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tunnel and drones: how a rescue operation

is being done in snowy mountains?

Following the glacier burst in Chamoli, 168 are still missing, though 36 dead

bodies have been recovered so far

Our Bureau that has been formed near Raini
village in Joshimath. The lake is
New Delhi being monitored through satel-

n a major natural disaster, lites. Right now, we need to be
a glacier broke in the Tapo- cautious, but there is nothing to
Ivan-Reni area of Chamo- be worried about.”
li District of Uttarakhand on “It is about 400 meters wide.
Sunday, which led to massive We do not know the depth. A
flooding in Dhauliganga and team of scientists will visit the
Alaknanda rivers and damaged site to keep a check on it. They
houses and the nearby Rishigan- will air-dropped on the site for
ga power project. 3-4 hours through a helicopter
Following the glacier burst and will submit a report. The Air
in Chamoli, 168 are still miss- Force is ready for this,” he added.
ing, though 36 dead bodies have A rescue operation continues at Tapovan Tunnel after the glacier burst, in Meanwhile, Chennai based
been recovered so far. As many Chamoli on Friday. (ANI) Garuda Aerospace has deployed
as 206 people went missing af- drones to help National Disaster
ter the glacier burst. The rescue Response Force (NDRF)’s re-
operations continued at Tapo- lief and rescue operations at the
van tunnel in Chamoli district Chamoli glacier burst site in Ut-
on the sixth day following the tarakhand.
disaster. “Our teams are con- Chief Operating Officer
tinuously searching for bodies. Sam Kumar said that Garuda
A team has also been deployed Aerospace has sent four types
to search for bodies along the of drones - video surveillance
river. All agencies involved in drone, stringing drone to trans-
rescue operation are working port electric cables, emergency
round the clock,” said PK Tiwary supply drone and tunnel inspec-
NDRF Commandant, at Tapo- tion drone at the glacier burst
van tunnel in Chamoli district. site. “Where the choppers will
Earlier on Thursday, the IAF Chinook helicopters being utilised for transportation of men, material not be able to fly, we will fly the
rescue operation was temporar- and heavy loads towards rescue operations, in Chamoli on Thursday. (ANI) drones in those areas and deliv-
ily halted following a rise in the er food packets and medicines
level of water in the Rishiganga ter it was temporarily halted fol- in Chamoli, the State Disaster to affected people. The tunnel
River. Around 30 people are lowing a rise in the water level of Response Force (SDRF) has drone will inspect the tunnel to
feared trapped inside the tun- the Rishiganga river. An NDRF reached the spot, informed Ut- check if there are people stuck in
nel. The Chamoli Police also personnel said, “Water level was trakhand Police Headquarters. the tunnel,” he said.
informed that the water level in rising so teams were shifted to “SDRF team has reached Kumar said that he is very
the Rishiganga is rising and the safer locations. The operation the lake that has formed up- proud of the fact that NDRF
people living in nearby areas are has resumed with limited teams.” stream of Raini village near Ta- has chosen Garuda to assist their
being alerted. A glacier broke in the Tapo- povan. Though it is a lake, wa- work in calamities.
The police have requested van-Reni area of Chamoli Dis- ter is discharging from it. The “Earlier, we sent our drones
people to be on alert and not to trict of Uttarakhand on Sunday, lake appears to be around 350 for sanitation during COVID-19.
panic. A joint team of Indo-Ti- which led to massive flooding in meters long. We will get more We sent drones for locust control
betan Border Police (ITBP), Na- Dhauliganga and Alaknanda riv- information after the team re- operations in Rajasthan and Ut-
tional Disaster Response Force ers and damaged houses and the turns,” said Nilesh Anand Bha- tar Pradesh,” he said.
(NDRF), State Disaster Re- nearby Rishiganga power proj- ran, Deputy Inspector Gener- Uttarakhand Chief Minister
sponse Fund (SDRF), and sister ect. al of Police (Law and Order). Trivendra Singh Rawat said that
agencies entered the tunnel yes- Now, after the formation of a Earlier on Friday, Uttarakhand the rescue team has managed to
terday (February 10). lake near Raini village in Joshi- Chief Minister Trivendra Singh reach the Malari valley area in
After a while, the rescue op- math following the glacier burst Rawat told media persons, “We the Dhauli Ganga valley through
eration resumes at the tunnel af- causing massive destruction have information about a lake a rope to deliver ration packages.

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