UTTARAKHAND: WHAT CAUSED THE DISASTER (Excerpt) "Extreme rains - TopicsExpress



          

UTTARAKHAND: WHAT CAUSED THE DISASTER (Excerpt) "Extreme rains have wreaked havoc in the region, with the tenuousness of the Himalayan soil stability resulting in killer landslides. But environmentalists, like the CSE’s Sunita Narain, claim that man-made factors have added to the tragedy. The widespread and almost unregulated expansion of giant hyder-electric projects in the region, the incessant construction of roads to serve the burgeoning tourist population, and the adverse effect on the fragile ecosystem in the region due to growing human presence and pollution are the major causes for the devastation that Uttarakhand has been subjected to."
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:23:21 +0000

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