Uttarakhand Dam Burst Rattles Avalanche-Prone Himachal
Most of Himachal’s hydel projects are in areas highly vulnerable to landslides and floods AP Photo outlookindia.com 2021-02-10T09:05:44+05:30
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The Uttarakhand glacier disaster which left a trail of death and destruction in its wake has set off fresh alarm bells in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, which is vulnerable to Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and prone to major avalanches, mostly in the geologically unstable trans-Himalayan regions of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti.
A study by the State Centre on Climate Change, set-up under the Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) shows that the Satluj basin had a total 562 lakes in 2019 “out of which about 81% (458) lakes are small ones with area less than 5 ha, about 9% (53) falls within the aerial range of 5-10 ha and about 9% (51) are the big one with area more than 10 ha.”
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