After two back-to-back surgeries, the author realised that healing his body was one thing; the bigger battle was to heal his mind.
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Dams such as Malana-I and II and the Parvati projects crumbled due to poor management and failed floodgates.
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A terrifying cloudburst triggered a fierce flash flood, and a raging tide of muddy water nearly swept through Dharali village, just 19 km short of Gangotri, the revered Hindu pilgrimage town on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, the sacred origin of the Ganges.
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Rapping unchecked construction, highway expansion, hydropower projects, tunnels, and rampant deforestation, the Supreme Court said disasters in Himachal Pradesh cannot be blamed solely on nature.
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The crisis of apple planted on protected forest land is a classic human-versus-environment battle, but no government has drawn clear lines of engagement.
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Headed by Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, the report of the committee was accepted by the cabinet, which held its meeting on July 29 and reviewed, in detail, the situation created by the monsoon fury, cloudbursts, and flash floods, which have claimed 170 lives till now this season alone.
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Swear by shared responsibility and commitment.
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The High Court order aimed to prevent a "potential law and order" situation during the removal of encroachments on the forests.
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Family after family mourns the loss of loved ones—children orphaned or swept away, the elders buried under debris, and homes reduced to rubble.
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The next census will reveal socio-economic changes in the hill state and other demographic trends related to health care and education.
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