Poor debris management, large infrastructure projects and dams are resulting in riverbed aggradation in Himalayan rivers resulting in increased flood vulnerability of river side habitations.
Uttarkashi
The Bitter Medicine of Relocation
After the floodwaters recede, Banta prescribes a bitter but life-saving medicine for Dharali’s future, a pill that is hard for Santa to swallow.
The Land That Remembers
Banta teaches Santa technique of deciphering ancient warnings written into the landscape, revealing that the safe looking places can actually be dangerous.
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.
पहाड़ो में नदी तल का ऊपर उठना
संता – भाई, अभी हाल तुमने कहा था कि aggradation मुख्यतः पहाड़ो से आने वाली नदियों में मैदानी क्षेत्र के आस- पास होता हैं, और इसका कारण नदियों के ढाल में होने वाला अचानक परिवर्तन हैं। बंता – हाँ, एकदम ठीक समझा तुमने। ऐसा ही बताया था मैंने कि ढाल में होने वाले अचानक परिवर्तन के कारण पानी कि […]