
Sumit Mahar #NoMoreDirtyHydro
@sumitmahar
Photographer || Himalayan rivers, forests, land, environment & human rights ||
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While media discusses the reasons behind the recurrent #disasters in the #Himalaya, this too will fade when monsoons are over. Will the attention ever be on the lives of the people in the aftermath? Manshi Asher foregrounds qs of #justice in the #responses to the ongoing crisis!

Brilliant analysis by Manshi Asher on how the Supreme Court has failed the environment. ....When real opportunities arise, the courts often defer to ‘national security and developmental imperatives’ or procedural technicalities.


Latest: Himachal Pradesh should dread a Uttarakhand-like dredging policy. #Thread In Aug, Himachal’s CM reached out to our envt minister seeking exemption from forest clearance for flood rehabilitation and dredging in riverbeds for flood control. india.mongabay.com/2025/09/himach… 1/11








Press conference held in New Delhi under the banner People for Himalaya to call for immediate release of activist Sonam Wangchuk, arrested in connection with Ladakh violence. Photos: Ankit Roy photojournalist #ThePrintPictures


We stand in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk and other Ladakhis in their democratic and peaceful struggle. We support the demands of the Ladakhis. #LadakhSolidarity #FreeSonamWangchuck






We are not asking for favours. We are demanding constitutional safeguards to protect Ladakh’s fragile ecology & indigenous rights. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck PMO India Dr Jitendra Singh Office of LG J&K Amit Shah

Statehood demand isn’t about “boosting MP seats”. It’s about survival: – Melting glaciers – Loss of tribal land rights – Rising unemployment Without statehood & 6th Schedule, Ladakhis remain voiceless. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck PMO India UN Human Rights Human Rights Watch
