Glacial lake burst in Uttarakhand

Glacier breaks off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing flash flood in Dhauliganga River, devastating the Dhauliganga Dam and endangering people.

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Scientists are not sure what triggered the sudden surge of water near Chamoli in Uttarakhand that briefly raised fears of a repeat of the 2013 disaster in the state.

Joshimath is also known as Jyotirmath. It is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in Uttarakhand.

Located at a height of 6150 feet, it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekking trails and pilgrim centres like Badrinath.

Jyotirmath is the uttarāmnāya matha, or northern monastery, one of the four cardinal institutions established by Adi Shankara, the others being those at Shringeri, Puri and Dwarka.