<p>At least 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing in the glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district that triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations on Sunday, officials said.</p>.<p>Of the 70 people, 34 are from Lakhimpur Kheri district alone.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/197-persons-missing-20-dead-in-uttarakhand-flood-home-minister-amit-shah-949323.html" target="_blank">197 persons missing, 20 dead in Uttarakhand flood: Home Minister Amit Shah</a></strong></p>.<p>"As of now, 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, nine from Saharanpur and five from Shravasti," Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Goyal told PTI on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent a team of three ministers to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state in carrying out relief works after the disaster, an official spokesperson said here.</p>.<p>A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to an avalanche and a deluge that ripped through the Alaknanda river system in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. Thirty-one bodies have been recovered so far and around 175 people are missing.</p>.<p>"The chief minister has formed a committee of three ministers and sent them to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state. The ministers are Suresh Kumar Rana, Vijay Kashyap and Dharam Singh Saini," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/collapse-of-rock-mass-weakened-due-to-freezing-may-have-caused-uttarakhand-flash-floods-scientists-949345.html" target="_blank">Collapse of rock mass weakened due to freezing may have caused Uttarakhand flash floods: Scientists</a></strong></p>.<p>Adityanath has also constituted a team of officers led by Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Kumar Awasthi to ensure coordination in carrying out relief works, he said, adding that a control room has been established at the Relief Commissioner's office.</p>.<p>Control rooms have also been set up in districts affected by the tragedy and administration, police and irrigation department employees are deputed there.</p>.<p>"We will meet Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and work will be done in coordination to cremate those who lost their lives in the tragedy," Rana said.</p>
<p>At least 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing in the glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district that triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations on Sunday, officials said.</p>.<p>Of the 70 people, 34 are from Lakhimpur Kheri district alone.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/197-persons-missing-20-dead-in-uttarakhand-flood-home-minister-amit-shah-949323.html" target="_blank">197 persons missing, 20 dead in Uttarakhand flood: Home Minister Amit Shah</a></strong></p>.<p>"As of now, 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, nine from Saharanpur and five from Shravasti," Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Goyal told PTI on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent a team of three ministers to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state in carrying out relief works after the disaster, an official spokesperson said here.</p>.<p>A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to an avalanche and a deluge that ripped through the Alaknanda river system in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. Thirty-one bodies have been recovered so far and around 175 people are missing.</p>.<p>"The chief minister has formed a committee of three ministers and sent them to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state. The ministers are Suresh Kumar Rana, Vijay Kashyap and Dharam Singh Saini," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/collapse-of-rock-mass-weakened-due-to-freezing-may-have-caused-uttarakhand-flash-floods-scientists-949345.html" target="_blank">Collapse of rock mass weakened due to freezing may have caused Uttarakhand flash floods: Scientists</a></strong></p>.<p>Adityanath has also constituted a team of officers led by Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Kumar Awasthi to ensure coordination in carrying out relief works, he said, adding that a control room has been established at the Relief Commissioner's office.</p>.<p>Control rooms have also been set up in districts affected by the tragedy and administration, police and irrigation department employees are deputed there.</p>.<p>"We will meet Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and work will be done in coordination to cremate those who lost their lives in the tragedy," Rana said.</p>