Local representatives in the Joshimath area on Sunday sent a memorandum to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami urging to commence the construction work of Tapovan-Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was closed after the landslides in the town in January this year.
Many of the villagers expressed their fear and requested the state government to complete the construction of the embankment by the river, which is still ongoing.
Many European observers opine that the values subscribed by the EU are at a great threat of erosion if GSP status is granted to Pakistan or any other country without stringent scrutiny of compliance on their part, reported Geo-politik.
Inamul Hoque, a resident of the Baghmara Char area said that due to river erosion, a school building and many human settlements were completely destroyed in this area.
Donning their combat uniforms, the specially trained personnel of 137 Composite Eco-Task Force in Prayagraj are out on a mission. Also known as Ganga Task Force, their mission is to clean the shores and carry out plantations to mitigate soil erosion along the most sacred river of the country
Massive erosion triggered by the Brahmaputra river poses a serious threat to the city safety dam Dibrugarh Town Protection(DTP) dyke and the historic Dibrugarh town.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): All the vegetation on the land blooms from good soil health and adequate water availability. If these two factors are not aligned, there is nothing that can stop crop spoilage from occurring. As the soil in farms continues to thaw, cli
Geologists are interested in the sedimentary cycle - erosion from mountains that form sand that is carried out to the ocean - because it's foundational for understanding how the planet works.
The locals from the Dhubri and South Salmara Mankachar districts of Assam will submit two separate memorandums with 1 lakh signatures to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, demanding to protect the districts from the flood and river bank erosion.
The flight of US dollars from Pakistan to Afghanistan continues unabated resulting in the erosion of Islamabad's foreign exchange reserves, reported Dawn.
"Up to 2004, the Ganges had eroded 356 square km of fertile land and displaced around 80,000 people in the period 1988 - 1994, in Murshidabad district. Erosion along the banks of the Ganga had washed away more than 50 houses, two temples and acres of agricultural land in the Shamserganj area