State Disaster Response Fund on Monday said that 26 bodies have been recovered from different areas that were affected by the glacier burst in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand
Indiscriminate construction is destroying Uttarakhand
He also visited the ITBP hospital in Joshimath, Chamoli where injured people have been admitted
Rawat has conducted a review meeting on disaster relief operation following glacier burst in Chamoli and released Rs 20 crores from State Disaster Response Fund for relief and rescue operation
Twenty-six bodies have been recovered and 171 people still missing as multiple agencies worked at rescuing over 30 workers feared trapped in a tunnel at a power project site
It may take a day or two before making way for rescuing the trapped people, said top government officials
Uttarakhand floods live updates: About 25-35 people are trapped inside a tunnel, and the operation to rescue them is underway
Rawat said the calamity might have been caused by an 'abrupt sliding down' of millions of tonnes of snow from a hill
Multiple agencies worked at rescuing over 30 workers feared trapped in a tunnel at a power project site
The SC had ordered no approval for any new hydel plant in the state following panel's observations. However, construction of several existing hydel plants continued
More than 200 people are still missing
Multi-agency relief operations continue in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand
Business Standard brings you key power projects that were destroyed in the glacier burst on Feb 7 and the floods that devastated the state in 2013
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday offered all possible assistance to Uttarakhand
A glacier burst triggering a flash flood in the region, claiming several lives and nearly 150 missing
A multi-agency operation to rescue 34 people trapped inside a big tunnel at Tapovan was carried out overnight after a glacier burst-triggered deluge killed 10 people while over 140 are missing
IAF teams left for Uttarakhand's Chamoli district to ramp up relief efforts, while rescuers pulled out three more bodies of the people missing in the galcier burst taking the toll to 10.
Pakistan expressed condolences to the family members of the victims of Uttarakhand's glacier burst, which has caused massive flash floods in the state
The SDRF removed the debris and slush at the tunnel near Tapovan dam here in Chamoli district, following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers
Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Tapovan Vishnugad hydro power project (520 Mw) has faced some damages in the mishap