Santa is impressed by the administration’s meticulous checklist for pilgrims, while Banta points out they forgot to check if the venue was built inside an active volcano.
Santa Banta
The Geomorphic Time Bomb Tour
Santa discovers a beautiful new tourist spot on a satellite map, while Banta starts planning the marketing campaign for the Geomorphic Time Bomb Tour.
The Red Alert Tourist Discount
Santa plans a trip according to his non-refundable bookings, while Banta calculates the high probability of a non-refundable tragedy.
The Price of a Short Walk
A tale of two villages—one safe on a high ridge, one erased in the valley—a story about the profound wisdom of our ancestors (who paid the safety tax) and the hidden costs of modern convenience.
The Mountain’s Burst Water Tank
Looking beyond the headlines, to understand the real mechanics of a disaster, Santa and Banta play detective, uncovering why a “cloudburst” behaved more like a catastrophic dam break.
Santa’s Permit Pilgrimage and the Three-Headed Rakshas
Spit amongst three different districts, managing a major emergency in Rishikesh could really be challenging and warrants serious reforms.
Santa’s Guaranteed Safe Tourist Shortcut
While trekking in the Himalayas never deviate from the designated trail for caring every or time and ensure to have the services of experienced and trained Guide.
Santa’s Flying Wrappers and Banta’s Choked Nullah Symphony
Symphony of choked nullahs and associated water logging and floods are the creation of our irresponsible waste management that clog the nullahs and force water to encroach our backyards.
The Wisdom of the Wetland and Santa’s Concrete Fever
Wetlands are nature’s flood mitigation warriors – these absorb floodwaters as also help groundwater recharge. Wetland conservation is thus an eco-DRR approach that needs to be promoted.
The Delhi-Badrinath Express and the Gasping Lungs
Fast increasing craving for express travel through the Himalayas, if not planned well, could be disastrous and derail our tourism promotion strategies.