Invitation from
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The recent catastrophe due to massive flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand Himalayas caused severe damage to land, life and livelihoods
Ongoing work
- Volunteers came forward to provide immediate relief to stranded communities
- Friends and coworkers joined hands in this process
- Talked to local communities to understand what needs to be done to bring peace and harmony back
Highlights of the community response
- Catastrophe seen as a warning signal from nature
- Can use this crises as an opportunity to make a paradigm shift
- Increased pace of blasting for various construction activities has activated landslides
- A need to revert back to traditional housing system that goes with the rhythm of the mountains and are constructed with locally available materials
- Massive soil erosion and destruction of farm lands caused by landslides is a major threat and challenge for the locals life and livelihoods
- The biggest priority is to find out ways and means to stop the increasing landslides while putting a break on the highly mechanized developmental activities
Suggestions & recommendations received from the community
- Study and find out the reasons for increased landslides
- Reclaim and save farm lands from destruction by the increasing landslides
- Understand and find out ways for stopping landslides and soil erosion in the mountains.
- Revive and rejuvenate the springs affected due to excessive human intervention and landslides
- Look in to the traditional practices of house construction using locally available construction materials, follow the traditional wisdom of identifying stable spots where construction can take place
What you can do
Please send in your added comments and invaluable suggestions for developing a positive direction for this action program.
Contact Details
You can write to
Himalaya Seva Sangh
15-Rajghat Colony, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Complex, Rajghat
New Delhi-110002
himalayasevasangh@gmail.com
15-Rajghat Colony, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Complex, Rajghat
New Delhi-110002
himalayasevasangh@gmail.com
HIMCON
Village & Post-Sabli-249199
Tehri Garhwal
Uttarakhand
himconindia@gmail.com
Village & Post-Sabli-249199
Tehri Garhwal
Uttarakhand
himconindia@gmail.com
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