Pithoragarh News
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Eight people died and three were injured after a Max vehicle plunged into a 150-meter gorge in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief and announced financial assistance for the victims' families.
The news of landslide has come to light in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. According to the information, the main road leading here has been closed.
Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh has received the aerodrome license from DGCA for the Naini Saini airport, CM Dhami quotes that it is a big move towards connectivity for the state.
Disaster Management Department has issued an avalanche warning in four districts of Uttarakhand. There is a possibility of avalanche in Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand in areas above 3000 meters.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 also occurred 79 km south-southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan at 9:04 am IST on Sunday.
The quake struck at a depth of 120 kilometers, at a latitude of 36.44 and longitude of 70.89.
After heavy devastation due to rain in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has conducted an aerial survey of the area today. Many areas were submerged in water after a cloudburst in Pithoragarh last night.
CM Dhami thanked Jyotiraditya Scindia for launching heli service
Heli services are being run in the state under the UDAN scheme\
Services will be offered by 7-seater Pawan Hans
In the footage, a number of students, mostly girls, started screaming and rolling on the ground in a fit of hysteria, causing panic among the teachers.
The quake occurred at 10:03 AM, around 20 km NE of Pithoragarh.
Because of a lack of resources, the fire cannot be contained, and local residents claim that the government is unaware of the raging inferno in Tehri, reported by news agency ANI.
Nearly 200 villages of Dharchula and Munsyari sub-divisions are situated on debris that accumulated following landslides
At least 35 families out of a total of 150 living in the village need to be shifted immediately
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday (August 30, 2021) revealed in a tweet that a total of seven people are feared dead due to a landslide near Jumma village of Pithoragarh district.
A total of seven people are feared dead due to a landslide near Jumma village of Pithoragarh district.
Chief Minister of the state could not visit the location of the incident due to bad weather.
The 14th Battalion ITBP personnel braved all odds to rescue the woman from one of the worst monsoon-hit areas this season.
As per reports, the local woman who hails from a remote village Laspa of Munsyari division of Pithoragarh district had fallen and broken her leg on August 20.
The chopper that was called in to rescue her, couldn't land for two days due to bad weather conditions. On receiving information, the ITBP personnel covered a distance of around 22 km from their Border Out Post and reached the village on August 22.
The 50-metre span concrete bridge was completely washed out on July 27, 2020, when cloudburst hit the area.
The bridge was successfully completed on August 16, 2020, which has led to accessing flood-affected villages and has connected Jauljibi to Munsiyari.
The connectivity will bring relief to about 15,000 people in 20 villages.
Due to heavy rains in many districts of Uttarakhand, the river and drains have been flooded. Congress MLA Harish Dhami was also caught on Thursday in a similar incident in Pithoragarh. During return visit from Lumti and Morika, the villages affected by heavy rains, water suddenly rose in a small river and Congress MLA Harish Dhami was hit by it.
The counting of votes for the assembly bypoll held recently in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district will begin shortly on Thursday, November 28. The counting votes will begin at 8 am and the final results will be out by 5 pm.
The by-poll on the seat was necessitated after the death of finance and parliamentary affairs minister Prakash Panth on June 6 this year.
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