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{{Short description|Village in Uttarakhand, India}}
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[[File:Map India and Pakistan 1-250,000 Tile NH 44-6 Nanda Devi (cropped Shipton-Tilman).jpg|thumb|1955 map showing the name ''Reni''.]]
'''Rini''' ([[Garhwali language|Garhwali]] : '''Raini''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/chamoli-glacier-breaks-in-uttarakhands-raini-village-several-feared-dead/videoshow/80733165.cms|title=Shocking visuals: Glacier breaks in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, several feared dead | News - Times of India Videos|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/villagers-suspect-radioactive-device-behind-uttarakhands-chamoli-disaster/articleshow/80765995.cms|title=Uttarakhand flash floods: Villagers suspect radioactive device behind Uttarakhand's Chamoli disaster | Dehradun News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> and '''Reni'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uttarakhand-glacier-bursts-panic-and-memories-of-2013-floods-101612746112155.html|title=Uttarakhand glacier bursts: Panic and memories of 2013 floods|date=February 8, 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.thewire.in/environment/why-we-already-know-the-rishi-ganga-flood-was-a-sooner-or-later-event/|title=Why We Already Know the Rishi Ganga Flood Was a 'Sooner or Later' Event|first=C. P.|last=Rajendran|date=February 8, 2021}}</ref>) is a village in [[Chamoli district]] in [[Uttarakhand]], north [[India]]. Rini is located on the river banks at the [[confluence]] of [[Rishi Ganga]] and [[Dhauli Ganga]] rivers.

== Location ==
Rini is on the southern embankment of the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga [[gorge]], directly at the northwestern edge of [[Nanda Devi National Park]]. Traffic connection is via the Joshimath-Malari Road,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/683268038|title=Way: Joshimath-Malari Road (683268038)|website=OpenStreetMap}}</ref> next localities are Tapovan to the west and Lata to the east.

== History ==
The 1973 [[Chipko movement]] for forest conservation started in Rini.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-03|title=Known for Chipko, Raini village now unfit to stay in|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/uttarakhands-raini-village-declared-unstable-and-unsuitable-for-habitation-101627995151451.html|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

On 7 February 2021, Rini was severely struck during the [[2021 Uttarakhand flood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/uttarakhand-glacier-burst-flood-joshimath-alert-haridwar-rishikesh-live-updates-1766778-2021-02-07|title=Uttarakhand glacier burst: 10 dead; rise in water level halts rescue work at Tapovan tunnel|first1=Dilip Singh |last1=Rathore |first2=Jitendra Bahadur |last2=Singh|date=February 7, 2021|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/uttarakhand-glacier-burst-live-updates-flood-alert-in-haridwar-rishikesh-rescue-operations-underway/story/430539.html|title=Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Live Updates: 7 dead, 170 missing, confirms State Disaster Management|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/massive-flood-in-dhauliganga-river-in-uttarakhand-s-chamoli-residents-of-nearby-villages-to-be-evacuated-reports-ani-101612680316604.html|title=Glacial burst in Uttarakhands Chamoli leads to flash flood, alert sounded till Haridwar|date=February 7, 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/nandadevi-glacier-break-triggers-flash-floods-in-uttarakhands-chamoli-over-150-feared-dead-533771.html|title=Nandadevi Glacier Break Triggers Flash Floods In Uttarakhand's Chamoli; Over 150 Feared Dead|date=February 7, 2021|website=IndiaTimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/uttarakhand-glacier-breaks-in-chamoli-flood-alert-in-haridwar-rishikesh-2340276.html|title=Uttarakhand: Glacier breaks in Chamoli, flood alert in Haridwar, Rishikesh|date=February 7, 2021|website=Zee News}}</ref>

A report by the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Initiative subsequently advised for the village to be rehabilitated due to "serious slope stability problems".<ref name=":0" />

== Famous residents ==

* [[Gaura Devi]]<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
* [[Joshimath]], next largest city, downstream Dhauli Ganga
* [[Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant]]
* [[Dhauliganga Dam]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7833070518 Node: Reni (7833070518)]

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamoli district]]

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Rini, Uttarakhand - Revision history

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