The other 3.8km long tunnel is to flush silt from the power project downstream on the Dhauliganga river. People were apparently trapped inside the two tunnels when the torrent of icy water swept ...

One witness said a wall of water and rock sped down the Dhauliganga river so quickly there was no time to sound the alarm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was monitoring the situation.

Police said the impact catapulted water along the Dhauliganga river, damaging another power project downstream in the Tapovan area. Senior police officials said a bridge in the Tapovan area that ...