The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Garbage dumps are changing food habits of animals such as this langur seen in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, chewing on a wrapper. A 2019 study published in Current Science says some species are becoming increasingly dependent on anthropogenic food waste and can accidentally ingest plastic leading to several health problems such as stomach ulcers, reproductive disruptions and premature death.
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.