Rini, Uttarakhand

Rini (Garhwali : Raini [1][2] and Reni[3][4]) is a village in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, north India.

Traffic connection is via the Joshimath-Malari Road,[5] next localities are Tapovan to the west and Lata to the east.

[7][8][9] The flood supposedly emerged from or near Nanda Devi glacier and ran downstream the Rishi Ganga gorge, destroying the Rishi Ganga Dam and power plant, before hitting the village.

[10][11] A report by the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Initiative subsequently advised for the village to be rehabilitated due to "serious slope stability problems".

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1955 map showing the name Reni .