After the Rasuwa tragedy in Nepal on August 26, 2026, the fear of ‘cascading hazards’ looms across the Himalayas, not least the western part of the range in Uttarakhand. The Niti Valley is located not far from the course of the Dhauliganga river, which witnessed something similar to Raswua in 2021.  Photo: Vikas Choudhary/CSE
Natural Disasters

This area witnessed the Dhauliganga disaster. After Nepal, the stakes have only become higher

The Niti Valley rises high above the Dhauliganga river in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, near the border with China

Vikas Choudhary
After the Rasuwa tragedy in Nepal on August 26, 2026, the fear of ‘cascading hazards’ looms across the Himalayas, not least the western part of the range in Uttarakhand. The Niti Valley is located not far from the course of the Dhauliganga river, which witnessed something similar to Raswua in 2021.