Chamoli District

Uttarakhand floods: Toll rises to 50 as rescuers pull five bodies from Tapovan tunnel, seven at other locations

The agencies involved in the Tapovan rescue work include the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force

Rishabh Pant to donate match fee towards rescue operations for Uttarakhand glacier burst

A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.

Gairsain named Uttarakhand’s summer capital: All you need to know about the tehsil in Chamoli district

Gairsain is a tehsil in Chamoli district and is located nearly 270 kilometres from Dehradun, which is the existing capital.

Car falls into Kalp Ganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district; three missing, five injured

Three people went missing and five sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in fell into the Kalp Ganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Thursday

Uttarakhand rain: Cloudburst washes away houses, shops and vehicles in Chamoli district; no casualties reported

Nearly a dozen houses, ten shops and six vehicles were swept away following a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Tharali and Ghat areas of Chamoli distrtict early on Monday, officials said.

Uttarakhand cloudburst: Most roads cleared, situation under control, says Harish Rawat

The cloudburst and landslide in the Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand which has claimed about 30 lives until now has also blocked the Gangotri highway and increased the water level of most rivers of the state, according to recent reports.

Uttarakhand floods: Working day and night, says doctor

Firstpost spoke to BK Gairola, chief medical officer, Chamoli district, which is home to Badrinath and Hemkund, for a ground report on relief operations.