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Ban on construction of new buildings on and around all river beds [1]

The Uttarakhand government announced a series of major decisions on Monday for recovery and rehabilitation in the flood-hit state.

The state cabinet decided on a Uttarakhand Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (URRA), chaired by the chief minister (CM). It announced a ban on construction of new buildings on and around all river beds, besides a compensation plan for affected citizens.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2013
Shishir Prashant [2]
Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [4], Housing Construction [5], Rivers [6], Floods [7], Rehabilitation [8], Compensation [9], Alakananda [10], Bhagirathi [11], Habitat And Urbanisation [12]
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alakananda
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhagirathi
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