A report on Dhauliganga River
Turbulent Himalayan river which rises in the border regions of India and China and flows south into the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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Uttarakhand
6 linksState in the northern part of India.
State in the northern part of India.
On 7 February 2021, floods emerged from the Nanda Devi mountain glaciers, devastating locations along the Rishi Ganga, Dhauli Ganga and Alaknanda Rivers, resulting in many people reported missing or killed, yet to be numbered.
Alaknanda River
4 linksHimalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.
Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.
At Vishnuprayag it meets Dhauliganga, a left bank tributary, and travels west to the town of Joshimath.
Ganges
2 linksTrans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.
Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.
![Preparations for cremations on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi], 1903. The dead are being bathed, wrapped in cloth, and covered with wood. The photograph has a caption, "Who dies in the waters of the Ganges obtains heaven."]](https://hyperleap.com/images/e413c12025caf91106161528861073e9/200-9779a24bfa203e21e6a24db935adfd4d.jpg)
The six headstreams are the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi.
Rishiganga
3 linksRiver in the Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India.
River in the Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India.
Continuing through the Nanda Devi National Park, it flows into the Dhauliganga River near the village Rini.
Chamoli district
3 linksDistrict of the Uttarakhand state of India.
District of the Uttarakhand state of India.
1) Dhauliganga meets at Vishnuprayag above Joshimath. The river Dhauliganga rises from the Nitti Pass at about 5070 meters. Its valley lies between the Kamet groups of peaks in the west and Nandadevi group in the east. The Dhauli takes a northern course at Malari. Between Malari and Tapovan, it is almost a narrow gorge with perpendicular cliffs on either side. several thousand meters high. the Dhauliganga in its turn is fed by GirthiGanga at Kurkuti and Rishiganga 500 metres below Reni.
Rini, Uttarakhand
2 linksVillage in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, north India.
Village in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, north India.
Rini is located on the river banks at the confluence of Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga rivers.
Vishnuprayag
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Vishnuprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, and lies at the confluence of Alaknanda River and Dhauliganga River, in Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Joshimath
1 linksCity and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
City and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
A part of the Nanda Devi glacier breaks off in Nanda Devi National Park in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on 7 February 2021, causing flash flood in Rishiganga and Dhauliganga River, devastating among others the village Rini, the Dhauliganga Dam, the Rishi Ganga dam, Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant, killing and endangering people, according to media.
Dhauliganga Dam
0 linksThe Dhauliganga Dam was a concrete face rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India, close to the borders with Tibet and Nepal.
Kamet
0 linksSecond highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi.
Second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi.
The West Kamet Glacier drains into the Saraswati River while the East Kamet Glacier feeds the Dhauliganga River; both rivers are tributaries of the Alaknanda River, the major river of the Chamoli district.