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Uttarakhand Tragedy A Cloudburst Or Glacier Collapse? BJP Leader Weighs In
Relief and rescue efforts continue in Uttarakhand's Harsil and Dharali after a cloudburst caused flash floods on Tuesday afternoon. Efforts are on to rebuild the Bailey Bridge at Limchigadh to restore road connectivity.
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Melting Glaciers, Fragile Slopes, Human Hubris: What Led To Uttarakhand's Tragedy
Five dead, dozens missing. Was it a cloudburst or a glacial lake outburst? Experts say the Uttarakhand flash floods reflect the escalating impact of climate change on the Himalayas.
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"Rather Than Blaming Climate Change...": Expert On Uttarakhand Tragedy
As the devastating flash floods in Uttarkashi claim lives and livelihoods yet again, experts flagged the failure to implement an integrated early warning system for the Himalayan region.
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Video: "Mummy," Screams Girl As Mother Drowns While Making Reel
A woman drowned in a river in Uttarakhand while filming a reel, turning what was supposed to be a fun vacation into a tragedy for a family from Nepal.
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3 Pilgrims Dead In Landslide In Kedarnath, 8 Injured Taken To Hospital
At least three people, including two tourists from Maharashtra, were killed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in a landslide triggered by rains today, officials said.
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Uttarakhand Trekking Tragedy Survivors "Sat With Bodies For 36 Hours"
Shocked, shattered and depressed, the survivors of the trekking tragedy in Uttarakhand sat for nearly 36 hours with the bodies of their nine companions, S Srivatsa, Secretary of Karnataka Mountaineering Association recalled the horror.
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Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires
This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.
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Body Of A Climber Found Year After Uttarakhand Mountaineering Tragedy
A year after an avalanche killed 29 mountaineers on the way to Draupadi Ka Danda peak in one of the worst mountaineering tragedies, the body of one more climber was recovered on Thursday.
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Probe Finds Faulty Earthing Led To Electrocution At Uttarakhand Bridge
A magisterial probe into the recent electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, which claimed 16 lives, has attributed it to faulty earthing at the STP.
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Uttarakhand Electrocution Tragedy: Case Against Firm Official, Government Orders Safety Audit
A case has been registered against the company responsible for maintaining the sewage treatment plant in Chamoli, where 16 people died due to electrocution on Wednesday, said an official.
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No Link Between Char Dham Road Widening And Glacier Burst Tragedy: Centre
The Central government today told the Supreme Court that there was no connection between the massive ongoing Char Dham road-widening project and the glacier burst earlier this month that resulted in the death of a number of people in Uttarakhand.
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Blog: Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers Didn't Even Get 30 Seconds To Escape
On Sunday I woke up to news of the tragedy in Uttarakhand. Thousands of questions came to my mind. Was it another Kedarnath? Which reporter would be sent? At least one question was answered when I received a call from work. Can you go to Uttarakhand, they asked. Yes, I quickly replied. And soon, I was on my way with my cameraperson Ashwini Mehra.
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Video: Moment Torrent Crashed Into Uttarakhand Dam, Swept Away Workers
A video that has emerged from the Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy has captured the moment when the Tapovan Hydro Electric Power project was completely washed off. At least 30 people have died and 170 are missing after a glacier burst on Sunday that left many workers trapped in tunnels.
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ISRO, Defence Research Body Studying Glacier Burst Cause: Uttarakhand Chief Minister
As multi-agency relief operations continue in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Monday said a comprehensive analysis of the entire incident is being carried out to avert future tragedies, and asserted the immediate priority was to provide food and other assistance to the affected people.
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Opinion: 6 Lessons From A Himalayan Tragedy - by Ramachandra Guha
Inspired by years of learning from Bhatt and Pathak, and drawing from my own research as well, this column suggests that there are six key lessons that the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand holds for us all.
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Uttarakhand Tragedy A Cloudburst Or Glacier Collapse? BJP Leader Weighs In
Relief and rescue efforts continue in Uttarakhand's Harsil and Dharali after a cloudburst caused flash floods on Tuesday afternoon. Efforts are on to rebuild the Bailey Bridge at Limchigadh to restore road connectivity.
-
Melting Glaciers, Fragile Slopes, Human Hubris: What Led To Uttarakhand's Tragedy
Five dead, dozens missing. Was it a cloudburst or a glacial lake outburst? Experts say the Uttarakhand flash floods reflect the escalating impact of climate change on the Himalayas.
-
"Rather Than Blaming Climate Change...": Expert On Uttarakhand Tragedy
As the devastating flash floods in Uttarkashi claim lives and livelihoods yet again, experts flagged the failure to implement an integrated early warning system for the Himalayan region.
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Video: "Mummy," Screams Girl As Mother Drowns While Making Reel
A woman drowned in a river in Uttarakhand while filming a reel, turning what was supposed to be a fun vacation into a tragedy for a family from Nepal.
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3 Pilgrims Dead In Landslide In Kedarnath, 8 Injured Taken To Hospital
At least three people, including two tourists from Maharashtra, were killed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in a landslide triggered by rains today, officials said.
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Uttarakhand Trekking Tragedy Survivors "Sat With Bodies For 36 Hours"
Shocked, shattered and depressed, the survivors of the trekking tragedy in Uttarakhand sat for nearly 36 hours with the bodies of their nine companions, S Srivatsa, Secretary of Karnataka Mountaineering Association recalled the horror.
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Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires
This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.
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Body Of A Climber Found Year After Uttarakhand Mountaineering Tragedy
A year after an avalanche killed 29 mountaineers on the way to Draupadi Ka Danda peak in one of the worst mountaineering tragedies, the body of one more climber was recovered on Thursday.
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Probe Finds Faulty Earthing Led To Electrocution At Uttarakhand Bridge
A magisterial probe into the recent electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, which claimed 16 lives, has attributed it to faulty earthing at the STP.
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Uttarakhand Electrocution Tragedy: Case Against Firm Official, Government Orders Safety Audit
A case has been registered against the company responsible for maintaining the sewage treatment plant in Chamoli, where 16 people died due to electrocution on Wednesday, said an official.
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No Link Between Char Dham Road Widening And Glacier Burst Tragedy: Centre
The Central government today told the Supreme Court that there was no connection between the massive ongoing Char Dham road-widening project and the glacier burst earlier this month that resulted in the death of a number of people in Uttarakhand.
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Blog: Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers Didn't Even Get 30 Seconds To Escape
On Sunday I woke up to news of the tragedy in Uttarakhand. Thousands of questions came to my mind. Was it another Kedarnath? Which reporter would be sent? At least one question was answered when I received a call from work. Can you go to Uttarakhand, they asked. Yes, I quickly replied. And soon, I was on my way with my cameraperson Ashwini Mehra.
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Video: Moment Torrent Crashed Into Uttarakhand Dam, Swept Away Workers
A video that has emerged from the Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy has captured the moment when the Tapovan Hydro Electric Power project was completely washed off. At least 30 people have died and 170 are missing after a glacier burst on Sunday that left many workers trapped in tunnels.
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ISRO, Defence Research Body Studying Glacier Burst Cause: Uttarakhand Chief Minister
As multi-agency relief operations continue in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Monday said a comprehensive analysis of the entire incident is being carried out to avert future tragedies, and asserted the immediate priority was to provide food and other assistance to the affected people.
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Opinion: 6 Lessons From A Himalayan Tragedy - by Ramachandra Guha
Inspired by years of learning from Bhatt and Pathak, and drawing from my own research as well, this column suggests that there are six key lessons that the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand holds for us all.
