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Kamla Jethai of Gothi village in Dharchula is unable to hold back her tears every time she sees her four-storey damaged house by the river. She now lives in a camp 2 km from her house. モThose who had kutcha houses have been getting Rs 2 lakh. We had a puk
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Twenty-seven houses in Gothi caved into the Kaliganga river in Pithoragarh that changed its course on June 17
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Twenty-seven houses in Gothi caved into the Kaliganga river in Pithoragarh that changed its course on June 17
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A deserted village in Munsiary, damaged by rains and landslide
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The road connecting Rudraprayag to Joshimath and Ukhimath gets blocked frequently because of landslide
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A water supply project washed away by the raging Alaknanda river near Devprayag on June 17
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Damaged road to Devprayag
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People play cricket on the riverbank raised by the silt that a small seasonal stream brought with it during the floods
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Government’s failure to rebuild the 19 km trekking path that leads to Hemkunt Sahib, a Gurudwara in Chamoli district, a few pilgrim groups have dug the snow haphazardly to make way. “In the area that is landslide prone and where the ice is still shifting
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This picture illustrates the farcical flood protection work in Lambagar. The level of the water during the disaster was as high as the broken house seen in the picture
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The wooden and cement bridges constructed after the floods
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A road to the Kedarnath shrine under construction
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The Uttrakhand diasater has also had a huge impact on the influx of tourists and pilgrims. Badrinath, which usually is visited by around 20,000 people, this year will see just 200
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Reconstruction of road, Kedarnath
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Swarli Devi of Sumdum village says not a single official has visited them after the floods last year
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Since the disaster, Ravinder Rawat’s village, Gaundhar, has no electricity, water, or navigable roads. He says the village is at a distance of 7 kilometres from the last motorable road at Rasi. The angry residents of Gaundhar had boycotted the panchayat a
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People have to risk their lives every day to fetch rations. According to police records, in April and May this year, six people died while travelling from one village to another in the Dharchula and Munsiary subdivisions. Immediately after the disaster, d
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A young boy points to the cracks on the houses in Sumdum, serving as a reminder to the tragedy that struck. The then chief minister, Vijay Bahuguna, had promised Rs 3,000 to those who had been displaced due to the floods but without a proper rehabilitatio
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
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Repairing of the Badrinath highway has not been completed despite the Chardham Yatra for the current year reaching its peak. The Modi government had recently ensured that safe passage to pilgrims during the Chardham Yatra and Amarnath Yatra would be made
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Fed up with the government’s empty promises and inadequate rehabilitation efforts, people have returned to reside in broken houses and makeshift camps. It was reported that the families that had the funds to bribe officers received their pukka houses wher
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Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
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Repairing of the Badrinath highway has not been completed despite the Chardham Yatra for the current year reaching its peak. The Modi government had recently ensured that safe passage to pilgrims during the Chardham Yatra and Amarnath Yatra would be made
by
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People of Dharma Valley have to walk at least 30 km daily on this difficult route to get ration and supplies.
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Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
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Government’s failure to rebuild the 19 km trekking path that leads to Hemkunt Sahib, a Gurudwara in Chamoli district, a few pilgrim groups have dug the snow haphazardly to make way. “In the area that is landslide prone and where the ice is still shifting
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Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
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Reconstruction of road, Kedarnath
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DIG044889
Kamla Jethai of Gothi village in Dharchula is unable to hold back her tears every time she sees her four-storey damaged house by the river. She now lives in a camp 2 km from her house. モThose who had kutcha houses have been getting Rs 2 lakh. We had a puk
Soma Basu
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Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
displaced
,
Flood
,
land slide
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Rudraprayag
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DIG044890
Camp by Red Cross in Gothi
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Aug, 2013 ,
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DIG044891
Camp by Red Cross in Gothi
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Aug, 2013 ,
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DIG044892
Twenty-seven houses in Gothi caved into the Kaliganga river in Pithoragarh that changed its course on June 17
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Aug, 2013 ,
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Flood
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DIG044893
Twenty-seven houses in Gothi caved into the Kaliganga river in Pithoragarh that changed its course on June 17
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Aug, 2013 ,
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,
Flood
,
land slide
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Rudraprayag
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DIG044894
A deserted village in Munsiary, damaged by rains and landslide
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Aug, 2013 ,
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,
land slide
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Rudraprayag
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DIG044895
The road connecting Rudraprayag to Joshimath and Ukhimath gets blocked frequently because of landslide
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Aug, 2013 ,
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,
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,
land slide
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DIG044896
A water supply project washed away by the raging Alaknanda river near Devprayag on June 17
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Aug, 2013 ,
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,
Flood
,
land slide
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DIG044897
Damaged road to Devprayag
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Aug, 2013 ,
Devprayag
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Devprayag
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DIG044898
People play cricket on the riverbank raised by the silt that a small seasonal stream brought with it during the floods
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,
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
displaced
,
Flood
,
land slide
,
Natural Disaster
,
PITHORAGARH
,
Relief and rehabilitation
,
Rudraprayag
,
Soma Basu
,
Uttarakhand
,
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DIG049947
Government’s failure to rebuild the 19 km trekking path that leads to Hemkunt Sahib, a Gurudwara in Chamoli district, a few pilgrim groups have dug the snow haphazardly to make way. “In the area that is landslide prone and where the ice is still shifting
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
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,
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DIG049939
This picture illustrates the farcical flood protection work in Lambagar. The level of the water during the disaster was as high as the broken house seen in the picture
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
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,
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,
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DIG049953
The wooden and cement bridges constructed after the floods
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
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DIG049941
A road to the Kedarnath shrine under construction
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
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DIG049938
The Uttrakhand diasater has also had a huge impact on the influx of tourists and pilgrims. Badrinath, which usually is visited by around 20,000 people, this year will see just 200
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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DIG049959
Reconstruction of road, Kedarnath
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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DIG049933
Swarli Devi of Sumdum village says not a single official has visited them after the floods last year
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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DIG049962
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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DIG049948
Since the disaster, Ravinder Rawat’s village, Gaundhar, has no electricity, water, or navigable roads. He says the village is at a distance of 7 kilometres from the last motorable road at Rasi. The angry residents of Gaundhar had boycotted the panchayat a
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
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DIG049964
People have to risk their lives every day to fetch rations. According to police records, in April and May this year, six people died while travelling from one village to another in the Dharchula and Munsiary subdivisions. Immediately after the disaster, d
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049951
Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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$ 10/-
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DIG049950
A young boy points to the cracks on the houses in Sumdum, serving as a reminder to the tragedy that struck. The then chief minister, Vijay Bahuguna, had promised Rs 3,000 to those who had been displaced due to the floods but without a proper rehabilitatio
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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DIG049965
Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049960
Repairing of the Badrinath highway has not been completed despite the Chardham Yatra for the current year reaching its peak. The Modi government had recently ensured that safe passage to pilgrims during the Chardham Yatra and Amarnath Yatra would be made
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
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DIG049934
Fed up with the government’s empty promises and inadequate rehabilitation efforts, people have returned to reside in broken houses and makeshift camps. It was reported that the families that had the funds to bribe officers received their pukka houses wher
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049936
Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049937
Repairing of the Badrinath highway has not been completed despite the Chardham Yatra for the current year reaching its peak. The Modi government had recently ensured that safe passage to pilgrims during the Chardham Yatra and Amarnath Yatra would be made
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049949
People of Dharma Valley have to walk at least 30 km daily on this difficult route to get ration and supplies.
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049958
Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049946
Government’s failure to rebuild the 19 km trekking path that leads to Hemkunt Sahib, a Gurudwara in Chamoli district, a few pilgrim groups have dug the snow haphazardly to make way. “In the area that is landslide prone and where the ice is still shifting
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049957
Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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DIG049961
Reconstruction of road, Kedarnath
Soma Basu
,
May, 2014 ,
Uttarakhand
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kedarnath
,
Landslides
,
Natural Disaster
,
Pilgrims
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Religious Places
,
Soma Basu
,
Tourism
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP042
$ 10/-
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