Rini, Uttarakhand

Rini (alternative transliterations Raini and Reni) 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, next localities are Tapovan to the west and Lata to the east.
History.
On 7 February 2021, Rini was severely struck during the 2021 Uttarakhand flood. 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.