Chennai, Aug. 7 -- Suhora Technologies, an Earth observation and space data analytics company today categorically said the flash flood in the Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand is not due to any glacial burst.
Ruling out the theory of glacial burst, Suhora Technologies took help of satellite images and data analytics and said the flood is due to a cloud burst.
Suhora Technologies examined data from the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) and also its own comprehensive glacial lake inventory along with cross-checking through high-resolution optical imagery to verify that there are no glacial lakes present upstream of Dharali village, thereby ruling out a glacial burst as the cause of the flash floods.
The company conducted the analysis us...