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BADRINATH LANDSLIDE RISK
Hanging glacier above Badrinath could trigger avalanche affecting helipad, roads and nearly 400 buildings: StudyA hanging glacier in Badrinath has been identified as a significant avalanche risk to various buildings. The glacier could potentially impa...- Kedarnath Yatra: Police seize liquor worth Rs 12 lakh, drugs worth Rs 6.3 lakhRudraprayag Police are intensifying their crackdown on illegal liquor and narcotics trade. Approximately fifty-three cases under the Excise...
- It's raining disaster: Why Himalayan states face rising monsoon tragediesHimalayan states face increasing monsoon calamities exacerbated by infrastructure expansion and inadequate early-warning systems. Recent di...
- Uttarakhand: Badrinath National Highway blocked following landslidesUttarakhand is grappling with severe disruptions due to incessant rains, floods, and landslides, blocking critical routes like the Badrinat...
- Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
- IMD issues warning as heavy rainfall continues to disrupt life across India; Check here for complete forecastIMD Weather Forecast: The IMD has issued warnings of heavy rainfall across Northwest and East India, with Northeast India also bracing for ...
- Summer of discontent: Climate change is crippling tourism in the Himalayan beltWhile increased tourism and infrastructural development is critical, it should not be at the expense of the environment. Recent events in 2...
- Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO reportRajouri and Pulwama (J&K); Kozhikode, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram (Kerala); and South Sikkim and East Sikkim (Sikkim) are the other ...
- 'A time bomb': India's sinking holy town faces grim futureFor months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the e...
- Big improvement in India's disaster preparedness, response: IUCNIUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...
- Not just Joshimath, but several other places in Uttarakhand are at risk of sinkingThe high seismic risk zone is dotted with several picturesque towns and villages that are gateways to hiking trails, Hindu pilgrimage sites...
- Silent disasters of UttarakhandThere have been several such 'silent disasters' in the state over the years - from Garbyang in Dharchula district, once a thriving Indo-Tib...
- Joshimath declared landslide-subsidence zone, over 60 families evacuated: OfficialJoshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone. More than 60 families living in uninhabitable houses in the sinking town have been...
- Joshimath grave reminder environment being destroyed to extent irreversible: ExpertsCracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Ch...
- Joshimath Sinking: All you need to know about the gateway to Badrinath which is on brink of disaster"The problem began 14-15 months back in Gandhinagar area and then spread to other areas like Suneel, Manohar Bagh, Singdhar and Marwari," P...
- Kedarnath yatra halted after landslides block 150 roads in UttarakhandUttarakhand chief secretary said that even with multiple teams at work, it would be tough to get the roads traffic-ready soon.
- Uttarakhand rehabilitation to take more than a year: Piyush Rautela, Disaster Management Centre chiefMotor roads in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh districts still blocked at places making it difficult to take relief materi...
- No threat to Badrinath temple; repair, maintenance routine: OfficialThe Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee today said there is no threat to Badrinath temple and repair and maintenance is a routine process.
- Rains stall relief operations, Kedarnath debris removal in Uttarakhand"Proper removal of debris has not yet started owing to bad weather and lack of heavy equipment," Uttarakhand DGP Satyavrat Bansal told PTI.
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