BUSINESS
Environment-development conundrum in the Himalayas
There is a need for a multi-disciplinary expert committee to review all projects before the implementation stage. The attempt should be to minimise damage to life and property
BUSINESS
The hills need strategies to mitigate the risk of a disaster
Several districts of Uttrakhand are disaster-prone. And, it is not just due to climate change. Mining, tree-felling and wrong techniques employed for road expansion are causing landslides and land subsidence
BUSINESS
The Joshimath crisis – have we learnt any lessons?
To save Himalayan towns from further deterioration, and future disasters, the focus needs to be on sustainable development and not aggressive unplanned development
