'Rishiganga has been obliterated from the map'
February 10, 2021  09:42
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While rescue efforts are on in full swing, the narrow tunnel and the massive slush that was brought down by the glacial flood are hampering rescue operations, confirm Swati Bhadauria, the district collector of Chamoli, and Yashwant Singh Chauhan, the superintendent of police.

Both the top officers in charge of Chamoli district tell Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com that rescue efforts have gathered momentum and the Indian Army, the Indo Tibetan Border Police and the National Disaster Response Force are working hard to clear the debris that has blocked the main tunnel of the Tapovan Vishnugad Power project, where as many as 30 workers are reported to have been trapped. Read the report here.
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