Consider the following statements: 1. The National GLOF Risk Management Programme was developed in response to the 2021 Chamoli disaster 2. The 2023 South Lhonak Lake breach occurred in the state of Sikkim 3. The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is warming slower than the global average How many of the above statements are correct?

Environment · 29 Aug 2026

Glacial Lake Outburst Flood GLOF

Consider the following statements:

The National GLOF Risk Management Programme was developed in response to the 2021 Chamoli disaster
The 2023 South Lhonak Lake breach occurred in the state of Sikkim
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is warming slower than the global average

AOnly one

BOnly two

CAll three

DNone

This question is based on: USGS Called It an Earthquake. It Was a Glacier Collapsing.

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Why in news

A flash flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi valley was first attributed by the USGS to a 4.4-magnitude earthquake, then reattributed to a 5.2-magnitude-equivalent hanging glacier collapse - a hazard type India's existing GLOF monitoring architecture is not calibrated to detect.

Why for UPSC

UPSC regularly tests whether a disaster-management programme's design actually matches the hazard it now faces - here, a lake-breach-focused programme confronting a hanging-glacier-collapse event it wasn't built for.

Prelims summary

India's National GLOF Risk Management Programme followed the 2021 Chamoli disaster and mirrors the 2023 South Lhonak Lake breach in Sikkim. The Hindu Kush Himalaya is warming faster than the global average, weakening slope stability in deglaciated terrain.

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