7 from Rampur, 3 others missing in Uttarakhand's Chamoli

Bhanu P Lohumi

Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 9

Ten persons, including seven from Rampur subdivision of Shimla district, working in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand are missing, following flash flood caused by sliding of glacier in Joshimath.

Himachal Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, who was in Rampur, said today that president of Shingla gram panchayat informed about seven missing persons. He said that Shimla administration is in touch with its Chamoli counterpart and all efforts are being made to trace the missing persons.

Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aaditya Negi told The Tribune that seven missing persons were from Rampur subdivision of Shimla and a majority of them were reportedly working in the tunnel of the Rishiganga Hydro Power Project in Chamoli and their whereabouts are not known.

Diwan Singh S/o Sagar Das (Jakdhara village), Devender Singh S/o Maher Singh (Dhuwa Ghati village), Kailash Chand S/o Ram Lal (Kinnu village), Ashish S/o Kundan Lal (Runpoo village), Amit Kumar S/o Sadh Ram (Bagawat village) and Pawan Kumar son of Mangat Ram and Rakesh Kumar (both from Shingla village) are from Rampur subdivision of Shimla district and feared trapped in the tunnel of the project, Negi told The Tribune.

The other three missing are Rakesh s/o Robin Singh, hailing from Vandla village of Palampur, Gurmeet Verma s/o Ganga Ram, resident of Purana village in Karsog subdivision, Mandi district, working in Kundan Power Project and Jeet Singh Thakur s/o Man Singh from Majra village in Poanta Sahib.