Kedarnath flood report pdf

Probably, outburst of this lake is the main cause of flooding of kedarnath area. The presiding image of kedarnath in the form of lingam is of irregular shape with a pedestal 3. The devastating floods of june 20 highlighted the need for sound planning and construction in the highaltitude terrain of the himalayas. The impact of torrential rainfall in kedarnath, uttarakhand. Anil kumar uniyal, owner of the madhuban tourist lodge, said kedarnath, rambara, gaurikund and sonprayag were the worst affected places due to the floods. The south asia network on dams, rivers and people sandrp wrote on its blog a day after the kedarnath flood. After the 20 floods, new roads were built from rambara, they are steep and longer. The government has done the reconstruction work only in kedarnath valley. The yamuna and the ganga are the biggest rivers in uttarkashi district.

The rainfall of 120 mm within a span of 24 hours caused the flash flood in kedarnath. For the hydrological study of such an unexpected extreme event, it is essential to have reliable and accurate rainfall predictions based on satellite observations. The likely causes for the disaster in the area of kedarnath have been a subject. Jun 20, 20 kedarnath flash flood and disaster, june 20. It seems there has been neither any impact assessment studies or clearances for the controversial interventions happening, including 9 km long approach road for kedarnath on the left bank of mandakini river, left band has basically loose glacial sediments and hence is unstable and could get affected by avalanches and landslides and a massive.

Jun 20, 20 kedarnath before and after floods pilgrimage to the shrines of kedarnath and badrinath in uttarakhand cannot resume for three years due to extensive damage caused by heavy rains and floods, an. Explore kedarnath floods profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kedarnath floods. In june 20 torrential rain accompanied by flash floods and landslides lead to massive devastation in the pilgrimage town of kedarnath which is situated at an height of 3438m among the peaks of himalayas. Flooding in uttrakhand from 15 to 18 june 20, indian state of uttrakhand and adjoining area received heavy rainfall, which was about 375 percent more than the benchmark rainfall during a normal monsoon. Apr 20, 2020 kedarnath temple is one of the highest among the twelve jyotirlingas of lord shiva in uttrakhand state. The mountainous state of uttarakhand is covered by complex topography. A legalistic view on the flooding at darchula and mahakali river 9. Live wiki bp staff june 20, 20 in june 20 torrential rain accompanied by flash floods and landslides lead to massive devastation in the pilgrimage town of kedarnath which is situated at an height of 3438m among the peaks of himalayas. According to the usac report 10, eighty per cent of the 14km route between gaurikund and kedarnath has been damaged in the disaster. This video consist of the deception made by uttrakhand government.

Kedarnath temples foundation, walls are weak since. Extended weather forecast for kedarnath, uttarakhand. When the flood receded, satellite images showed one new stream at kedarnath town. As per the latest report made available by the state government on 09 may 2014, a total of 169 people died and 4021 people were reported missing. Nov 14, 2015 kedarnath was devastated on 16th evening17th morning june 20 due to landslides and flash floods that killed more than 5000 people in uttarakhand. Just when shailendra shukla, a priest at the shrine, thought the flood would wash the main temple away, a big boulder that came down with the river got stuck at the back of the temple. Facts and plausible causes article pdf available in current science 1052. Chattoraj shovan lal, champatiray pk 2015 simulation and modeling of debris. Glacial lake outburst flood at kedarnath, indian himalaya. Get all info about weather, opening dates and tour packages of kedarnath yatra. Many of the surrounding buildings had been entirely destroyed. In rebuilding kedarnath, a new disaster in the making.

Rajagopal and swati basu august 20 this is an internal report from ncmrwf permission should be obtained from ncmrwf to quote from this report. The temple complex and town was severely damaged in the recent flash floods. The cloudburst in the kedarnath pilgrim region and other incidents of cloudburst, flash floods and. Providing essential primary health services became a challenge for both humanitarian organizations and.

The catastrophe that took place in the indian state of uttarakhand on june 16, 20, in the wake of premonsoon rains, was a tragedy waiting to happen. Nasa satellite used high resolution 15m remote sensing for. Here, in this travel guide, you will get every kind of information you need to know about kedarnath dham in uttarakhand in the himalayas. It is the most significant of four sites in the himalayan region included in the char dham pilgrimage in. Glaciers formed by the uttarakhand government with b r arora as chairman submitted its report in.

Jun 20, 2017 four years after the flash floods wrought death and destruction in this pilgrim destination in uttarakhand, its horrors continue to haunt the locals. A closer look at what went wrong and how to avert such disasters in future while doing uttarakhand flood case study, we found that, a disaster can strike at any time, often without warning. Earlier the vehicles plied till gaurikund and then the trek started. Kedarnath is located at a distance of 223 km from rishikesh in uttarakhand and close to the source of the mandakini river at the height of 3,583 m 11,755 ft above sea level. A natural disaster in the form of severe flash floods due to extreme precipitation occurred at kedarnath uttarakhand, india, on 1617 june 20 and is being considered as one of the worst. Evaluation of satellitederived rainfall estimates for an. During june 1517, when uttarakhand was receiving the most intense rains, central water commission cwc did not make any forecasts regarding uttarakhand. Due to the floods, damaged several houses and structures, killing those who were trapped. What really happened on 16th evening through next 12 h till final deluge on 17th morning has been a subject of speculation due to lack of sufficient eye witness and monitoring system. Wadia institute of himalayan geology 20 a report on kedarnath.

The township itself cannot be called attractive, as it is built on a barren stretch of land on the shores of mandakini river but the surrounding scenery of himalayas and green pastures makes it a very attractive place. Cag pulls up uttarakhand govt for poor implementation of. Management nidm, in one of its first reports on the uttarakhand floods, has blamed. Also get the hourly, daily and weekly weather forecast, along with weather trends and alerts for kedarnath. Sit rep flood 1 24 june 20 situation report 2 flood and landslide 24th june 20 uttarkashi district of uttarakhand is situated on the banks of bhagirathi at an altitude of 52 m above the sea level. Sit rep flood 1 24 june 20 situation report2 flood and landslide 24th june 20 uttarkashi district of uttarakhand is situated on the banks of bhagirathi at an altitude of 52 m above the sea level. Over 70,000 people were stuck in various regions because of damaged or blocked roads. Kedarnath temples foundation, walls are weak since floods. Kedarnath flood disaster wikipedia october 29, 2018 jarwato disaster disaster management a nation s litmus test indian defence uttarakhand flood 2016 all details information do you think the reason for uttarakhand floods was heavy rainfall causes flood in uttarakhand 9 killed and the 2016 kashmir floods vs uttarakhand did. Of the 1 private lodges, houses and shops that were. Pdf a disaster may strike any given destination without warning, this being one. The continuous and heavy rains in uttarakhand since 14th june 20 resulted in the increase of water level in the two major rivers i. For example, kedarnath valley has hundreds of such hotels that were vulnerable to these natural calamities.

The exact reason for the flash floods was the breaking of the kedar dome that led to the rupture of charbari lake, less than 6 km from the shrine after a cloud burst. Most of the path was 1012 ft wide dirt road but in some places it was a narrow 5 ft ledge with 2000 ft drop on one side. The india disaster report 20 documents the major disasters of the year with focus on. The temple is located in the kedar valley below the chorabari glacier, which is the source of the river mandakini. So, when flash floods struck the valley, many of these hotels got swept away and so did the people staying in them bisht, 20.

Pilgrimage centres in the region, including gangotri, yamunotri, kedarnath and. Performance of ncmrwf forecast models in t predicting the. Rapid melting of snowice and heavy rainfall has resulted in the formation and expansion of morainedammed lakes, creating a potential danger from dammed lake outburst floods1. An image showing the kedarnath temple amid damaged surroundings by flood waters at rudraprayag in uttarakhand.

Earth observation techniques have provided information. The kedarnath temple is one of the few structures in the garhwal region of uttarakhand to have escaped relatively unscathed in the recent floods. Other disasters like building collapse and stampede have also been covered besides the biological disaster japanese encephalitis. In june 20, a multiday cloudburst centered on the north indian state of uttarakhand caused. Methodology and data sources our approach integrates i a local reconstruction of the hydrometeorological conditions rainfall, temperature, snowmelt which preceded the kedarnath disaster, with ii a broader gisbased topographic assessment of glacial lake watershed. Kedarnath or kedarnath main and kedarnath dome or kedar dome are two mountains in the gangotri group of peaks in the western garhwal himalayas. During 1517 june 20, hell broke loose in the adobe of gods. On 5 years of kedarnath floods, a ground report on what locals have to say. Reuters the cag has pulled up the uttarakhand government for unsatisfactory implementation of reconstruction of infrastructure post the 20 disaster which left a trail of death and devastation in the state.

Kedarnath musk deer sanctuary and beautiful natural lake devaria tal in midhimalayan range. What led to kedarnath disaster book extract following the devastation, many questions were raised about unethical practices of hydroelectric power companies. E is situated within a kilometre of the termini of the chorabari and companion glaciers in the indian himalaya. Jun 20, 20 kedarnath is located on the main ridge that lies south of the gangotri glacier, while kedarnath dome, a subpeak of the main peak, lies on a spur projecting towards the glacier, two kilometres northwest of kedarnath. Flooding in uttrakhand from 15 to 18 june 20, indian state of uttrakhand and adjoining area received heavy rainfall, which was about 375 percent more than. June 20 uttarakhand floods in kedarnath lies between. Kedarnath temple survives flash floods india real time wsj. Chorabari lake, led to flooding at the kedarnath shrine and the adjacent areas of rambara, agastyamuni, tilwara, and guptkashi. Now, pilgrims start from soneprayag and the total trek is 22 kilometres.

Get the monthly weather forecast for kedarnath, uttarakhand, india, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. Jun 19, 20 the killer floods triggered by torrential rain in uttarakhand have damaged a portion of the famous kedarnath temple but authorities said there have been no reports of damage to the structure itself. The trek to kedarnath was a good 16 km walk one way from 3000 ft elevation of gaurikund the base camp where one reached by bus to nearly 12,000 ft of kedarnath. Performance audit report of comptroller and auditor. At kedarnath temple, one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in india, the waters created havoc, killing priests and pilgrims alike. The heavy rains resulted in large flash floods and massive landslides. Performance of ncmrwf forecast models in predicting the uttarakhand heavy rainfall event during 17 18 june 20 anumeha dube, raghavendra ashrit, amit ashish, kuldeep sharma, g. The india disaster report 20 documents the major disasters of the year with focus on the uttarakhand flash floods and the cyclone phailin. The flash floods in the mountain state of uttarakhand had a profound effect on both the people living there and the health system in the district rudraprayag. For example, kedarnath valley has hundreds of such hotels that were. Here are some revealing facts regarding the kedarnath deception, facts which were not known so far will be revealed in this video. Kedarnath temple is believed to be the seat of lord shiva, the hindu god of destruction. The extreme rainfall event during june 20 in the western himalayas caused widespread flash floods, which triggered landslides, a lakeoutburst, and debris flow.

Flash floods had struck kedarnath valley and several other parts of the uttarakhand on june 16 and 17 in 20 leaving. Overview of june 20 flood and landslides with focus on. Char dham trip nimbkar agricultural research institute. This flood wave translated with a shooting velocity of about 10 ms, resulting complete devastation of kedarnath, rambara and other locations. The flash floods triggered by very heavy rainfall and cloudburst in uttarakhand on 1617 june 20, affected 12 out of the districts in uttarakhand.

It is a 10 km journey to kedarnath, which, earlier, was only six km. Kedarnath flood disaster wikipedia images all disaster. Kedarnath, uttarakhand, india monthly weather accuweather. Oct 25, 20 badrinath temple kedarnath temple gangotri temple yamonotri temple 5. Get the 15 days forecast for kedarnath along with current weather situation. An outburst flood from a lake 3,845 m formed by right lateral moraine of the former caused severe damage to the village on 17 june 20. Kedarnath temple in uttarakhand survives glacier, floods. While kedarnath is the highest peak on the south side of the gangotri glacier, and kedarnath dome is the third highest. The badrinathkedarnath temple administration committee receives. There is a small pillared hall in front of the temple, that has images of parvathi and of the five pandava princes. The uttarakhand government announced that due to the extensive damage to the infrastructure, the temple will be temporarily closed to regular pilgrims and tourists for a year. I had a lodge in gaurikund, which was also destroyed. The chorabari lake outburst flood was about 1200 cumec, which caused sudden rise is waterlevel by about 5 m near kedarnath and 6 m near rambara.

The temple is one of the char chota dhams four minor places of pilgrimage and is dedicated to lord shiva. We determined various physical parameters of the lake from three digital elevation. The resulting devastation has killed over 500 and over 73000 people are trapped at various places because of damaged or blocked roads. We determined various physical parameters of the lake from three digital elevation datasets. Oct 29, 2018 kedarnath flood disaster wikipedia october 29, 2018 jarwato disaster disaster management a nation s litmus test indian defence uttarakhand flood 2016 all details information do you think the reason for uttarakhand floods was heavy rainfall causes flood in uttarakhand 9 killed and the 2016 kashmir floods vs uttarakhand did. Study the 20 flood damages and risk assessment in kedarnath. Case study on kedarnath flood about in 150160 words ask for details.