As authorities begin a risky, controlled breach of the lake on Yamuna, Banta channels the ghost of Gohna Tal – a 19th-century success story of monitoring and early warning to deliver a powerful lesson on why our modern approach to disaster management is dangerously flawed.
Cloudburst
The Three Culprits and the Swiss Secret
Tour of their own village and Banta reveals the three real, man-made culprits that are turning their Himalayan paradise into a death trap.
The Great Cloudburst Caper
Despite continuing intellectual debates on the causes of the Dharali flash flood, for a grieving victims the cause of the bullet is irrelevant.
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.
Dharali’s Deluge: Navigating the Dangerous Chasm Between a Scientific Warning and Actionable Intelligence
In the tragic aftermath of a devastating disaster like the one that struck Dharali, the search for answers must build bridges of understanding, not walls of blame.
The Roar from Upstream and Santa’s Precious Watch
If living close to river or stream be watchful of the strange sounds and roar from upstream as the same could be due to a massive flood approaching you. Move immediately to the nearby high ground as you really have little time.
Janmashtami cloudburst around Dehradun
The article posted a week ago, focused on failing risk perception of the people of the region – various factors were put forth therein as inducing these people to knowingly take risk. But then, these people routinely struggle to make the ends meet, and are for that matter left with little options to choose from. […]