Uttarakhand floods

UTTARAKHAND FLOODS NEWS

What textbooks don't tell our children about rivers

September 29, 2025 11:48 am

It is evident that the sometimes furious, sometimes silent rivers have been telling us something that we haven’t had the time to listen to. A hike through Uttarakhand becomes a revelation of environmental injustice

Himachal, Uttarakhand Cloudbursts Highlights: Kedarnath Yatra halted after 14 killed in heavy rains in Uttarakhand

August 12, 2024 1:45 pm

Himachal, Uttarakhand Cloudbursts Highlights: The chief ministers of both the states have informed that rescue operations are underway

Village near Joshimath saw cracks in 2021, panel said evacuate; no action

January 10, 2023 1:40 pm

Recommending the evacuation of the Raini village, the survey and report found that the village was vulnerable and required slope stabilisation to keep it from subsiding further.

Uttarakhand: ‘Changing monsoon pattern led to October rain’

October 22, 2021 7:33 am

IMD data also shows that Uttarakhand recorded an alarming 192.6 mm of rainfall in October, out of which 122.4 mm was recorded in the 24 hours that caused mass devastation.

Uttarakhand rains: 52 dead, 5 missing; situation getting better

October 20, 2021 9:21 pm

As per the government data, a total of 52 deaths caused by heavy rainfall and landslide have been reported since Sunday. Seventeen persons are injured and five are yet missing.

Lakhimpur Kheri admin writes to its Chamoli counterpart: No information on 29 missing people

May 30, 2021 4:21 am

The missing persons are residents of Nighasan area of Lakhimpur Kheri and had gone to Uttarakhand to work.

Uttarakhand flash flood: One more body recovered, toll now 80; 124 still missing

April 17, 2021 9:43 pm

A glacial outburst in the Tapovan-Raini area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on February 7 led to massive flooding in Dhauli Ganga and Alaknanda Rivers, damaging houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.

No nod for new projects in Upper Ganga: Prakash Javadekar

March 16, 2021 1:15 am

Javadekar’s comments come in the backdrop of a flash flood that hit the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in February, killing over 50 people and causing widespread damage to a hydropower project in the area.

Movement still occurring in Chamoli: study

March 04, 2021 5:54 am

On February 7, a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke away and caused an avalanche in the Alaknanda river system (Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers).

Chamoli flash flood — District admn to insurance firm: Halt settlement of power project company claims

March 04, 2021 5:45 am

The flash flood in Rishi Ganga river washed away the hydro power project infrastructure in Raini village on February 7.

UTTARAKHAND FLOODS PHOTOS

Uttarakhand flash floods: Drones, remote-sensing equipment being used to locate those trapped

February 10, 2021 1:26 pm

So far, 32 bodies have been recovered in the region, with over 170 people still missing.

Uttarakhand glacier breaks off: See these photos of rescue operation

February 08, 2021 1:22 pm

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said seven bodies have been recovered so far. CM announced Rs 4 lakh financial assistance each for the families of those killed in the mishap

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