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A Sinking Village & a Stream that Floods in the Sun: Climate Change, Jahlma Nallah and Lindur in Chenab Basin
Chenab · Climate Change · Floods · Glaciers · Himachal Pradesh · Lahaul, Lindur · Landslide · Landslide dam

A Sinking Village & a Stream that Floods in the Sun: Climate Change, Jahlma Nallah and Lindur in Chenab Basin

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At the village of Jasrath in Lahaul and Spiti, the River Chandrabhaga’s current is swift and strong like a rambunctious toddler. The river is new here, birthed just 16 kms upstream at the confluence of the Rivers Chandra and Bhaga. Chandrabhaga will be named as Chenab only after a journey of about 400 kms downstream. Chenab is one of the largest tributaries of the River Indus whose expansive basin feeds over 250 million people in the heart of Asia.  

Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh is a cold desert with very little rain, but the narrow ribbons of land along the Chandrabhaga are emerald with willows, apple orchards and cultivated farms. This is precious land. 

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पिंडर घाटी उत्तराखंड: कुंवारी में भूस्खलन निर्मित बांध के संभावित खतरे 
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पिंडर घाटी उत्तराखंड: कुंवारी में भूस्खलन निर्मित बांध के संभावित खतरे 

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डॉ जैकब स्टीनर, पोस्टडॉक फेलो भूगोल और स्थानिक अनुसंधान संस्थान, ग्राज़ विश्वविद्यालय, ऑस्ट्रिया (jakob.steiner@uni-graz.at) और अमृत थापा, डॉक्टरेट छात्र, फेयरबैंक्स विश्वविद्यालय अलास्का (aamritjnu@gmail.com) द्वारा एक त्वरित जोखिम आकलन रिपोर्ट। इस रिपोर्ट का अंग्रेजी अनुवाद यहाँ देखें। 

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Pindar Valley, Uttarakhand: Potentially Dangerous Landslides Dam in Kunwari
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Pindar Valley, Uttarakhand: Potentially Dangerous Landslides Dam in Kunwari

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A Rapid Hazard Assessment Report by Dr Jakob Steiner a postdoc fellow at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Research, University of Graz, Austria (jakob.steiner@uni-graz.at) and Amrit Thapa a doctoral student at University of Alaska Fairbanks (aamritjnu@gmail.com). A Hindi version of this report can be seen here.

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Uttarakhand June 2022: Shambhu River Landslide Lake in Alaknanda basin
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Uttarakhand June 2022: Shambhu River Landslide Lake in Alaknanda basin

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(Feature Image:- बागेश्वर के कुंवारी में इस तरह हो रहे भूस्खलन के कारण पहाड़ी से शंभू नदी में गिर रहा मलबा। Image: Amar Ujala)

In last week of June 2022, a landslide lake was formed on Shambhu river in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Shambhu originates from Shambhu glacier near Borbalda village in the district. It joins the Pindar river another glacier fed river few kilometres upstream Jhaliya village. In turn, passing through Tharali, Narayanbagad the Pindar river merges into Alaknanda river at Karanprayag in Chamoli district.  

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Manipur’s Ejei river blocking landslide at under construction railway line involved violations, no EIA, NGT pending case
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Manipur’s Ejei river blocking landslide at under construction railway line involved violations, no EIA, NGT pending case

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Eighteen Territorial Army personnel among 24 people were killed in a massive landslide in Manipur’s Noney district[i] on Wednesday (June 29, 2022), and at least another 40, including 18 soldiers, are feared trapped or buried in the rubble of an under-construction railway yard. An adjoining construction camp and security camp engulfed in the avalanche of rock and mud.[ii] The Railway line is under construction since a decade.

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Landslide DAM on Chenab River in Himachal Pradesh
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Landslide DAM on Chenab River in Himachal Pradesh

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A huge landslide[i] took place near Nalda village under Udaipur tehsil in Lauhl Spiti blocking the Chenab river flows in early hours of August 13, 2021. The exact location seems to be the left bank of Chanab River at Leh Baring site just upstream of Nalda Village Bridge and opposite Jundha village. The Tanda-Kishtwar NH 26 runs along right bank of the river.  

The incident occurred when huge portion of hill slipped into Chenab blocking the entire channel completely. Within hour, the formation of Landslide Lake started submerging huge part of areas upstream.

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Rishiganga Ground visit report reveals landslide dam & raises questions
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Rishiganga Ground visit report reveals landslide dam & raises questions

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The first ground visit report of the Rishiganga catchment in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district by Dr Naresh Rana, a geologist after the Chamoli Avalanche disaster of Feb 7, 2021 has been shared by NDTV on Feb 11, 2021[i]. Dr Rana visited the catchment of the Rishiganga to understand the ground situation on Feb 10 ,2021 and this is possibly the first such visit since the disaster.

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Another Landslide Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo raises more questions
Arunachal Pradesh · brahmaputra · China · Landslide dam

Another Landslide Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo raises more questions

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On Oct 29, 2018, another landslide dam blocked the path of Yarlung Tsangpo Dam, reportedly at the same location as the Oct 17,2018 landslide dam[i]. It breached on Oct 31, without any reported major calamity, but these repeated occurrences, twice in two weeks and third time in ten months (if we include Dec 2017[ii] landslides) raises a lot of questions. The silence of government of India institutions about the possible causes or other analysis, including by Central Water Commission, Union Ministry of Water Resources, National Disaster Management Authority or even National Remote Sensing Agency has, as expected, raised questions and speculations in Arunachal Pradesh. Continue reading “Another Landslide Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo raises more questions” →