Researchers Arrive to Inspect Artificial Lake over Rishiganga in Uttarakhand

Researchers Arrive to Inspect Artificial Lake over Rishiganga in Uttarakhand

A team of researchers arrived in the village of Pang on Saturday to inspect the man-made lake formed above Rishiganga after the recent avalanche and assess how great the threat it poses to downstream areas.

The team led by USAC Director MPS Bisht and consisting of four scientists from the Geological Survey of India and the Uttarakhand Space Application Center will attempt to reach the lake on foot on Saturday night or Sunday.

With roads in the area around Raini Gram Panchayat washed away by the recent flash flood and vast expanses turned into swamps, the team is accompanied by a mountaineer from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering and SDRF jawans to ensure their safe trip to the lake.

First team to reach the lake: the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team arrived at murenda, where a natural lake is formed after recent floods #Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The team established the base camp, the location selected for the Heliport. Another team with DRDO team to arrive soon.#Himveers pic.twitter.com/JHldvqrW5F

– ITBP (@ITBP_official) February 17, 2021

“We will inspect the lake formed over Rishiganga for the huge volume of mud that came from the Rauthi creek due to the avalanche,” USAC Director Bisht told PTI.

“We hope to reach Udiyari in the afternoon, which is over the lake. By Sunday, we can get to the lake to inspect it and take its geographic measurements. The great threat that the lake can pose to the population living downstream from Rishiganga is something that can only be measured by the amount of water it contains, ”he said.