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Remains of the Tapovan-Vishnugadh project remain near Tapovan, Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
Governance

Uttarakhand gives in-principle approval for Char Dham road through disaster-prone zone, putting thousands of deodar trees at risk

Vivek Mishra
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Activists say the clearance for the Netala bypass violates Supreme Court and high-level committee orders and could intensify landslides in an already fragile Himalayan region
Rescue operations in Basukedar tehsil.
Natural Disasters

Uttarakhand cloudbursts trigger floods and landslides, two deaths reported so far

Nandita Banerji
2 min read
State government says rescue operations under way on a ‘war footing’ as rivers swell dangerously in Rudraprayag and Chamoli
Uttarakhand: After Dharali, devastation in Chamoli district’s Tharali
Natural Disasters

Uttarakhand: After Dharali, devastation in Chamoli district’s Tharali

Rajesh Dobriyal
2 min read
The automatic weather station located in Tharali in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand recorded 147 mm of rain in 24 hours
Rescue operations by Indian Army in the flood affected regions of Dharali and Harsil, Uttarakhand.
Blighted beyul: The Himalayas, under attack from the forces of ‘development’, have always been a ‘scared geography’ for Buddhists
Are ‘cloudbursts’ causing devastation across the Western Himalayas? After Dharali, what exactly triggered tragedy in Kishtwar?
Massive cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar kills 38; 100 injured and 200 missing
Dharali tragedy: Are warning signs of another potential disaster being ignored?
Dharali tragedy: How dangerous is the artificial lake formed in Harshil?
Dharali tragedy: Committee formed to find out causes of disaster
Rescue operations by Indian Army in Uttarakhand.
ISRO satellite images reveal the scale of Dharali’s destruction: A fan-shaped deposit of sediment and debris
On June 30, the Seraj region of Himachal went through a tragedy like Dharali in Uttarakhand
Extensive damage after floods in Janjhaili area of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.
Dharali disaster: 36 hours on, information about deaths, injuries, rescues and missing persons still sketchy
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