The Blue or Wild Rivers - Havoc in the Hills
The Blue or Wild Rivers - Havoc in the Hills Himachal Pradesh This monsoon the hill state of Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing multiple disasters ranging from flash floods to cloudbursts and massive landslides, with extensive damage to property and loss of life apart from narrow escapes. These disasters are both natural and unnatural in that they are caused by heedless human activity. Why are the hills being killed, and what can be done to stop the slaughter? It is well known by now that riverbed encroachments that block the passage of water, massive tree-felling in the name of broadening...
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