Uttarakhand Flash Flood

  • Recently, a glacial break in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand led to massive Flash Flood in Dhauli Ganga and Alaknanda Rivers.
  • It damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
  • In June 2013, flash floods in Uttarakhand had wiped out settlements and took lives. 

CAUSES

  • It occurred in river Rishi Ganga due to the falling of a portion of Nanda Devi glacier in the river which exponentially increased the volume of water.
  • Rishiganga meets Dhauli Ganga near Raini due to which Dhauli Ganga also got flooded.

IMPACT

  • The flood resulted in the death of some people and many went missing.
  • It also affected projects like Rishi Ganga Power Project, a privately owned 130MW project and Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project on the Dhauliganga, a 520 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project being constructed on Dhauliganga River.

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