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We have learnt nothing from 2013 Uttarakhand disaster Nivedita Khandekar Small Large It is not for the first time that the area is witnessing such a natural disaster. It is also not the first time that the government has allowed dam projects in the fragile Himalayan ecology It has been more than 48 hours, but the villagers of Raini are still reeling from effects of the loud crashing sound that was followed by an almost deafening roar of the river, as it bolstered down the narrow gorge on February 7. From the cluster of glaciers of the Nanda Devi massif, a hefty chunk got detached and was swept down the Rishiganga gorge towards the base of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, and it took less than ten seconds for the flash flood to completely submerge the dam structure of the Rishiganga hydropower project, blasting it into smithereens. ....
Tracing the Ganga s intricate waterweb Updated: Updated: 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. Share Article AAA 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. | Photo Credit: AP 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. ....