Alarming and Increasing Landslides on the Mussoorie Dehradun Route:
We need to ask this hard question again and again why landslides have increased so rapidly on the VIP Mussoorie Dehradun route?
Rampant destruction of the mountains, unabated real estate driven development, hotels, resorts, maggi points, lack of drainage, massive deforestation, limited outlet for water discharge, blatant overtourism, alleged corruption at and through the highest levels, collusion, approval for all construction by MDDA, apathy of PWD and many other reasons are destroying this road.
Let me share another piece of information related to Mussoorie. A new road is being planned to ferry tourists to Mussoorie. It will be 42 KM long and entail the likely felling of 18000 to 20000 trees. Experts like Wadia Institute and many others have repeatedly warned that large parts of Uttarakhand are most vulnerable to landslides. We now have the Nepal tragedy. So why this hypocrisy of shedding a tear or two and then going all out to destroy the forest and the hills?
Finally, climate change and rainfall should not be used as excuses. While these are factors, it is man made decisions by govts, businesses and all of us as ordinary citizens that is destroying our hills, one bit at a time. This landslide is a prime example of human graft, collusion, apathy and insensitivity.
Paid homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji in Tashkent.
We remember a towering statesman whose unwavering commitment to the nation continues to inspire generations.
Toshkentda sobiq Bosh vazir Lal Bahodur Shastri Ji xotirasiga hurmat bajo keltirdim.
Biz buyuk davlat arbobi, Vatanga bo‘lgan sobitqadam fidoyiligi hanuz avlodlarni ilhomlantirib kelayotgan ulkan siymoni yod etamiz.
@OSRTC_Odisha the Brahmapur-Padmapur bus is scheduled at 16.40 but always starts at 5pm and runs at 30 speed skipping the time as displayed in app. Seems knowingly delays. Staff say this is the actual time allocated to them if so kindly revise the time for passengers’ convenience
@Kalinga_Odisha First this phobia has to be removed from schools and colleges where teachers students talk in Hindi only. Wonder are they feeling ashamed or less educated talking in Odia? What type of psychology is this?
@biswa4evr@manas_muduli Inline with Ganga Arati. Nothing will be achieved by Arati unless until we respect and try to conserve the ocean ecosystem which play a vital role in environment,weather management etc etc.
@narendramodi@D_Esha23@NandanNilekani Sir the reformation must include the reservation issue to be addressed. Crores of students deprived from higher education inspite of having merit and having less merit or no merit getting chance. How can we expect reforms without addressing it.
@Wangchuk66 This fight should be to lift reservation in education system.What kind of education undeserving teachers will provide to students? Many deserving students fail to get seats due to reservation.If this is a fight fr students’ interests shouldn’t it be an important and only demand?
@OSRTC_Odisha presently the Gopalpur-khajuripada bus is running with very few passengers making loss should be plied during daytime. It would be a great help for Phulbani passengers can reach within 5hrs also will be profitable. @STAOdisha