Peculiarities of Dhauliganga flood of February 7, 2021 aroused interest of scientific community and much has been written so far on the causes, losses and response. It is however the turn of the DRR managers to act and put in place appropriate techno-legal regime to make the region safe from disasters in future.
Revisiting Dhauliganga flood of 2021
Peculiarities of Dhauliganga flood of February 7, 2021 aroused interest of scientific community and much has been written so far on the causes, losses and response. It is however the turn of the DRR managers to act and put in place appropriate techno-legal regime to make the region safe from disasters in future.
पुष्पावती की उठा – पटक
This is a story of manupulative inputs resulting in anarchy in Pushpavat, and you are to revisit the events and decipher the management rules.
बिल्लू शेर की दहाड़
This is a story of a jungle where a cunning jackal usurps the rule of Billu lion who reposes faith on him and befriends him.
Leader and not consultant
Under fast changing ground rules Consultants are certainly getting treated like heroes but then, the Leaders do stand apart and actually command a following of motivated believers.
Disasters & life of the affected
Loss of productive assets by disasters has severe adverse impact on the quality of life of the affected families; particularly ones with low socio-economic status as they fail to replenish the lost assets, despite public exchequer being overburdened by relief provided by the state.
Safety of first responders
किसी भी आपदा के बाद औपचारिक प्रतिवादन बलों (formal response forces) को घटनास्थल तक पहुँचने में समय लगता है और मौसम व सम्पर्क की जटिलता के आधार पर यह समय कम या ज्यादा हो सकता है। ऐसे में ज्यादातर स्थितियों में प्राथमिक प्रतिवादन (first response) घटनास्थल के समीप स्थित समुदायों के साथ-साथ पुलिस, अग्नि शमन […]
Climate change induced flood in Uttarakhand
The USDMA team suggests intermittent damming as being the cause of devastating winter season flooding of Dhauliganga river on February 7, 2021.
Efficient rainwater disposal for the safety of Nainital
Recent landslides in Nainital are warning of a major devastation and are owed to non-maintenance and encroachment of the drainage network meticulously planned during the British Raj.
Mountain railway to Nainital
Conceived in 1889 Nainital was to be connected by electricity powered 14 miles long 2.5 feet gauge train running over three lifts at a speed of 08 mph.