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Gangotri Dham Flood Crisis: Bhagirathi River's Rising Water Threatens Sacred Sites | Ground Report
In this urgent update, we cover the escalating crisis at Gangotri Dham as the Bhagirathi River's rising water levels create panic..
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Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi – the origin of the river Ganges. The town is located on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft). According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.
In this urgent update, we cover the escalating crisis at Gangotri Dham as the Bhagirathi River's rising water levels create panic..