Dehradun: On Sunday, 5 bodies were recovered from the Tapovan tunnel in the disaster-hit Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Now an effort is being made to identify the dead bodies. Significantly, the number of people killed in the February 7 floods in the Rishiganga Valley of Chamoli has now increased to 43, while 164 others are still being reported missing.
These missing people include 25 to 35 people trapped in Tapovan tunnel who were working there during the disaster. A joint rescue operation has been carried out by the Army, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police for the last one week to evacuate those trapped in the tunnel.
Let us know that on Saturday, Chamoli DM Swati Bhadoria had told that the hole has been made 136 meters long and 75 mm in diameter. RP Ahirwal, general manager of Powal National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), said in a statement, “It is a good sign that there is no water and mud pressure in the tunnel.” But due to the presence of silt, the camera could not be sent inside. The work of enlarging and widening the hole is being done. Its diameter should be 250–300 millimeters. ”
