Chamoli – आवारा मुसाफिर

12 species in full bloom at Valley of Flowers

June 2, 2022739 Views

Tourists were greeted by a floral landscape bathed in a splash of colours as the Valley of Flowers, a UNESCO world heritage site, nestled in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was opened for visitors on Wednesday. A total of 75 tourists including one foreigner visited the valley located at a height of over 10,000 feet on the opening day, Divisional Forest Officer Nanda Ballabh Joshi said. Flowers of 12 varieties are in full bloom these days in the valley spread over an area of 87.5 square km where 500 species of flowers grow between June-October, he said. The Valley of Flowers will remain open till October 31. Besides the flowers, visitors can also spot a variety of avian species and Himalayan herbs in the valley surrounded by snowclad peaks. However, visit...

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Portals of Hemkund Sahib open for devotees

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May 22, 2022792 Views

Portals of the one of the most revered Sikh shrines, Hemkund Sahib, opened in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday with a cap on the number of devotees that can visit the shrine daily. Located at a height of around 15,200 feet, Hemkund Sahib is linked to tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. A maximum number of 5,000 people can visit the shrine daily this year. The portals of the shrine opened at 10.30 am in the presence of Panj Pyaras . Earlier in the morning, the Guru Granth Sahib was brought to the gurdwara and the opening of shrine portals completed with the recitation of the Sukhmani Sahib. Along with the Sikh shrine, portals of the nearby Lokpal temple were also opened for devotees. Both shrines are situated near the Hemkund Sarovar in the middle of snow-capped mountain ranges...

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Rishiganga, Dhauliganga, Laxmanganga… tracing the Ganga’s intricate waterweb

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February 7, 20212023 Views1

Originating from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand, the Dhauli Ganga flows in a meandering course, which takes it through the Nanda Devi National Park. Known for its spectacularly beautiful route and white water rafting, the river turned into a deathly torrent on Sunday after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and collapsed into it. Ganges at Rishikesh Dhauli Ganga, which merges with Alaknanda, is one of the several tributaries of the Ganga, as the holy river flows down from the Himalayas and snakes its way through the plains. The tributaries intersect, flow into one another or meander away passing through several towns from five states. In Uttarakhand, the Ganga and its tributaries pass through important tourist places like Rishikesh, Hard...

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At least 125 missing after the glacier break in Chamoli, water rises again in night

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February 7, 2021407 Views

At 125 labourers working at the Rishiganga power project are missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday morning and damaged the Rishiganga dam on Alaknanda river. After the incident, experts have once again started questioning rampant construction of hydro-power projects on the various tributaries of Ganges in the region. The water level in the Dhauli Ganga river surged up once again on Sunday night under the impact of the glacial burst during the day, creating panic among people living in the area. The sudden surge in the water level in the Dhauli Ganga at around 8 pm prompted authorities to suspend rescue operations underway at a project site in the vicinity of the river for the time being. Rescue e...

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Part of Nanda Devi Glacier breaks, damages dam, floods rivers

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February 7, 2021583 Views

At least 150 workers are feared missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday morning and damaged the Rishiganga dam on Alaknanda river. More than 150 labourers working at the Rishiganga power project may have been directly affected, said State Disaster Response Force DIG Ridhim Aggarwal told news agency PTI. “Representatives of the power project have told me that they are not being able to contact around 150 of their workmen at the project site,” she said. Prayers for #Uttrakhand भगवान बद्रीविशाल कृपा ... pic.twitter.com/zDB2eBuHHT— Supriya Bhardwaj (@Supriya23bh) February 7, 2021 According to a SDRF official, a head constable from Joshimath informed the control room this morning that a glacie...

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पुष्पावती घाटी में पसरे फूल

UPENDRA SWAMI

August 6, 20202686 Views

उत्तराखंड में चारधाम यात्रा के साथ-साथ अब फूलों की घाटी भी राज्य के बाहर से आने वाले सैलानियों के लिए खोल दी गई है। यानी अब आप इस अनूठी जगह का आनंद ले सकते हैं। इसका यही सबसे उपयुक्त समय है। बस आपको पहले से तय कोविड-19 दिशानिर्देशों का पालन करना होगा जिसमें उत्तराखंड में प्रवेश करने से ठीक पहले के 72 घंटों के भीतर कराए गए कोविड-19 के आरटी-पीसीआर टेस्ट की नेगेटिव रिपोर्ट सबसे अहम है। तब तक हम आपको दिखला रहे हैं इस कुदरती करिश्मे की झलक। पुष्पावती नदी के दोनों तरफ फैली है फूलों की घाटी भारत में यूं तो कई प्राकृतिक घाटियां हैं जहां कुदरती तौर पर फूल खिलते हैं, और यह भी पूरे यकीन के साथ कहा जा सकता है कि मध्य व दक्षिण-मध्य भारत के पठार वाले इलाकों से लेकर सुदूर उत्तर-पूर्व में निचले हिमालय के पहाड़ों तक इन तमाम घाटियों की खूबसूरती एक से बढ़कर एक है। इनमें से कई तो ऐसी भी हैं जो भले ही स...