Bidisha Kumar Down to Earth, June 30, 2007 People living near the Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand are in trouble. Villages on the slopes overlooking the reservoir are threatened by increasing landslides and those living downstream, once ousted for the building of…
The new Government needs to give a sharp, critical look at the existing pattern of development Hiranmay Karlekar Daily Pioneer June 28, 2007 The complaint was frequent and loud in 16th and 17th century England, “sheep are driving out men”. The reference was to the…
BY Jagmohan Kathait It is a pleasant drive from Dehradun to Rishikesh via Jolly grant. Barring few chaotic clusters it is an amiable route. We took the bypass before Rishikesh to reach the edge of Laxman Jhula, This bypass further connects to Tehri through well…
Tania Saili Bakshi NDTV, Tuesday, June 5, 2007 (Garhwal) Environment activist Vishweshwar Dutt Saklani has single-handedly regenerated once-barren hills in and around Pujargaon in Uttarakhand into lush green forests. Nestled deep in the Garhwal hills of Uttarakhand the Pujar village echoes with the voice of…
ARCHI RASTOGI / CSE Down to Earth, May 31, 2007 in the first week of May, 200-odd Van Gujjar families started moving towards their summer homes in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. They had been stranded around Vikasnagar near Dehradun before a response to a right to…
Chipko Pustakalaya Evam Sanghralaya and Beej Bachao Andolan organized a meeting on 8 May 2007, which was attended by about 50 people from nearby villages besides individuals from Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkashi, Rishikesh and Dehra Dun. As most of local people reach such meetings only…
On May 14, esteemed author and historian Durga Charan Kala passed away at his home in Ranikhet at the age of 84. His recently released biographical study of “Pahari Wilson”, the British forester and adventurer who made Uttarkashi his home in the 1800s, won the…
Melaghat Khatima (Uttarakhand), May 13 : Amid the rhythmic beating of drums and singing, many villagers in Uttarakhand married off two trees in a specially organized wedding ceremony on Sunday. As a banyan tree’s branches got entwined with that of a peepal tree, many superstitious…
Utpal Parashar Hindustan Times Dehradun, May 13, 2007 Every cloud has a silver lining. Although Mayawati’s unexpected win has sent shockwaves in the BJP, Uttarakhand is hopeful of getting its long-pending issues with the neighbouring state resolved soon. Despite terming BSP’s return to power in…
Badrinath (Uttarakhand), May 8: Uttarakhand’s holy town of Badrinath, known for its beatific and peaceful surroundings, is facing the threat of loosing its serenity to rampant urbanisation. Scores of constructions sites have sprung across the city. The Himalayan town has seen deforestation owing to accelerated…