Rishiganga or Rishi Ganga is a river in the Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. It springs from the Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier on the Nanda Devi mountain. It is also fed from the Dakshini Nanda Devi Glacier. Continuing through the Nanda Devi National Park, it flows into the Dhauliganga River near the village Rini.
2021 glacial outburst flood
Starting approximately 10:45 a.m. IST on 7 February 2021, a flooding disaster occurred all along the river and its gorge following a landslide, avalanche or glacial lake outburst flood.
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photograph from the Shipton–Tilman Nanda Devi expeditions
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The Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys in the Himalayas.