Dhauliganga (Garhwal)
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Overview
The Dhauliganga of Garhwal joins the Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag, the first of the Panch Prayag confluences. In 2021 it was hit by the Chamoli flood disaster.
It rises near the Niti pass and flows through Chamoli district.
Its tributary, the Rishiganga, was where the February 2021 rock-and-ice avalanche began, damaging the Rishiganga and Tapovan–Vishnugad hydro projects.
The valley is close to Nanda Devi National Park, and Reni village nearby is linked to the Chipko movement.
The river flows through a narrow gorge.
The valley has many hydropower projects.
The Niti valley is near the Tibet border.
The 2021 disaster led to calls for better risk studies.
Geography and key facts
- Joins the Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag
- Chamoli flood, 2021
- Ganga system, Uttarakhand
- Rises near Niti pass
- Rishiganga tributary
- Reni village (Chipko)
Why it matters for UPSC
Himalayan confluences and disasters come up in geography and disaster-management questions.
Note for UPSC
Joins the Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag; hit by the 2021 Chamoli flood.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q49On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Dhauliganga (Garhwal).
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Ganga
- Extent on map
- 30.5°–30.9°N, 79.6°–79.9°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2008
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.