Glacier burst in Badrinath creates panic

Badrinath shrine area on Friday witnessed mass glacier burst along with a landslide above Kanchan Ganga stream on the Kuber Mountain. No loss of lives or properties have been reported in the incident.

According to Chamoli district administration officials, the glacier broke off from Kuber Parvat above the Kanchan Ganga water stream in Badrinath shrine area. As it moved down the stream, local public at the shrine area feared a bigger impact but no damage or loss were reported in the incident.

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The breaking of glaciers is a recurring natural phenomenon in the higher hills of Uttarakhand, the officials said, adding that necessary steps were taken to prevent any untoward incident.

Chamoli Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Chandrashekhar Vashisht said, “Part of a glacier and a rock broke down from above Kuber Parvat. However, there is no report of any damage.”

According to the officials, the glacier burst occurred following a minor landslide on higher altitude of Kuber Mountain.

Earlier this year, on February 28, a massive avalanche occurred near Mana Camp along India-China (Tibet) border, trapping around 55 BRO workers. Prior to that, a disaster that struck in 2021 at Raini in Chamoli owing to the breakage of a glacier had killed 206 persons.