Uttarakhand: Families of missing protest at Rishiganga power project site
A massive flood was reported from Uttarakhand, where the water level in Dhauliganga river rose suddenly following an avalanche near a power project at Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli district. The families of the workers missing from the Rishiganga hydel project site held a protest on Wednesday accusing the authorities of not carrying out the rescue operations properly after the sudden flood. Also Read | Uttarakhand Update: Massive flood in Chamoli; Over 150 missing The families of around 40 missing workers engaged in a heated argument with the authorities of the project for two hours, and alleged lack of urgency in the rescue work. A man from Punjab, whose brother Jugal worked at the Rishiganga hydel project said, “It is four days since the tragedy occurred but all the focus is on restoring connectivity. Rescuing the missing people does not seem to be the priority,”