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ANI: Heavy rains make life difficult

Uttarkashi | July 13, 2005

Incessant and heavy rains for over a week now has increased the danger of landslides and road blockades, an annual feature in the monsoons.

Due to this, most of the rivers, including the Ganges are flowing over the danger level and most of the highways have been damaged.

Shanti Thakur, another villager said the residents were planning an agitation against the government for blindly starting dam projects in the area, which upsets the fauna and flora, causing environmental hazards.

“If we destroy the hills, this will happen. If we interfere with the nature all this is bound to happen. The day is not far when people will have no way to reach Gangotri,” she said.

Meanwhile, the authorities say they have sounded a red alert in Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts, as they fear more landslides in the coming days. [more]



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