Uttarakhand glacier burst
India is on the frontline of climate change
In the first seven months of this year the nation has experienced two cyclones, a glacier collapse in the Himalayas, a heatwave and floods
U'khand disaster: Rescue teams start widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach trapped people
More than 100 of scientists are on the job to devise strategies and having them implemented
In Uttarakhand, its a race against time
The ITBP has deployed drones and dogs to detect over 170 people missing since the disaster struck the Chamoli region on Sunday
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It is also unclear to what extent the disaster is the outcome of over-exploitation of resources in the back-to-back construction of dams
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It is obvious that lessons have not been learnt from years of having to deal with floods from the monsoon or melting glaciers
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Military aircraft, including MI 17, have conducted six sorties to transport rescued people from the site
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The efforts are focussed at the moment on rescuing 30-35 people trapped in a 250-metre long tunnel at Tapovan, said Uttarakahnd DGP