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The Uttarakhand Floods
by Kamakshi Bali \| 03-03-2021 01:28 1
Greetings fellow readers! It is a pleasure to be able to write my first report as the Tunza Eco-Generation Ambassador. Stay tuned to me for keeping yourself updated with what’s happening in India! The 7th of February 2021 greeted the people of Uttarakhand with a devastating flood that took the lives of thousands. It started in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Garhwal Himalayas. The causes are still unknown, yet it is believed to have been caused by a landslide, an avalanche or a glacial lake outburst flood. The Chamoli District was completely flooded and the impact killed at least 70 people. According to The New York Times, scientists had warned the Government of India for many years that the Himalayas had been warming at a dangerously high rate and the region's ecosystem had become too physically exposed to the risks of development projects. According to BBC News, five scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India flew over the site in a helicopter, took photographs, and gathered other data; they consider the hanging glacier that cracked and plunged into the Rishiganga basin. The Rishiganga power project on the Rishiganga river was damaged and 35 laborer's working for this project were found to missing. The Dhaulignaga Dam was also washed away by the flood waters. The larger hydro project owned by the NTPC was also washed away and 180 laborer's were trapped. Thus, one can confirm how hard the economy of Uttarakhand was hit due to the flood. Many villages were evacuated and the authorities tried to stop the floodwaters from reaching towns of Haridwar by emptying two dams which was fortunately successful otherwise would have resulted in the death of another hundreds. Emergency crews managed to rescue 16 workers who had been trapped inside a tunnel. Although the government reacted quickly and established a better set of mitigation strategies and relief operations, many still continue to stay trapped and thousands have lost their lives or lost their households. Cudgel your brain. Coronavirus, and then the Uttarkhand floods. Doesn’t it seem mother earth is trying to send us a message that we must now stop with polluting her for our greedy needs.

Dormant user Kamakshi Bali

8 Comments

Yuseon Mentor says :
Greetings to Kamakshi!
I'm your mentor Yuseon, and warm welcome on your first visit to Tunza!
I will be staying tuned to read great articles from you.
The Uttarakhand Flood was unknown to me, but its surprising that it took so many lives.
At least it looks like the government did a good job with quick reactions to the devastating disaster.
Hope to keep on reading useful information of global news with a little bit of your opinion as well! Thank you!
Posted 14-03-2021 01:05

Dolma Diki Sherpa says :
Greetings from Nepal

First of all congratulation for being selected as regional ambassador of tunza ecogeneration. I am sad to hear this news of flood in your country.

Keep sharing, keep writing
I am eager to learn more from you.

Regards
Dolma
Posted 08-03-2021 23:37

Debbie Mentor says :
Hi Kamakshi,

This is your mentor Debbie.
First of all, welcome to the community and great job for writing your first article so soon! :)
It is always very depressing to hear about natural disasters causing so many troubles and taking away peoples' lives. Thankfully though, with the right measures within the right times, the government could prevent more tragedies as you've mentioned.

Your last sentence of the article is actually very perceptive. We need to appreciate what we have and stop hurting our Mother Nature more. Well, this is the first step! Thanks for sharing this article.

I'll be waiting for more insightful articles from you. :)

Best Regards,
Debbie

Posted 05-03-2021 16:56

Kamakshi Bali says :
Thanks a lot!!! Glad to be on the team
Posted 04-03-2021 16:59

Shobha Pokhrel says :
Greetings from Nepal ,
first of all congration for selectingas a 26 th ecogeneration Ambassador

Thanks for sharing your report .

Keep Sharing

Warm Regards ,

Shobha
Posted 03-03-2021 22:56

Geumbee Ahn says :
The safety of the laborers must always be the primary concerns in cases like these, and I'm glad to hear that rescue efforts have been successful. Thank you for your contribution, and welcome to the platform!
Posted 03-03-2021 21:27

Sandhya Adhikari says :
Hey Kamakshi Bali,
First of all welcome to the platform of tunza Eco Generation,
Thank you so much for sharing such an insightful report with us,
We are sorry to hear and know the situation of Uttarkhand,
May god bless everyone,

Keep writing,
Pray from Nepal!!!
Posted 03-03-2021 18:19