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Rising temperatures have increased the risk of glacial lake bursts of the kind that devastated the Kedarnath valley in 2013 and parts of Chamoli in 2021. Uttarakhand has commissioned a GLOF risk-assessment study
Tracing the Ganga s intricate waterweb
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February 07, 2021 20:55 IST
Originating in the Himalayas, Ganga’s tributaries intersect, flow into one another or meander away passing through several towns from five States.
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Banks of the Ganga wear a deserted look as people stay away as a precautionary measure in Rishikesh after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Uttarakhand on February 7.
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Originating in the Himalayas, Ganga’s tributaries intersect, flow into one another or meander away passing through several towns from five States.
Originating from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand, the Dhauli Ganga flows in a meandering course, which takes it through the Nanda Devi National Park.