Several districts of Uttrakhand are disaster-prone. And, it is not just due to climate change. Mining, tree-felling and wrong techniques employed for road expansion are causing landslides and land subsidence
Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rains in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim, and other parts of India. Delhi-NCR experiencing rainfall. Himachal Pradesh to face moderate to heavy rainfall. Educational institutions in Shimla district to remain closed.
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand rose to 88 on Saturday with the recovery of another body from the debris of a collapsed temple in Shimla