Referring to the glacier bursting incident in Uttarakhand on 7 February, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured all possible help. On the incident of glacier bursting in Chamoli, Uttarakhand in the Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah said that all necessary steps are required to be taken for relief and rescue work.
He assured the House that all possible measures for relief and rescue are being done in coordination with the State Government and all possible assistance is being provided by the Central Government. He said that the Home Ministry is monitoring the situation through the control room. NTPC under construction loss Amit Shah said that on 7 February, an avalanche occurred in the tributary area of Alaknanda in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Due to which the water level of the river increased significantly.
The sudden floods also damaged the under construction hydropower project of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on the Dhauliganga River in the lower region. 197 people missing According to the information received from the Uttarakhand government, the Union Home Minister said that 20 people have lost their lives and 6 people have been injured till 5 pm last Monday. He said that according to the information 197 people are missing, including 139 of NTPC’s under construction project, 46 persons from Rishi Ganga and 12 villagers.
24 hour surveillance He said that the situation is being monitored 24 hours a day by the central government. The Prime Minister himself keeps an eye on the situation. He said that a team of SSB has also reached the disaster site. A team of DRDO tracking the avalanche has also reached there. Along with this, a Navy team has been deployed at the scene and 5 Air Force helicopters are also helping in the rescue work.
He said that the debris has been cleaned at the mouth of the tunnel by the army after hard work all night. The Union Minister said that the state government has announced an assistance of four lakh rupees for the families of those who lost their lives.
