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Uttarakhand Floods: 4 Hydropower units face damage, other dams on alert

Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydro power project (520 Mw) has faced some damages in the mishap

Uttarakhand glacier burst, flood, rescue operations, Dhauliganga hydropower project

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Locals inspect the site near damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project at Reni village, on Sunday | Photo: PTI

Shreya Jai Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Feb 08 2021 | 7:58 AM IST

Over 150 people are feared dead due to a flash flood, following a glacier coming apart and an avalanche on the Alaknanda river in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.

The accident caused damages to four hydropower projects in the area.

Local reports suggested workers of the NTPC-owned Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower plant were stuck in it owing to the flash flood, but 16 of them have been rescued. Statements from the state government said a glacier broke in Joshimath.

Chief Minister T S Rawat on Twitter said: “All the rescue teams are doing their best to save lives of missing workers at NTPC (140

Topics : Uttarakhand flood Uttarakhand Floods

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