Summary:
Rescue operation continues at Tapovan in Chamoli District on the sixth day 36 bodies have been recovered, 204 are still missing.
This was informed by the Uttarakhand state government.
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Rescue operation continues at Tapovan in Chamoli District on the sixth day 36 bodies have been recovered, 204 are still missing.
This was informed by the Uttarakhand state government.
36 dead bodies recovered and two persons found alive, so far informed the Chamoli District Magistrate Swati Bhadoriya.
The Union Home Secretary chaired a meeting on Thursday, to review the progress of rescue and relief work being carried out by Central agencies and agencies of the Government of Uttarakhand at the site of the hydro project of the NTPC at Tapovan on the Dhauliganga River, which was impacted by an avalanche incident in the upper catchment of the Rishiganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on February.
On Thursday, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said the drilling operation towards the slush flushing tunnel was stopped after approx 7-8 meters of drilling.
A hard rock obstructed the cutters to operate.
The rescue teams are now removing the slush again as earlier from machines.
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