Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc on the region because of the fragile nature of the Himalayan range and poor soil stability in its steep slopes. But it is mand-made factors that have compounded the scale of the disaster. Read this special report by Down To Earth.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/uttarakhand-floods-disaster-human-induced
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landslides
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geology
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
