Rishiganga glacier not yet in critical situation: Uttarakhand DGP
The Rishiganga glacier in Chamoli district is not yet in critical situation the Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar stated on Sunday. “Rishiganga does not have serious normal landscape formations. A team of scientists conducted an aerial survey there yesterday. According to the information received from SDRF, the Rishiganga glacier is not yet in critical condition,” Kumar stated.
A workforce of scientists had on Saturday performed an aerial survey of glaciers on the origin of the Rishiganga river in Chamoli.
The survey was undertaken based mostly on info by villagers that there have been cracks growing in the glaciers.
The workforce will submit its report back to the federal government.
On April 23, a glacier burst incident occurred in Sumna, Neeti Valley close to the India-China border in Chamoli district.
In February, one other glacier burst incident had taken place at Joshimath in Chamoli district, main to an enormous flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and inflicting large-scale devastation.Â
Over 50 our bodies had been recovered and a whole bunch had been declared lacking.
(With ANI inputs)
