the uttrakhand disaster
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Mountains
Forests
Mountains, 93%
Forests, 64.81%
Total area of Uttarakhand
But what exactly is
the root cause of this
destruction??
Rainfall 440% Above normal between 1 To 18
June
Population:1.08 crore
Tourist Arrivals:2.5 Crore
According to 2011 census
The Hill State Of Uttrakhand
Safe & Sound Tourists being evacuated in a chopper.
GLOBAL WARMING.
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TOO MANY HYDRO PROJECTS.
Indiscriminate Mining.
Poor structural safety.
Other causes:
What was done ?
Commendable work was done by our Army , Air force & NGOs.
The government pressed
nearly 50 military helicopters
and more than 2,500
additional soldiers into rescue
operations.
61%
24%
12%3%
FUNDS RECEIVED
UTTAR PRADESH
MAHARSSHTRA , DELHI ,HARYANA
TAMIL NADU, GUJRAT, M.P.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
How to avoid such
disasters?
The tragic
floods of
Uttarakhand
are a warning
to all hilly states
in India to stop
playing with
nature in the
name of
economic
development.
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