Human hand behind disaster: Experts blame violation of environment laws for Uttarakhand floods

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Human hand behind disaster: Experts blame violation of environment laws for Uttarakhand floods [1]

Ecologists point out that the huge expansion of hydro-power projects and construction of roads to cope with the lakhs of tourists in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh has compounded the scale of the

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20/06/2013

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]

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