Uttarakhand Avalanche warning issued for 24 hours in Chamoli district orange alert snowfall WEATHER drdo rescue – India TV
Image Source : PTI (FILE) An area near Badrinath Dham is blanketed in snow following fresh snowfall in Chamoli district. Uttarakhand: The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), today (December 29) issued an orange alert for an avalanche at an altitude of over 3,000 metres in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district over the next 24 hours. The alert is for a period of 24 hours from 5:00 pm on Sunday (December 29) to 5:00 pm on Monday (December 30). Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority Joint Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Obaidullah Ansari wrote to the district magistrate of Chamoli and drew his attention to the DGRE’s orange alert (level 3) for the area. He asked him to take appropriate safety and precautionary measures in view of the alert. All officials concerned should be in alert mode, he said in a communication to the district magistrate. The areas located above 2,500 metres in Chamoli district have witnessed a spell of heavy snowfall over the past few days while the lower areas …


