Alert! Call 1070 For Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Related Information | Check Other Helpline Numbers

The Uttarakhand government on Sunday informed that people looking for information related to the accident can contact Disaster Operations Centre. Check the helpline numbers here

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The destruction of the glacier in Joshimath has created havoc in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. A high alert has been raised in several areas including Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh after a part of Nandadevi Glacier broke on Sunday morning.

While efforts are being made to shift people from low-lying areas to a safer place, neary 100-150 casualties are feared in the flash flood reported in River Dhauliganga in the Chamoli district. 

Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand government has released the help line numbers for people seeking aid. Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat in a tweet on Sunday informed that people looking for information related to the accident, can contact Disaster Operations Centre at 1070 and 9557444486. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Anyone requiring help can contact following emergency numbers -<br>1070, 1905 and 9557444486. <br><br>I thank state’s population in the affected regions for their cooperation and request everyone to maintain calm &amp; not share unverified information on various platforms. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Uttarakhand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#Uttarakhand</a></p>&mdash; Trivendra Singh Rawat (@tsrawatbjp) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsrawatbjp/status/1358346063984406535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>February 7, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As per the latest updates, three teams of NDRF, and separate teams of Indian Army have been sent to Chamoli. A team of 60 SDRF personnel with equipment have reached the spot while a DRDO team of snow and avalanche experts from its newly-created Defence Geo-Informatics Research Establishment would be reaching tomorrow to assess situation at site in Uttarakhand where flash flood occurred.  

Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragic avalanche caused by a Glacier breach in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Rs 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured. State government on the other hand announced to give financial assistance of Rs 4 lakhs each to the kin of the deceased.