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Rashme Sehgal
Who Can Tell What Voters of Uttarakhand Really Want?
14 Feb 2022
The Twitterati get a bad rap for being disconnected from ground-level discourses. But at least in one survey, they have risen to the occasion to speak about the needs of all.
Seema Sharma
Residents of Raini Village, Once Famous for Chipko Movement, Await Rehabilitation
06 Aug 2021
The village, recently ravaged by the Chamoli disaster earlier this year, is now considered too dangerous for its residents to live in.
PTI
Feb 7 Chamoli Disaster was Caused by Massive Rock and Ice Avalanche: Study
11 Jun 2021
Global team of 53 scientists used satellite imagery, seismic records, and eyewitness videos to conclude that the disaster was due to rock and glacier ice that melted on its descent, not by a lake or…
Seema Sharma
World Environment Day: Pre-Monsoon Rains Expose Threats to NTPC Barrage in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli
05 Jun 2021
Villagers, labourers live in fear, as they recall death of over 80 persons and more than 120 who went missing in the flash flood disaster that hit Chamoli in February this year.
Newsclick Report
Uttarakhand: Glacier Breaks Off in Chamoli, 8 Dead and 384 Rescued by Army
24 Apr 2021
Earlier in February, flash floods in Chamoli district had left at least 56 dead and several others were reported missing when a glacial burst took place in the Nanda Devi glacier leading to floods in…
Ayaskant Das
Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Another Disaster Waiting to Happen?
28 Feb 2021
Environmental norms were allegedly being flouted at the Tapovan and Rishi Ganga hydropower projects.
Dr. Ravi Chopra, Rashme Sehgal
‘People Living on Mountains are Considered Expendable’—Dr Ravi Chopra
21 Feb 2021
The noted environmentalist expresses dismay over the disregard for human life in the wake of the Chamoli disaster and says long-term studies of glaciers are needed.
Seema Sharma
Chamoli Disaster: SC Appointed Expert Says Char Dham Project May Cause Further Catastrophes
18 Feb 2021
In his letter to the apex court, Ravi Chopra cautioned that to “ignore and override the profound and irreversible ecological damage to the Himalayas will severely impact each and every one of us and…
Newsclick Report
Chamoli Disaster: Death Toll Rises to 58, 148 Persons Still Missing
17 Feb 2021
Eleven of the bodies were recovered from the tunnel at the National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan-Vishnugad project site, where about 30 people were initially feared trapped.
D. Raghunandan
Chamoli Disaster: Need to Review Development Projects with Ecology, Safety in Mind
14 Feb 2021
These projects were supposed to benefit the people living in the region but they are now victims of the disaster.