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Rudraprayag: An avalanche occurred with a loud noise in the snowy area four kilometers above Kedarnath ( Kedarnath) on Sunday morning. An official gave this information. The official said that this avalanche occurred at 5:06 am in the upper area of Gandhi Sarovar in Chaurabari glacier below the snow-covered Meru-Sumeru mountain range located at the upper end of Kedarnath valley.
No news of any major damage
Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said that there has been no loss of life or property due to the avalanche that occurred in the morning in Chaurabari glacier and the entire area including Kedarnath is safe. Avalanche is a common natural phenomenon in this area. Devotees who went to visit Kedarnath temple in the morning also saw this incident and many also captured it on their mobile. The video of the incident is becoming quite viral on social media.
In the video, a huge cloud of snow is seen sliding down with great speed due to the avalanche above the Chorabari glacier and Gandhi Sarovar, which got engulfed in a deep ravine. During this, there was curiosity among the pilgrims and other people present in the temple and other areas. Gopal Singh Rauthan, an employee of Garhwal Mandal Development Corporation present in the Dham, told reporters, ‘People were very curious to see this natural phenomenon for about five minutes.’
He told that on June 8 also there was an avalanche in the Chorabari glacier. There was an avalanche here three times in September and October 2022 as well. At the same time, in May and June 2023, five avalanche incidents were recorded in the Companion Glacier adjoining Chorabari. At that time, scientists from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology had taken stock of the entire situation by conducting terrestrial and aerial surveys of the area. The scientific team had then described these incidents as normal in the Himalayan region, but they had stressed on further improving security in the Kedarnath temple area.
