Rishabh Pant, Indian wicket-keeper batsman said he will donate his match fee for the rescue efforts and would urge more people to help out after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday (February 7).
Rishabh Pant, who is currently playing in the ongoing first Test against England in Chennai, expressed grief over the loss of lives in the calamity.
Rishabh Pant Would Like To Donate Match Fee For Rescue Efforts At Uttarakhand
Rishabh Pant missed out on a hundred on day three of the ongoing Test and played a quick knock of 91 runs. He also stitched a 119-run stand with Cheteshwar Pujara (73) for the fifth wicket. India scored 337 with Washington Sundar remaining unbeaten on 85. For England, Dom Bess took 4 scalps. England are 1/1 at lunch on 4th day, leading by 242 runs.
“Deeply pained by the loss of life in Uttarakhand. Would like to donate my match fee for the rescue efforts and would urge more people to help out,” Pant tweeted.
England scored 578 runs in their first innings with the help of Joe Root’s double ton. Joe Root scored his third successive ton as England posted a mammoth 578 with contributions from Dom Sibley who scored 87 and Ben Stokes who scored 82.
Massive Flooding After Glacier Broke In Uttarakhand As Chief Minister Announced An Ex-gratia Of Rs. 4 Lakh Each To Relatives
On Sunday, a glacier broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand that triggered massive flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda Rivers and resulted in damaging houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
“It is suspected that around 100 workers were at the site out of which, 9-10 dead bodies have been recovered from the river,” said SS Deswal, Director General, ITBP.
Meanwhile, the rescue operations had to be suddenly stopped in Dhauliganga due to the rise in the water level of the river, according to Yashwant Chauhan, Superintendent Police, Chamoli.
Meanwhile, Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam, which is also known as Rishi Ganga Project was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district, said the Indian Air Force’s initial report as Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) deployed at Joshimath has undertaken recce of affected areas.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives due to the glacial burst.
“We are assuming that around 125 people are missing. The number can be higher,” Rawat said.
As per as the first Test is concerned, Washington Sundar remained unbeaten on 85 off 138 balls which included 12 fours and 2 sixes. He had forged an 80 run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin who scored 31 for the 7th wicket. Rishabh Pant now has missed three successive tons as he scored 97 at Sydney and unbeaten 89 at Brisbane against Australis and 91 at Chennai in 1st Test against England.