Read more about Uttarakhand disaster was caused by massive rock and ice avalanche: Study on Business Standard. February 7 disaster in Chamoli district, that resulted in over 200 dead or missing, was result of an avalanche that dropped about 27 mn cubic metres of rock and glacier ice from nearby Ronti Peak
New Delhi, June 11
The February 7 disaster in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, that resulted in over 200 dead or missing, was the result of an avalanche that dropped about 27 million cubic metres
The region experienced a humanitarian tragedy on February 7 this year, when a wall of debris and water barrelled down the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys.