দেখে শুনে যা মনে হচ্ছে উন্নয়ন দেবতার সামনে বাবা কেদারনাথ এখনো অসহায় আছেন, তাই থাকবেন..

Sushanta Kar posted in Conscious Bengal সচেতন বাংলা Sushanta Kar 11:09am Jun 16 দেখে শুনে যা মনে হচ্ছে উন্নয়ন দেবতার সামনে বাবা কেদারনাথ এখনো অসহায় আছেন, তাই থাকবেন......After the tragedy, a study of water flow of rivers in Uttarakhand was carried out. But its key recommendations seeking slowing down of haphazard development did not find any takers among the political class. The reason was more than obvious as it would have resulted in scrapping or downsizing of some of the major hydel projects blamed for disturbing natural river flow, a reason for high-intensity of flash floods. A ministerial committee headed by former cabinet secretary BK Chaturvedi to examine the impact of hydel projects on the state’s ecology had recommended a minimum water flow of 30% (50% during winters). But the recommendation was not implemented, as the non-official members in the committee, who favoured hydel projects at any cost, dismissed it as a “minimalistic approach”. A year later, it appears that India has not learnt much from the Uttarakhand tragedy as both the Centre and state governments are clearing projects without visualising their impact on local ecology. Back to business in Uttarakhand: Disregard for fragile ecology continues - Hindustan Times www.hindustantimes.com In the din of elections and euphoria over new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the loss of hundreds of ...