Uttarakhand
- 1. Uttarakha nd
- 3. a holy pilgrimage center for the Hindus And a total area of 53,483 km2 of which 86% is mountainous and65% is covered byforest.
- 4. And Mother to two of the larg The Ganges And The Yamuna.
- 5. Along with the two spiritual temples Badrinath and
- 10. But
- 11. 2013s mons
- 12. Destroyed
- 13. Uttarakh
- 19. Who is responsible f Man or Nature..??
- 20. Nature...??
- 22. From 14 to 17 June 2013, Indian state of Uttarakhand And nearby received heavy
- 25. A multi-day cloudburst and rainfall centered the state of Uttarakhand and
- 27. Is only the nature fau
- 28. Man made reason
- 29. The Uttarakhand Disaster have been officially termed a natural calamity caused by cloudbursts and caused by
- 30. However, the true causes of the epic tragedy is growth of tourism , rapid increase of roads, hotels, shops and multistory housing ecologically fragile
- 31. Also Rapid growth of hydroelectricity dams that disrupt water balances and this disrupt water balances and this also
- 35. More than 220 power and mining projects are running in 14 river valleys in Uttarakhand. Several rivers were diverted through tunnels for these
- 37. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force , National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Public Works Department and local administrations worked together for quick rescue operations, Helicopters were used to rescue
- 40. Local people distribute food to rescued pilgrims near IAF base camp in Dharasu. By 21 June 2013, the Army had deployed 10,000 soldiers and 11 helicopters, the Navy had sent 45 naval divers , and the Air force had deployed 43 aircraft including 36 helicopters. From 17 June to 30 June 2013.From 17 June to 30 June 2013, the IAF
- 42. ITBP jawans distribute medicines to stranded pilgrims during in Uttarakhand rescue operation. Prime Minister of India undertook an aerial survey of the affected areas and