Rescuers at Uttarakhand have found two more dead bodiesfrom Tapovan tunnel on Tuesday taking the toll to 58. While the rescueoperations are still on to find 146 missing people after the glacier burst.
Reportedly, the operation to rescue people have beenunderway since last 10 days.
One of the bodies was found during midnight and anotherbody was found at around 2:00 am, according to a report. The bodies are beingkept at a temporary mortuary in Tapovan.
From the Adit Tunnel of Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project,11 bodies have been recovered so far. Around 30 workers were feared trappe dinthe Tapovan tunnel and multi-agency rescue operations are still on. Indo-TibetanBorder Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the State DisasterResponse Force have been put into the rescue efforts.
Satpal Mahajan, the Irrigation Minister of Uttarakhandhas told the media that a department will be created by government toinvestigate the cause behind glacier burst. The department will monitor theglaciers through satellite.
Mahajan was quoted by ANI, "All angles (related tothe Chamoli glacier burst) should be investigated. We will form a department inour ministry to monitor and study all the glaciers through satellite."
"We are concerned over the way glaciers are meltingand the tidal wave created in the mountains. The plutonium pack that was keptto monitor China's movement should also be investigated. Orders were made toplace plutonium pack to monitor China's movement at the borders. We request thegovernment to investigate the pack too," Mahajan added.