Development is mandatory but certainly not on the cost of life and property. (Photo source: IE) By Nakul Tarun, When the whole country was enjoying Sunday off on 7 Feb from work District Chamoli of Uttarakhand seen an unexpected flash flood. After a week today, a rescuer found 12 more bodies from the site of … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Centre to respond to the “allegations” of the Chairman of committee on Chardham project linking broadening of the road to the recent flash floods on Dhauliganga river, which damaged Tapovan hydro project in Uttarakahnd. Attorney General K K Venugopal told the apex court that he would … Read more
NEW DELHI: Flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli have increased turbidity of raw water fetched by Delhi from Upper Ganga Canal to “unprecedented levels” which is likely to hit water supply in many parts of the national capital, DJB vice chairman Raghav Chadha said on Sunday. In a series of tweets, Chadha said the Sonia Vihar … Read more
New Delhi: Rising temperatures in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) are leading to a rapid increase in the number and area of glacial lakes and have the potential to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, two soon-to-be published studies have warned. The highest threat from glacial lake outburst floods is … Read more