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#UttarakhandForestFire
While forest fires in Uttarakhand aren't making much news anymore, here are photographs of Nainital I clicked today.
So far, across Uttarakhand, 1044+ hectares gutted in these fires.

CHENAB valley in Kashmir sinking in 3 dists of Doda, Ramban & Kistwar. Besides several mega hydro projects, big road/railways joining Jammu-Srinagar pass here wth multiple tunnels. It's also a seismic zone. But these major interventions done without any disaster risk assessment.

BIG STORY
VOTER BURNOUT: IS INDIA’S GENERAL ELECTION PROCESS SEEING ITS LAST SUMMER?

The ECI’s heat task force consists of the officials from ECI, IMD, NDMA and Union health ministry. The task force will review the impact of the heatwave and humidity before each polling day and…

#UttarakhandForestFire
Reposting this from 2021 when forest guards were operating with very basic equipment and no protective gear. Three years later, not much has changed.

#UttarakhandFire continues to spread. This is Sunday morning satellite image that shows impact of forest fire in the Himalayan state.

An analysis of the recently uploaded State Expert Committee appointed as per the 202/96 Godavarman order to identify (& thereby protect) unclassed/deemed #forest shows that 'NO state has provided verifiable data on the identification, status, and location of unclassed Forests in…

The way misinformation about forest fires spread yesterday, I began to doubt if I was residing in the same town ( #Nainital ) that the media was writing about.
SUGGESTION for journalists: Please talk to required sources rather than relying solely on news agencies for information.

Two maps depict the state of affairs in the hot and dry Indian peninsula !!!

Map-R is the screenshot from Bhuvan's satellite image showing active #ForestFires across India.
Map-L is self-explanatory.

And yes, #Uttarakhand does have a major problem at hand.

ISRO's latest findings show over 2400 glacial lakes in the Himalayas are growing! 🏔️

In this visual post, we break down what this analysis tells us and why it is alarming for the Himalayan region at large.

Do let us know what you think!

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An article where the author describes Kalimpong as a place where religiously and culturally diverse Himalayans coexist. But, this might be changing...
Author asks: Is this what mainland India fears--the co-existence of different communities?

Something to ponder, dear Himalayans.

Centre likely to grant a fresh #environmentclearance for #phatabyunghydroproj in #Uttarakhand . This proj was nearly washed away in 2013 floods, Ravi Chopra committee set up by Centre said this proj aggravated #2013Uttarakhandfloods

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More than usual heavy rains, possibly a cloudburst, preceded the GLOF event in South Lhonak lake, Sikkim govt tells NGT, on basis of satellite-based analysis by North East Space Application Centre (NESAC). 1/2

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Flash floods cause extensive damage to property in Kupwara m.greaterkashmir.com/article/flash-…

A good explainer by Kavita Upadhyay on Ladakh's ecology and the ongoing demands. Do read.

In Nov'23 I interviewed diverse affected residents of #Himachal 's capital to understand their perspectives & issues on recent landslide disasters. People's voices uncovered layers of truth hidden beneath colonial overburden. I write for Question Of Cities
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