<p>The SDRF on Tuesday said it is keeping a strict vigil around the Rishiganga river due to the formation of a lake five-six km above it after the recent glacial disaster in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, despite the water body posing no immediate threat.</p>.<p>Satellite pictures have recently confirmed the formation of the lake at a height of 14,000 feet in the catchment area of the Rishiganga, after which a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team was dispatched to the location to check the facts.</p>.<p>The team found that water is seeping from the lake in a natural way, reducing the chances of an outburst that can cause a fresh flood downstream.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/two-more-bodies-recovered-from-tapovan-tunnel-disaster-toll-rises-to-58-951757.html" target="_blank">Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, disaster toll rises to 58</a></strong></p>.<p>Still, the SDRF has deployed its men from the lake up to Raini and Tapovan to maintain a constant vigil, commandant of the force Navneet Bhullar, who led the team to the lake, said.</p>.<p>Besides, sensors have also been installed in the area under the early warning system to keep an eye on the flow of water in the Rishiganga and Dhauliganga rivers.</p>.<p>An eye is also being kept on the lake through satellites, Bhullar said.</p>.<p>On February 7, a flash flood triggered by a glacier burst in Chamoli killed a large number of people, besides demolishing a 13.2-MW hydel project in the Rishiganga, and caused extensive damage to the 520-MW Dhauliganga hydel project of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). </p>
<p>The SDRF on Tuesday said it is keeping a strict vigil around the Rishiganga river due to the formation of a lake five-six km above it after the recent glacial disaster in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, despite the water body posing no immediate threat.</p>.<p>Satellite pictures have recently confirmed the formation of the lake at a height of 14,000 feet in the catchment area of the Rishiganga, after which a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team was dispatched to the location to check the facts.</p>.<p>The team found that water is seeping from the lake in a natural way, reducing the chances of an outburst that can cause a fresh flood downstream.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/two-more-bodies-recovered-from-tapovan-tunnel-disaster-toll-rises-to-58-951757.html" target="_blank">Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, disaster toll rises to 58</a></strong></p>.<p>Still, the SDRF has deployed its men from the lake up to Raini and Tapovan to maintain a constant vigil, commandant of the force Navneet Bhullar, who led the team to the lake, said.</p>.<p>Besides, sensors have also been installed in the area under the early warning system to keep an eye on the flow of water in the Rishiganga and Dhauliganga rivers.</p>.<p>An eye is also being kept on the lake through satellites, Bhullar said.</p>.<p>On February 7, a flash flood triggered by a glacier burst in Chamoli killed a large number of people, besides demolishing a 13.2-MW hydel project in the Rishiganga, and caused extensive damage to the 520-MW Dhauliganga hydel project of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). </p>