Uttarkashi, Aug. 8 -- The Indian space agency has reported large-scale damage in Dharali village, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, following the August 5 flash floods, with satellite images showing fan-shaped deposits of sediments and debris, and partial or complete destruction of several buildings.
The scientific assessment, conducted jointly by ISRO and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) using very high-resolution images from the Cartosat-2S satellite, compared post-event data from August 7, with pre-event cloud-free imagery from June 13, 2024.
The analysis revealed a 20-hectare fan-shaped deposit at the confluence of the Kheer Gad and Bhagirathi rivers. Several structures in the flood-hit zone were either submerged, swept away...