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India Initiates
Measures to
Tackle Floods
From Glacial Lake
Outbursts in
Himalayas
Several Indian states are
vulnerable to glacial lake
outbursts as there are
9,575 glaciers in the
Himalayan region
contiguous to the country.
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
September 30, 2022
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Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Rajeev Bhattacharyya is a senior
journalist in Assam in India’s
northeast.
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