Raini is a village in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, north India. Rini is located on the river banks at the confluence of Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga rivers.
Rini
Raini, Reni | |
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city | |
Country | India |
State | Uttarakhand |
District | Chamoli |
Area codes | for multiple area codes |
Rini is on the southern embankment of the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga gorge, directly at the northwestern edge of Nanda Devi National Park. Traffic connection is via the Joshimath-Malari Road,[1] next localities are Tapovan to the west and Lata to the east.
The 1973 Chipko movement for forest conservation started in Rini.[2]
On 7 February 2021, Rini was severely struck during the 2021 Uttarakhand flood.[3][4][5] The flood supposedly emerged from or near Nanda Devi glacier and ran downstream the Rishi Ganga gorge, destroying the Rishi Ganga Dam and power plant, before hitting the village.[6][7]
A report by the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Initiative subsequently advised for the village to be rehabilitated due to "serious slope stability problems".[2]