(Tribune)
The Uttarakhand government is carefully monitoring the situation arising due to landslide occurrence near the snout of Gomukh glacier, though a team (technical task force) that was dispatched yesterday had to return midway due to snowfall.The 12-member team comprising experienced men from the SDRF (State disaster relief force) in Uttarkashi and scientists from the Wadia Instititue of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) was sent to assess the situation on the ground after the satellite imagery pictures had shown landslide occurrence at the snout of Gomukh glacier.
The Uttarakhand government was tipped about the landslides images by the Central government agencies and the possibility of an occurrence of lake like activity was also not ruled out. The team has been specifically asked to assess the situation on the ground such as the flow of Ganga (Bhagirithi) and check for the lake formation in the river (Bhagirithi) after the landslide. The team members are expected to take the 18-km trek from Gangotri to Gomukh. The government sources claim the discharge in the river is continuous.
