Uttarakhand Flood: Rescue Efforts to Continue Overnight, Rishiganga Project Swept Away | 10 Points Sixteen workers trapped in a ...

Uttarakhand Flood: Rescue Efforts to Continue Overnight, Rishiganga Project Swept Away | 10 Points

Sixteen workers trapped in a tunnel near Tapovan dam have been successfully rescued by ITBP personnel till now. About 125 labourers working at a power project in Tapovan-Reni are missing. Ten bodies have been recovered, ITBP Spokesperson Vivek Pandey said. ITBP official Vivek Pandey told ANI that rescue operations were now focused on a second tunnel, where 30 people are estimated to be trapped. "We will be carrying out night operations also. Our teams are already on the job and we hope that we'll be able to rescue them," he said.

NDRF IG Amrendra Kumar Sengar said because of the flow of water being fast initially, bodies were being recovered far away from the incident site. "Some are trapped in deep areas and others in tunnels, so there is issue of access," he said.

2. Several districts, including Pauri, Tehri, Rudraprayag, Haridwar and Dehradun, are likely to be affected and have been put on high alert. Rafting has been stopped in Rishikesh. The water level of the Dhauli Ganga river at Joshimath flowed at a perilously high level, breaching all records, Central Water Commission officials said after the incident. "At 11 am, the water level recorded at Joshimath was 1,388 metres," Saumitra Haldar, Chairman, Central Water Commission said. During the 2013 Uttarakhand flash floods, the highest flood level (HFL) at Joshimath was 1,385.54 metres, he added.