{"id":126861,"date":"2026-09-30T13:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126861"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:58:33","slug":"vasundhara-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vasundhara-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Vasundhara Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vasundhara Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Uttarakhand state is installing the first early-warning system at Vasundhara Tal in Chamoli to monitor it in real time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vasundhara Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a high-altitude <\/span><b>glacial lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in Chamoli <\/span><b>district of Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated at an elevation of about 4,795 meters in the <\/span><b>Raikana valley.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as an originating <\/span><b>source for the Dhauliganga River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a vital tributary of the Alaknanda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake sits at the snout of the <\/span><b>Raikana Glacier which is the primary source of this lake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>classified as Category A,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the highest-risk category lake by the <\/span><b>National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What will the Vasundhara System Monitor?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system will track <\/span><b>water level, weather<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>snow conditions, water flow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and movement around the lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Components and Working<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>A water-level sensor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will monitor fluctuations and abnormal changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>An automatic weather station<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will record temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure and light intensity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Snow-depth and sub-surface temperature sensors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will monitor changes in snow conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Tilt and accelerometer sensors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will detect movement and vibrations at selected locations, while a water-flow sensor will monitor changes in discharge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The equipment will be <\/span><b>powered through a solar-energy system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and data will be transmitted by satellite because conventional mobile networks are unavailable in the remote high-altitude region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>A data logger and monitoring dashboard will<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> record the readings and generate alerts when predetermined thresholds are crossed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/uttarakhands-first-glacial-lake-early-warning-system-10899840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vasundhara Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. 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