Mumbai, Feb 7 : Over 150 people have lost their lives and over 150 are missing following a massive flood near a power project at Reni village in Joshimath area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday.
Expressing their shock and concern for the affected area and local people, Bollywood celebrities took to their verified social media accounts to share helpline numbers and offer prayers to the almighty for everyone’s safety.
Some of the celebrities also criticised the government’s initiative to build too many dams in the Himalayas as a possible reason behind such a disaster.
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar tweeted: “Terrifying visuals of the glacier burst in #Uttarakhand, thoughts and prayers for everyone’s safety.” “Distressing to hear about the glacier breaking off in #Uttarakhand Praying everyone’s safety there,” posted actress Shraddha Kapoor.
“Man tampering with nature results in disaster.. we must be very careful and have more Stringent Environmental Impact Assessment #EIA ,not less, for ongoing and future infra projects .. prayers for the safety of the people affected #Uttarakhand,” expressed actor Randeep Hooda.
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