After conducting an aerial recce and collecting evidence from Raini village, the Defence Geo Informatics Research Establishment has submitted an initial report on the Chamoli glacier burst that said that a complete ice sheet hanging on the mountain fell and along with it a lot of landmass came into the river valley and moved towards the downstream.

Lokesh Kr Sinha, director, Defence Geo Informatics Research Establishment, a Defence Research Development Organisation lab which focuses on researching terrain and avalanches, said that an initial report of the incident has been sent to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.