80 Useless, 204 Lacking After Feb 7 Avalanche In Uttarakhand: Executive
The glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district took place on Sunday, February 7 (Record)
New Delhi:
As many as 80 our bodies have been recovered and 204 other people proceed to be lacking following an avalanche that befell in Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand on February 7, resulting in a upward thrust in water stage, the Lok Sabha used to be knowledgeable on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for House Nityanand Rai mentioned the avalanche befell within the higher catchment of Rishiganga river, a tributary of Alaknanda river in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, which ended in a unexpected upward thrust within the water stage of Rishiganga river.
“As consistent with the ideas supplied through the state govt of Uttarakhand, because of this incident, 204 other people have been reported lacking. 80 our bodies were recovered up to now,” he mentioned in respond to a written query.
Because of the flash flood as a result of the emerging water stage in Rishiganga, a small hydropower undertaking of 13.2 Mega Watt (MW) used to be washed away and a 520 MW underneath building hydropower undertaking within the downstream at Tapovan used to be additionally affected, the minister mentioned.
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