After environmentalists, the nature’s fury has also not spared the hydropower projects in Uttarakhand. The damage caused by the June 16-17 deluge on hydropower projects in Uttarakhand may be worse than what was previously reported. From JP Group’s 400 MW Vishnuprayag project on Alaknanda river to NHPC’s 280 MW Dhauliganga project, scores of the operational … Read more
They used their hands and minds, limited manual technology on death-wish edges and thresholds, their physical bodies, their willpower and compassion, and their trained, hardened skills to save tens of thousands of marooned pilgrims in the most remote terrain of the high Himalaya. The Indian Army, Indian Air Force pilots, and paramilitary forces like the … Read more
I recognize her and saw her by chance Though not very sure at the first glance Took a chance by halting and going back Yes she was the sister seen after years back We are all busy these days and have made plans Me going here and there without definite plans She teaches economics, me … Read more
Not much done on Pre-Disaster Management in India. Had we learnt from foreign countries on how to tackle disaster, the massive destruction in Uttarakhand could have been reduced considerable. We have not done much work on Pre-Disaster Management as done in many foreign countries. विदेशों से सीखते तो नहीं होती यह तबाही कात्यायनी उप्रेती बादल फटना… … Read more
The census of 2001 has once again brought into focus the issue of Gender equity in India. The problem that has come into sharp notice is the girl child and their declining numbers. While the alarm bells were ringing for some of the relatively prosperous states such as Punjab and Haryana, the other northern states … Read more
My Granny was a very religious person. However, ever since my Childhood I had my reservations in the ways she practiced religion. Of course she was a great Granny to me but certain things did disturb my innocent and immature mind when I was with her during my holidays. I always found it very strange … Read more
Eco-Sensitive zone The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, issued a notification recently declaring 41 km area on either side of the Bhagirathi river in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand state, as eco-sensitive zone India. The notification has declared a vast stretch of land from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi town on either side of the … Read more
Since the formation of the state and seeing the status of its development, the hills will soon see many ghost villages. The 2011 census figures of the state have already shown the demographic shift from the hills to the plains/Terai regions. The population density has increased many folds in the plain/Terai areas of the state … Read more