LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh authorities on Sunday requested authorities in all districts of the state on the banks of the Ganga river to be on a excessive alert and repeatedly monitor the water stage after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
The catastrophe precipitated an enormous flood in the Dhauli Ganga river in Uttarakhand and endangering the lives of individuals residing alongside its banks.
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More than 150 labourers working on the Rishi Ganga energy mission might have been immediately affected, stated State Disaster Response Force DIG Ridhim Aggarwal.
In a catastrophe alert issued right here on Sunday to all of the district magistrates in UP, the Relief Commissioner stated in an announcement, “Report of breaking of part of Nandadevi Glacier in Uttarakhand has been acquired. The districts on the Ganga river (banks) must be on a excessive alert and the monitoring of water stage must be finished 24×7. If required, the folks must be evacuated.”
The NDRF, SDRF and PAC Flood Company are been given directions to be on the best alert, the assertion added.
