Chamoli(Uttrakhand): Several houses were destroyed after a massive flood triggered by cloudburst hit Reni village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
The labourers working at the Rishi Ganga hydroelectric power project were feared missing after a glacier broke in Dhauli Ganga valley in Joshimath on Sunday morning.
A dam of the Tapovan power project was breached and feared to have been washed away.
ITBP and SDRF personnel have been rushed to the affected areas to evacuate stranded people.
The rivers in the region have witnessed flash floods after the glacier broke.
Rishiganga Power Project has been damaged due breach of a glacier in Tapovan area. People living on the bank of Alaknanda river are advised to move to safe places at the earliest: Chamoli Police, Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has convened an emergency meeting to take stock of the situation and to supervise rescue and relief operations.
People are being evacuated from the areas near Alkananda. As a precautionary measure, flow of Bhagirathi River has been stopped. To prevent the flow of water of Alaknanda, Srinagar Dam & Rishikesh Dam have been emptied.The SDRF is put on alert, Uttarakhand CM added.
If you are stranded in affected areas and you need any help. Please contact Disaster Operations Center number 1070 or 9557444486:Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat added.
Though the impact of the disaster may not be felt in Rishikesh and Haridwar, the towns have been put on alert.
A government spokesman said that there was not much human habitation at the site where the glacier broke but a number of power projects have been hit.
The government has also appealed to the area people not to venture near the Ganga river.
(With IANS Inputs)
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