Press Note: 10th October 2023 | Development Policy Induced Cycle of Disasters in the Himalaya; Science of Himalaya, Climate research and people’s warnings not heeded; State is accountable

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Reframe Himalayan Disaster and Climate Discourse: Put people, indigenous local knowledge and governance at the centre: Himdhara study ‘Disaster-making in the Himalaya’

The Himalayan region READ MORE

9th Feb 2021 | Public Statement | Uttarakhand Tragedy: ‘Natural disaster’ or ‘Willful Negligence’?

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We express our grief and utmost anguish for the lives lost in the tragic event that occurred in Chamoli Uttarakhand. We hear that hundreds are missing and several feared dead. We are also aware that there is no clear statement from the government or any other State agency about the exact event that triggered the massive flood. However, considering the location and context of the event conjectures are that this could have been an avalanche or landslide and/or a glacial lake burst of some sort. The high altitudes of the Himalayas have been known, for time immemorial for the harsh conditions of the climate and floods. But in recent decades, these ecologically and geologically fragile and sensitive terrains have become even more vulnerable due to rapidly changing climatic patterns.

Let us acknowledge that these climatic changes, be it erratic rainfall or deglaciation due to increased READ MORE

‘WITHDRAW DRAFT EIA NOTIFICATION 2020’: 50+ organisations, environmentalists from Himalayan region write to Environment Ministry

Amending environmental READ MORE

Scrap Draft “EIA Notification 2020” – Reject Attempts to Relax Environmental Regulations: primary comments on the Draft EIA Notification 2020

Dated: 29.06.2020

To,

The Secretary,
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
Indira Paryavaran READ MORE

Stop Extension of Environment Clearance for Integrated Kashang Hydropower project in geologically fragile and ecologically diverse, tribal area Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh!

Image 1: Massive Slope Failure in Pangi region on 30th April 2020

On the 30th of April 2020, a large portion of a steep READ MORE