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Sinking Joshimath: A disaster caused by unregulated/unscientific construction
Till more details emerge, it is difficult to say what factors caused this disaster.
But, it is clear that unregulated/unscientific construction is a root cause.
It seems..
news18.com
Till more details emerge, it is difficult to say what factors caused this disaster.
But, it is clear that unregulated/unscientific construction is a root cause.
It seems..
news18.com
..earlier reports had warned that large part of the city are built on debris of an ancient landslide. Such multistorey heavy concrete buildings should not have been allowed by proper building regulations.
And what about the tunnels being dug by NTPC near the city? Were proper..
And what about the tunnels being dug by NTPC near the city? Were proper..
.. geological, geotechnical studies carried out before clearing the project?
Kashmir Rail Link and the other seven projects in Himalayas ( one of which is the Rishikesh - Karnaprayag line) are disasters waiting to happen. Alignments of all these lines require construction of..
Kashmir Rail Link and the other seven projects in Himalayas ( one of which is the Rishikesh - Karnaprayag line) are disasters waiting to happen. Alignments of all these lines require construction of..
..massive bridges, high cuttings & tunnels at shallow depth in weak rocks without ground surveys on these projects.
Just few months ago we saw a huge landslide at a high rly cutting at Tupul on the Manipur line project. Scores of paramilitary personnel &..
#Chenab_Rly_Bridge
Just few months ago we saw a huge landslide at a high rly cutting at Tupul on the Manipur line project. Scores of paramilitary personnel &..
#Chenab_Rly_Bridge
.. construction workers perished in this disaster.Was anybody held accountable or was even a proper inquiry done?
I will write more on these railway projects in the Himalayas.
Why is India building Broad Gauge lines in the geologically fragile..
I will write more on these railway projects in the Himalayas.
Why is India building Broad Gauge lines in the geologically fragile..
..Himalayas.
When Northern Railway officers consulted me about the alignment for the line to Leh, Ladakh, I strongly advised that this line be built on Meter Gauge: Same for the proposed Char Dham lines.
#Leh_Ladakh_Line #Chaar_Dham_Railway
When Northern Railway officers consulted me about the alignment for the line to Leh, Ladakh, I strongly advised that this line be built on Meter Gauge: Same for the proposed Char Dham lines.
#Leh_Ladakh_Line #Chaar_Dham_Railway
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