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Chamoli district: District of Uttarakhand in India
Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest. The administrative headquarters of Chamoli district is in Gopeshwar.

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Unbridled infrastructure buildup, not NTPC induced Joshimath subsidence: GSI

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New 7km road to bring UNESCO Heritage site, Valley of Flowers closer

The Centre has granted in-principle approval for the construction of a 7.2km road linking Pulna to Bhyundar village in Chamoli district. The project assumes significance since it will benefit tourists..
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Popular Uttarakhand hill stations may miss ‘white NY’

The Met department predicts no snowfall in Mussoorie and Nainital during the new year celebrations. Despite the high number of bookings, the temperature will remain normal and there are no signs of..
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Uttarakhand man gets life for setting married woman ablaze

In Chamoli, a 30-year-old man named Pavan Mishra has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the district and sessions judge for setting his 28-year-old neighbor, Pushpa Devi, on fire. The crime..
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After Joshimath, cracks now in homes 90km from Doon

Following large-scale subsidence in Joshimath town of Chamoli district, fresh cracks and incidents of sinking have been reported in over two dozen houses at Khamroli village and surrounding areas of..
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16 electrocuted at river project site in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district

Sixteen people, including a sub-inspector and three home guard personnel, were electrocuted on Wednesday morning at the site of a sewage treatment plant (STP) of the Namami Gange project on the..
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Major mishap in Uttarakhand: 15 die of electrocution after transformer explodes at Namami Gange site

The accident took place at a Namami Gange project site on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
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10 people electrocuted to death, several others injured in Uttarakhand's Chamoli


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Landslides leave Badrinath pilgrims stranded for 8 hours

The Badrinath national highway — NH-58 — remained blocked due to recurring landslides near Pinola and Tayapul in Chamoli district since Sunday morning, leaving hundreds of pilgrims en route to the..
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Trek route to Kedarnath precarious, warn officials

Even as the shrine town and the yatra’s trek route was covered in a blanket of snow due to intermittent snowfall over the past three days, the Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment,..
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Silent on construction details, government says Himalayas unstable

In the backdrop of the recent land subsidence episodes of Joshimath area in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, the government has told Parliament that many parts of the Himalayas have “unstable and..
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Joshimath sinking crisis: IMD predicts rain, snowfall in coming days; may cause more land subsidence in Uttarakhand town

The meteorological agency forecasts rain and snow in Joshimath, Chamoli, and Pithoragarh on January 19, 20, 23, and 24.
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Water and soil up in arms in Chamoli


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NTPC project not to blame for Joshimath sinking: Panel in 2010

There is no ground evidence that drilling of tunnel for NTPC’s 520 MW Tapovan Vishnugad hydel project was inducing instability in the Joshimath area project, an expert committee set up by the..
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Amid Joshimath sinking crisis, cracks seen across houses in Chamoli's Karnaprayag, Srinagar Garhwal

A video surfaced showing cracks in houses in the Karnaprayag city of Chamoli in Uttarakhand in the midst of the Joshimath sinking crisis.
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PMO, MHA keeping eye on Joshimath, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Dhami met around 25 families there. He also held a meeting with Chamoli district officials, public representative and disaster management team at ITBP campus in Sunil, and discussed preparations for..
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Scientists decode the reason behind Chamoli disaster of 2021, call for an integrated early warning system


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Uttarakhand: 16 dead due to heavy rains, cloudburst in Nainital blocks highway

Earlier in the day, Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district was blocked due to debris at seven places following incessant rains over the last 4
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Rock-ice avalanche led to Chamoli floods: Study


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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolts Uttarakhand

According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 12:31 AM, 44km north northwest of Joshimath in Chamoli District.
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Uttarakhand: Heavy rain breaks glacier in Chamoli, washes away parts of Badrinath highway

Heavy rains lashed the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand washing way 50 metres of the Badrinath National Highway (NH-7). A cargo truck in Lambagad has been hit by landslides. The administration has..
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Avalanche kills 10 at BRO camps near China border

At least 10 bodies were recovered whereas eight persons were unaccounted for on Saturday after an avalanche triggered by an alleged glacier burst hit the Malari-Sumna area in Chamoli district along the..
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Uttarakhand: Eight killed, 384 rescued in glacier burst in Chamoli district

As many as 384 persons have been rescued so far while six of them are critical and currently under medical treatment.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Indian Army rescues 291 in Neeti Valley

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Uttarakhand: Glacier burst near India-China border in Chamoli, government on high alert

The burst took place in Sumna village. The Central Army Command is carrying out rescue operations.
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