Hanging ‘vulnerable’ glacier may have led to havoc in Uttarkashi

HT reported that a preliminary analysis by the National Disaster Management Authority indicated that a glacier collapse may have led to the flash floods.

A team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) suspects that a “hanging glacier” feeding the Kheer Ganga channel may have contributed to the series of flash floods in Dharali on August 5.

Mud and debris after the August 5 flash floods in Uttarkashi. (PTI)

HT reported on August 7 that a preliminary analysis by the National Disaster Management Authority indicated that a glacier collapse may have led to the flash floods.

There are 219 hanging glaciers in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi basins according to the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at