So far, three bodies have been recovered, Prime Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat tweeted, adding that police, army, ITBP and civil protection forces such as NDRF and SDRF have deployed teams « doing their best to save the lives of the workers on construction sites affected by the disaster … we are doing our best to reduce the damage caused by the disaster « .
Over 150 workers from the flood-affected energy project in Rishiganga are missing, said SDRF DIG Ridhim Aggarwal towards PTI. « Energy project officials have told me that they are unable to contact about 150 of their workers, » she said. Authorities also fear workers’ safety on road and rail projects in the area.
16 people trapped in an underground tunnel at Tapovan Dam have been rescued and moved to a safer location, Uttarakhand told DGP Ashok Kumar to ANI. The chief minister also said rescue teams were working to locate and rescue as many of the nearly 160 people who were working at the NTPC and Rishiganga power plant sites.
Five NDRF teams – one from Dehradun and four from Delhi – became mobilized. Four more are being prepared and flown from Ghaziabads Hindon Air Force Base near Delhi, NDRF director general SN Pradhan told PTI news agency. Two teams are on the road and are expected to arrive around 8 p.m.
The teams will also be flown from Dehradun to Joshimath, which is around 290 km away and was the location of the glacier break. These are expected to be achieved tomorrow. In addition, two ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) teams, consisting of 200 employees, were mobilized and a similar number of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) employees were deployed.
The army has four columns (each with 100 Soldiers) without any formal requirement. In addition, an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and two Cheetah helicopters are in use. The Army uses C-130 and An32 transport aircraft to carry NDRF personnel. Two medical teams and a technical task force were also deployed.
Prime Minister Modi tweeted to say he had spoken to Prime Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. He also tweeted: « I am constantly watching the unfortunate situation … India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for the safety of everyone there. I have spoken to high-level authorities and received information about NDRF operations, rescue and relief operations. »
Interior Minister Amit Shah tweeted: « The central government will give all possible help to the state government to deal with the flood situation. I want to assure the people of Uttarakhand that the Narendra Modi government will stand by them and do whatever it can. » Help. I will arrive there in the evening to take stock of the situation. «
The Chief Minister also tweeted that the water flow from the Teheri Dam had been stopped to control the rising flood. » All villages and lower lying areas were evacuated and the water flow from the Srinagar Dam was increased by cope with higher water flows, « he said, adding that no additional water flows were reported at this point and » that there is no flood situation anywhere. «
» Don’t pay attention to any rumors. The government is taking all necessary steps. If you are stuck in the affected area and need assistance, please call the Disaster Operations Center at 1070 or 9557444486. Please do not spread rumors from old videos about the incident, « urged Mr. Rawat.
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