![]() In 2012, the Union ministry of environment declared the watershed area along the stretch of river Bhagirathi an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). ![]() Another is the government’s target to have 18,000 people visit the dhams per day, when the HPC has recommended a maximum of 6,000 people. Of the many ironies that lie behind the CDP is its breakup into 53 projects, each less than 100km in length, thereby negating the need for environment impact assessment. “The ecosystem services that the Himalayas provide, such as catering to the water needs of half the country’s population through rivers that arise in the Himalayan basin cannot be weighed on the same scale as revenue generation.” The under construction road is 10m wide―something that can only be achieved by a vertical cutting of the slopes, massive tree felling and the accumulation of mass muck.ĭhyani said it was a tragedy that the dhams (pilgrimage centres) were being viewed in terms of daam (monetary value). Hemant Dhyani, a member of the Supreme Court’s High Powered Committee (HPC) on the CDP, said that the body in its report of 2000 had agreed on most points, except for the critical aspect of road width. It is the same project that is believed to be behind the Joshimath disaster.Įqually concerning is the Char Dham Pariyojana (CDP), the 012,000 crore project to build a 889km-long, all-weather road linking Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, the four major shrines in Uttarakhand. In February 2021, a glacial burst swept away the main dam and more than 140 workers trapped in tunnels were either found dead or are still missing. Going by that logic, the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project in Chamoli should have been abandoned. We must abandon projects in areas which are acutely sensitive,” said Chopra. If that were to happen, the force of the water would wipe off habitations 100km downstream. Better scientific understanding since 2006, when the dam was commissioned, have rung alarm bells over the possibility of its destruction as it lies over a major geological fault zone. They, however, have advantages over large dams like the one in Tehri―where the rim of the reservoir shows the signs of a series of landslides triggered by the slow seepage of water into the surrounding rock fissures. As water is forced into a tunnel, aquatic life trapped in it dies because of a lack of oxygen. One of the biggest drawbacks of such projects is that in the distance between a powerhouse and the river―anywhere between 4km to around 20km―the river dries up. ![]() Their teaching has never incorporated ecology,” said Chopra. ![]() “Engineers neither understand nor care for the ecosystem of the river which is dramatically impacted. Ravi Chopra, a scientist who focuses on the interactions between technology and society, said that despite the charm of hydropower, its flaws were recognised early on. The Joshimath disaster is attributed to a hydropower project which involved some deep digging and the subsequent bursting of an aquifer. They translated into what happened a few months ago in Joshimath and in many other places across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh over the past few years―in how a blatant disregard for nature worsened an already erratic weather pattern, how houses crumbled and lives were swept away. The poet died in 1975, but his words turned out to be prophetic. the guys in the compound are crashed out asleep.The spectre of floods looms before us, yet we build houses by rivers,” wrote the Hindi poet Dushyant Kumar. The 2 shots below show the AQ deployment, the hostage and 2 guys are inside the building, its roof isn't removable ! so ignore them! the 2 guys outside are the patrolling guards with a set pattern they are following until something kicks off. The hostage and 2 guards were housed in the adobe, 2 guys were out patrolling and the remainder were crashed out in the nearby compound all started the scenario "unalert". Karl had the AQ rebels, me and Alex the Tier one operators, the scenario took place at night, Karl placed his guys first then me and Alex deployed. The Operators attempting the rescue consisted of a 4 man team armed with HK416s, with full SOF spec, so red dot, laser sights, suppressors, stun and frag grenades as well as breaching equipment and night vision. The AQ rebels consisted of a team leader and 10 militiamen, they were armed with AKs, an RPG7 and a PKM. The points system is useful if you want to get a balanced game and I may possibly use it on occasion. Myself, Alex and Karl were playing, the system is fully pointed up but I'm not a big fan of points so we ignored this and made the sides up.
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