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Indian Express
26-06-2025
- Climate
- Indian Express
5 dead in Himachal flash floods
Three bodies were recovered in Kangra on Thursday, taking the toll from flash floods triggered by cloudbursts to five, said officials. Search operations are on to find the missing persons — three each from Kullu and Kangra. Meanwhile, an unknown person died after drowning in a rivulet in Kullu on Thursday. The flash floods occurred in Kangra and Kullu districts on Wednesday. 'Out of five, four were identified. As per the information provided to us by the contractor at the Hydroelectric power project, three people are still missing. Separately, a man, who had climbed up and entered a forest area to save himself yesterday from the increased water at the hydro power project site, was traced today,' said Deputy Commissioner (Kangra) Hemraj Bairwa. The three deceased have been identified as Chain Singh, a resident of Jammu & Kashmir, Aditya Thakur from Chamba, and Pardeep Verma and Chandan from Uttar Pradesh, Kangra SP Shalini Agnihotri said. Deputy Commissioner (Kullu)Torul S Raveesh, said a search was on for three persons who had gone missing on Wednesday in Sainj valley. 'We have called the teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to assist,' he said. 'A man died today (Thursday) due to drowning in a rivulet which was overflowing due to incessant rain. The victim appeared to be a tourist who might have gone close to the river. Many saw him drowning. His identity is yet to be established,' Raveesh said. Meanwhile, scores of tourists were stranded in Manikaran Valley, Banjar, Kullu and Manali due to the incessant rain and damage to roads. Officials said efforts are on to rescue them. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said more than 15 houses collapsed and were washed away in the cloudbursts. 'Around nine flash floods along with three cloudbursts were reported in Kullu and Kangra in the last 24 hours. Five bodies were recovered in Kangra. Five people are still missing. I believe that roads especially connecting the villages were damaged to a large extent. We have issued necessary guidelines and warnings throughout the state,' Sukhu added. Police in Lahaul and Spiti received information that a group of 31 trekkers, who had set out from Hamta and were scheduled to reach Chhatru, had not arrived at their destination within the expected time on Wednesday, were later located. 'Considering the seriousness of the situation, a rescue team was immediately dispatched from Koksar. All 31 were safely located,' he said.
Indian Express
26-06-2025
- Climate
- Indian Express
Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh: three more bodies found in Kangra, death toll rises to five
Three more bodies were recovered in Kangra, taking the total death toll of flash floods triggered by cloudbursts to five, officials confirmed on Thursday. Search operations have been intensified to find the missing persons — three each from Kullu and Kangra. Meanwhile, an unknown person died after drowning in a seasonal rivulet in Kullu on Thursday. The flash floods occurred in Kangra and Kullu districts on Wednesday. 'Three more bodies were found today. A total of five people lost their lives. Out of five, four were identified. As per the information provided to us by the contractor at the Hydroelectric power project, three people are still missing. Separately, a man, who had climbed up and entered a forest area to save himself yesterday from the increased water at the hydro power project site, was traced today (Thursday). The rescue work is going on,' Deputy Commissioner (Kangra) Hemraj Bairwa said. The three deceased have been identified as Chain Singh, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, Aditya Thakur from Chamba, and Pardeep Verma and Chandan from Uttar Pradesh, Kangra SP Shalini Agnihotri said. Deputy Commissioner (Kullu)Torul S Raveesh, said three persons who had gone missing on Wednesday in the area of Sainj valley, are still missing. 'We have called the teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operation,' he added. 'A man died today (Thursday) due to drowning in a rivulet which was overflown due to the incessant rain in the area. The victim appeared to be a tourist who might have gone close to the river. Many people saw him drowning. His identity is yet to be established,' Raveesh further said. Meanwhile, scores of tourists were stranded in the area of Manikaran Valley, Banjar, Kullu and Manali due to the incessant rain and damaged of the roads. Officials said that efforts are on to bring the tourists to safe places. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said more than 15 houses collapsed and washed away in the recent cloudbursts. 'Around nine flash floods along with three cloudbursts were reported in Kullu and Kangra in the last 24 hours. Five bodies were recovered in Kangra. Five people are still missing. I believe that roads especially connecting the villages were damaged to a large extent. We have issued necessary guidelines and warnings throughout the state,' Sukhu added. The district police of Lahaul and Spiti received information that a group of 31 trekkers, who had set out from Hamta and were scheduled to reach Chhatru, had not arrived at their destination within the expected time on Wednesday, were later located. 'Considering the seriousness of the situation, a rescue team was immediately dispatched from Koksar. Thanks to the swift response and dedication of the district police, all 31 trekkers were safely located and their families were informed of their well-being,' he added.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
FERC approves Lake Lynn's recreation plan update for Cheat Lake
May 23—dbeard @ MORGANTOWN — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week approved Lake Lynn Generation's 2024 update to its recreation plan for the Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project. The approval came as Lake Lynn pursues relicensing for the project. Lake Lynn did not propose any new recreation sites, facilities, or amenities in its update. FERC approved a couple small changes to the plan. Lake Lynn will remove the fish cleaning station at Cheat Lake Park. And the company will no longer be required to submit recreation plan updates every three years. FERC notes that this update was based on a 2020 recreation assessment, in consultation with stakeholders, with data obtained from spot visits to recreation sites on random weekdays, weekends and holidays during the year, for a total 40 days at each site. Lake Lynn reported that all sites, except Cheat Lake Park Lower Parking Area and Sunset Beach Marina, are used at less than 50 % capacity. Cheat Lake Park Lower Parking Area and Sunset Beach Marina were operating between 50 % and 100 % percent capacity. Lake Lynn old FERC that it will work to address the parking capacity issues that occur at Sunset Beach Marina on certain peak weekends. Lake Lynn wants to close the fish cleaning station, it told FERC, because it is consistently being misused and vandalized, requiring additional maintenance. Providing surveillance through security cameras or increasing security patrols would be costly. The station was not used at any time during the 2020 spot counts. The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources supports the removal of the station, Lake Lynn told FERC, and no stakeholders have objected to its removal. FERC found the request justified and reasonable. On the topic of stopping the triennial recreation plan updates, Lake Lynn told FERC that it began the current relicensing process in 2019, and it has proposed a new recreation management plan in its Final License Application. WVDNR supports the request and no stakeholders objected. FERC said Lake Lynn "is reminded that it has a continued obligation to maintain its project recreation facilities under its recreation management plan " and under federal code.
