‘Saw glacier sliding down’: 2nd avalanche in 2 months in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli

An avalanche was reported in an area close to the Niti valley in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials, who were on their way to the spot, said that they had received information that a part of a glacier had collapsed ahead of Sumna Chowk near Malari in the Niti Valley, reported PTI.

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The BRO officials said that heavy snowfall has made it difficult for them to establish contact and the glacier slid down to an area where laborers were engaged in a road construction work.

A BRO team was rushed to the spot but there was no clue on the damage
caused, he said.

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Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat tweeted about the incident, saying an
alert had been issued and that he was in constant touch with the BRO and the district
administration for updates.

Nearly 80 people were killed in a glacier burst in Chamoli in February.