NAINITAL: The major rivers of Uttarakhand are under severe stress with excessive sand mining from the river bed and commercial activity along the banks.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/islands-ganga-fall-out-rampant-sand-mining
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-dehradun
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nainital-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kosi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters