Himalaya (Region)

Participatory development needed for eco-sensitive Himalayan region
A comprehensive review of the many development projects in the planning and early implementation stages needs to be done Posted on 31 Jan, 2023 02:38 PM

The residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand are coming out in protest. Land subsidence in the region has put their lives, houses, and town at risk and impacted the surrounding land. As part of the relief efforts, at-risk families are being shifted to temporary relief centres, and work is underway on building transition centres, where they can stay till a long-term solution can be worked out.

Need to declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone (Image: Bibek Raj Pandeya, Wikimedia Commons)
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