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General articles
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 […]
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.
Safety of construction workers
Construction workers are often killed in disaster incidence due to high vulnerability of their habitations. A comprehensive strategy in line with SFDRR priorities is however required to reduce disaster induced fatalities.
October heat & Uttarakhand disaster
Abnormal rainfall in the post-monsoon season of 2021 took toll of 82 human lives of which 22% were trekkers. This warrants a robust policy for high altitude trekking wherein safety of persons venturing to high altitude areas is ensured.
Kathgodam – Nainital Ropeway
A wire ropeway for the carriage of goods between Kathgodam and Nainital was conceived way back in 1887. Present volume of passenger and goods movement between the two stations warrants exploring possibilities of materialising this dream.
Slope monitoring around Nainital
Successful monitoring of the hill slope around the Naini lake by British Raj authorities highlights the importance of vision, resolve and will power over technology and resources.
Garbyang: Sinking village of Higher Himalaya
Once upon a time, prior to Sino-Indian conflict of 1962, Garbyang was a thriving village located on Indo-Tibetan trade route. The village is presently facing serious land degradation, and interventions are required for retarding, and finally checking the pace of ground subsidence so as to secure the age-old legacy. If not addressed timely continuing ground […]
Mitigation Measures to Protect the Lake City
Not many would believe, but the expert committee constituted 04 days after Sher-ka-Danda landslide carried out detailed field investigations, established the causes of slope instability, and recommended not only elaborate mitigation measures but also suitable implementation mechanism in just 19 days, and these were actually implemented on ground in less than 02 years. The Lake […]