Cong demands thorough audit of all projects in Himalayan region
The development assumes significance in the wake of Silkyara tunnel collapse.
The development assumes significance in the wake of Silkyara tunnel collapse.
Nestled amidst the towering peaks of the Himalayas, Nepal has faced the relentless wrath of nature in the form of devastating earthquakes time and time again.
The birds fly thousands of miles to reach Bhitarakanika to escape the harsh winter in the Himalayan region. They would stay there for about four months before flying back to where they come from.
In the absence of such an approach, a complete survey of the likely impacts on flora and fauna is ignored.
Glacier melting is the major impact of global warming caused by climate change. The global land and ocean temperature is rising by 0.18 degree Celsius per decade since 1981.
What about ongoing and proposed constructions of many other mega dams and other high-risk projects in the Himalayan region?
In fact, this project was rejected by the officially constituted Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) on grounds of safety (as well as other adverse impacts) but was pushed nevertheless by powerful interests and finally cleared on the basis of manipulated evidence.
In many flood-affected areas, ponds and tanks which earlier absorbed a lot of flood water do not exist.
At a time that ecologists are re-emphasising the need to protect forests and trees, thousands of trees are being mercilessly…
Advocating a separate policy for hill states and districts in the country and pressuring both the state and the central…
