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Landslides: Union Cabinet Secy reviews situation in U’khand
Taking cognizance of media reports about road closure due to landslide and suspension of Char Dham yatra due to weather alert, the Union Cabinet Secretary, Ajeet Sethi, reviewed the condition of Uttarakhand through video conferencing on Thursday. During the meeting, the State Government has sought two MI helicopter for next …
Red alert as rivers flow close to danger mark in U'khand
With rains lashing most parts of the higher reaches of the state, the rivers in Uttarakhand are flowing close to the danger mark, prompting the government to put the state's disaster response force on high alert. The MeT department in Dehradun has also predicted heavy rainfall in the state over …
IIM-K, ICSSR undertake study on U’khand’s disaster-prone regions
The mountainous regions of Uttarakhand are disaster-prone and have lacked development as compared to the plain regions. Except the State, civil society and the media have vital roles to play as far as this issue is concerned. Considering this, the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (IIM Kashipur) has commenced work …
Priests worried over threat to Gangotri, Yamunotri temples
Away from all the attention being focused on the temple towns of Kedarnath and Badrinath, temples at Yamunotri and Gangotri, which compete the ‘char dham’ pilgrimage, are facing a serious risk. The temple committee and priests say a disaster waiting to happen. Cracks have appeared on Kalindi Parvat just above …
Solar panels light up Rudraprayag villages
Ten disaster-affected villages of Rudraprayag district are not dependent on the erratic power supplies of the State electricity department now, the streets of these villages are being lighted up by solar panel systems. These panels were installed in these villages by the HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company as part of …
The Ganga needs water, not money
Way back in 1986, Rajiv Gandhi launched the Ganga Action Plan. But years later, after much water (sewage) and money have flowed down the river, it is as bad as it could get. Why are we failing, and what needs to be done differently to clean this and many other …
Centre approves Rs. 7,346 crore compensation package for Uttarakhand
An additional allocation of Rs. 100 crore was also made The Cabinet Committee on Uttarakhand (CCU) approved a package of Rs. 7,346 crore for the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. The CCU, which was formed under the Uttarakhand Reconstruction and Rehabilitation plan, held a meeting in New Delhi on Monday under the Chairmanship …
The impact of torrential rainfall in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India during June, 2013
Sometime due to major accident and leakage the situation become worst for the nearby peoples. Kedarnath is a town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath Temple located at the latitude of 30.73 and the longitude of 79.06. This region is seismically and …
Construction banned near U’khand rivers
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand high court on Monday banned all construction activity within 200 metres of all rivers in the state — including the Ganga and its tributaries such as the Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, Pindar, Kali and Gouri — with immediate effect. In 2000 the Uttar Pradesh government had allowed various …
Order of the National Green Tribunal on the ecological disaster that occurred in Uttarakhand and the reasons dated 26/08/2013
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid Committee, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/08/2013 regarding ecological and environmental disaster that occurred in the State of Uttarakhand and massive constructions and projects raised on the various hills of the …