DEHRADUN, Mar. 27, 2024 (TBINN)
Uttarakhand Government has formed two teams of experts to conduct a risk assessment and survey of five glacial lakes in the holl state that are highly vulnerable to “outburst floods”, an official said.
It has been proposed that the teams will start their work on these lakes in May-June this year, Secretary Disaster Management, Uttarakhand, Ranjit Sinha said.
Of the 188 glacial lakes in Himalayan states, 13 are located in Uttarakhand, he said and added that these have been categorised according to their vulnerability to the threat of “outburst flood”
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