Why are the best seats on the Shimla-Dehradun Volvo always “booked” yet empty? A look at why HRTC should adopt an airlines-style premium model for its extra-legroom seats.
Dehradun
The Architect of Shifting Sands
Explore the gripping narrative of a life dedicated to Himalayan safety, only to be derailed by institutional betrayal. From the pioneering days of 1988 to the heartbreaking exodus into Himachal Pradesh, this story uncovers the human cost of disaster management and the resilience required to begin again when the systems you built turn against you. A poignant look at why the guardians of our mountains are often forced to face their own storms alone.
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. […]
Traffic woes of Dehradun
Not going into the environmental implication of obliterating the canals, as also accompanying depleted storm water drainage capacity and increased occurrences of waterlogging, the endeavour resulted in wider roads – width of most roads in Dehradun city having been more than doubled since the creation of the state. Together with this a number of flyovers […]