small river.
Published on Mar 05, 2021 06:03 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Chamoli glacier burst: Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan, toll reaches 67
Search operation at the project site has been underway on a war footing basis for a fortnight since it bore the brunt of an avalanche triggered by a glacier burst over Rishi Ganga in Chamoli district on February 7.
Published on Feb 21, 2021 10:14 AM IST
PTI | , Gopeshwar, Uttarakhand
The lessons to be drawn from Chamoli disaster
The effects of the climate crisis on Uttarakhand’s weather patterns and their impact on the environment’s capacity to sustain damage being done by the construction of dams makes the state particularly vulnerable.
Updated on Feb 20, 2021 10:01 AM IST
Abhishek JhaJayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Uttarakhand fails to deliver early warning system 8 years after it was promised
The decision to install an early warning system comes nearly 8 years after the Union environment ministry had said in an affidavit that Uttarakhand urgently needed a flood forecasting network. An expert panel appointed in 2013 had observed that lack of disaster preparedness was a dangerous lacuna.
Updated on Feb 18, 2021 01:27 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Joshimath
Centre denies Char Dham road expansion link to Chamoli disaster
The Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) data submitted to the HPC have identified 161 sensitive locations in 574 km (on NH-94 Rishikesh to Uttarkashi, NH-58 Rishikesh to Mana and NH-125 Tanakpur to Pithoragarh), about one location every 3.5 km.
Published on Feb 18, 2021 01:23 AM IST
Abraham ThomasNeeraj Santoshi, New Delhi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand disaster: Reni gets 1st warning system in case of sudden water surge
State Disaster Response Force commandant Navneet Bhullar said they have set up the water-level sensor nearly one kilometre upstream of the village.
Updated on Feb 18, 2021 01:32 AM IST
Neeraj Santoshi, Dehradun
Everest summiteers to IITian top cop: People at forefront of U'khand rescue ops
HT spoke to some of the main rescuers and officers on the frontline who are leading and coordinating the search and rescue operations.
_of_SDRF,_including_Everest_summiteers_1613503334401_1613503355979.jpg "The eight-member High Attitude Rescue Team (HART) of SDRF, including Everest summiteers.(HT Photo)")
Updated on Feb 17, 2021 01:05 AM IST
Uttarakhand disaster: Challenges, progress during rescue operation
On February 7, a glacier burst in the Tapovan-Raini area in Chamoli, triggering massive flooding in the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers. Hundreds of people went missing after the floods and many houses were damaged along with the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower plant and the under-construction Rishiganga Hydel Project.
Updated on Feb 16, 2021 06:57 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani, New Delhi
Will form dept to monitor glaciers via satellite: Minister after Chamoli tragedy
Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel along with the National Disaster Response Force and other sister agencies have been conducting search and rescue operations in the Chamoli district for the past 10 days.
Published on Feb 16, 2021 09:02 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar