Government’s failure to rebuild the 19 km trekking path that leads to Hemkunt Sahib, a Gurudwara in Chamoli district, a few pilgrim groups have dug the snow haphazardly to make way. “In the area that is landslide prone and where the ice is still shifting
This picture illustrates the farcical flood protection work in Lambagar. The level of the water during the disaster was as high as the broken house seen in the picture
The Uttrakhand diasater has also had a huge impact on the influx of tourists and pilgrims. Badrinath, which usually is visited by around 20,000 people, this year will see just 200
Since the disaster, Ravinder Rawat’s village, Gaundhar, has no electricity, water, or navigable roads. He says the village is at a distance of 7 kilometres from the last motorable road at Rasi. The angry residents of Gaundhar had boycotted the panchayat a
People have to risk their lives every day to fetch rations. According to police records, in April and May this year, six people died while travelling from one village to another in the Dharchula and Munsiary subdivisions. Immediately after the disaster, d
A young boy points to the cracks on the houses in Sumdum, serving as a reminder to the tragedy that struck. The then chief minister, Vijay Bahuguna, had promised Rs 3,000 to those who had been displaced due to the floods but without a proper rehabilitatio
Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
Repairing of the Badrinath highway has not been completed despite the Chardham Yatra for the current year reaching its peak. The Modi government had recently ensured that safe passage to pilgrims during the Chardham Yatra and Amarnath Yatra would be made