Rocks vandalised again
Despite the widely publicised Supreme Court action against corporate defacement of rare rocks in the Manali and Rohtang Pass areas of Himachal Pradesh, the message has not gone round, it seems. When
Despite the widely publicised Supreme Court action against corporate defacement of rare rocks in the Manali and Rohtang Pass areas of Himachal Pradesh, the message has not gone round, it seems. When
When the Rohtang pass opens to the public next week, the casual traveller will be granted a simple pleasure denied for years: Click a picture of the scenic Beas and the snowy Himalayas, with unspoilt
Higher parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed unseasonal snowfall on Tuesday while several other parts of the State received heavy rain as the monsoon remained active in the region. Lahaul and Spiti districts received snowfall during the month of September after 21 years, while Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), the sprawling Dhauladhar ranges in Kangra, Sarchu, Kunzam, Baralacha and Chansel passes also got snowfall.
Kullu: Eight people crossing the Rohtang Pass on foot were killed on Friday when they were hit by a snow storm. Officials said they were labourers from Bihar who didn
The ice mass on high Himalayan mountain pass Rohtang, overlooking this tourist resort in Himachal Pradesh, is reducing rapidly due to air pollution and in the next 20 to 25 years it may vanish altogether,
<p> Neighbouring Manali Witnesses Similar Meltdown, Experts Blame Global Warming</p> <p> Manali: Within two months of record snowfall on Rohtang pass, almost all the snow has melted.</p> <p>
After the in-principle approval of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to the Himachal Pradesh proposal on the railway line to Leh via Manali and 13,051-foot-high Rohtang Pass, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Tuesday offered to the Centre to undertake the entire land acquisition and rehabilitation process along 400-km Himachal stretch and get a pre-feasibility report on the project prepared by November 30.
Coke and Pepsi advertisements painted on rocks along the 56-kilometre stretch from Manali to Rohtang Pass will not be scraped for a little while longer. Instead, a sheet of ice will cover the
Taking congnisance of the report published in The Indian Express highlighting illegal stone quarrying and mining in the Beas river near the Rohtang Pass, the State Environmental Protection and
Close on the heels of the Supreme Court verdict directing the cola majors and ten other companies to pay fines for advertising their products on the rocks of the Rohtang Pass to woo customers,
Anywhere else in the civilised world, this is a punishable crime, damaging invaluable fragile, geological formations. But this is the Manali-Rohtang Pass. So when your have the sky hanging a
The Supreme Court today imposed a penalty of Rs 2 lakh each on Pepsi and Coca Cola and Rs 1 lakh each on ten other organisation s for repairing the environmental damage caused to the Rohtang Pass and
Monday's Supreme Court order slapping a Rs 5 crore fine on companies for defacing rocks on the Manali-Rohtang Pass is remarkable for two reasons: one, this was judicial activism at its speediest best
In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court has fined the Himachal Pradesh Government Rs 1 crore and companies, including the two cola giants, Rs 4 crore for defacing rocks on the Manali-Rohtang pass
HAPHAZARD quarrying and mining on the bed of the Beas river and its tributaries is threatening the ecology of the Kullu valley. The river has been changing its course since 1995, causing damage to