Panel recommends a complete ban on all type of construction activities in the entire planning area of Shimla, including the 17 green belts.
Shimla’s devastation is due to unplanned construction, disregarding alerts about its susceptibility to landslides, seismic vulnerability, overpopulation exceeding its capacity, and ecological instability
Most of the buildings in Shimla are unsafe and are built on slopes not meant for construction, according to an expert committee set up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The committee has recommended relocating any...
There is a pattern of natural disasters in the Himalayas, which leaves the local population caught in a cycle of construction and destruction
Kinnaur district has been cut off from Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, following a major landslide at Negulsari on National Highway 5 on Thursday night.
Never before this year’s monsoon fury, Shimla was shaken as badly as this time. The disasters of an unimaginable scale not alone have taken a toll on lives but also brought down multi-storey buildings uprooted tall...
The Shimla disaster was waiting to happen and worse can come to pass unless the government wakes up and enforces strict rules for construction activities besides conducting a structural audit of all existing buildings.
In the hills, the building requires a strong foundation. In the plains when you construct a small house, the foundation is not more than five feet deep. But this formula does not work in the hills. Here either the foundation...
Those students, in Himachal Pradesh, who are preparing for competitive exams but can’t afford to join private coaching cases frequent these public libraries ...
The couple from Jharkhand was found dead in their shanty at Shol village in Baldeyan area of Shimla district.
Since last Sunday, at least 78 people have died in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh. Of the 78 dead, 24 died in three landslides in state capital...
Historic Barnes’ Court—the 191-year-old British-era heritage property, located in the heart of Shimla’s green lungs, majestic green Cedars has finally...
The Himachal Pradesh government Friday declared the massive damage caused by heavy rains as a state calamity.
According to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, a significant increase of almost 157% in rainfall over the past few days has caused widespread destruction...
Mandi has emerged as the worst-hit district in Himachal Pradesh with 19 deaths. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the death toll could rise as 20...
9 dead after Shiv Mandir in Shimla collapses following a landslide resulting from heavy rainfall. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu expected to arrive at...
Later, Sukhu visited the rain-affected Kharahan area in Rampur and announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to all those whose houses were partially damaged...
Vehicles are stranded on both sides of the road and light vehicles coming from Chandigarh have been routed through Parwanoo-Kasauli-Jangushu Road–Kumarhatti...
The district administration plans to rope in geological experts to ascertain the reason behind the sinking land in six panchayats in these areas, they said.
The National Highway has been blocked at Baroni, Manglad, and Pashada near Jhakri in the Rampur Subdivision of Shimla. Alternate routes are also closed due to...
According to Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Tarul S Raveesh, the flash floods and cloudburst in Kinnaur damaged 27 vehicles and inundated agricultural land...
Officials were also quoted as saying that many shops were also damaged from the blast at an eatery at Shimla's Mall Road.
The supply of water to Himachal Pradesh's Shimla has fallen to less than a third after silt got accumulated from heavy rainfall and authorities said it could...
Devastating floods in the rivers like Beas, Satluj, Ravi, Chenab and other overflowing tributaries due to widespread rains have left thousands of people...
After the Patna meeting by opposition parties, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced the second meeting to take place in Shimla in July but due to...
