ToShri Rajiv Gauba Cabinet Secretary Dear Shri Gauba, I refer to the accident involving the collapse of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand in November, 2023, in which 41 unwary workers…
"We have been made to be heroes for a while – but I know ultimately that will not change our condition.” Wakeel Hassan* We celebrate our heroesAs we possess our…
Now that the rescue of the workers trapped in the tunnel collapse accident in Silkyara has been successfully completed, it is time to look at the wider issue of the…
On the day of Diwali when the country ushered in the festival of lights, forty-one of her labouring sons were plunged into darkness as a scenic Himalayan mountain caved in…
The nation heaved a big sigh of relief when the 41 workers trapped in the under-construction Silkyara-Barkot tunnel (Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand) were finally rescued on November 28 after a…
The safe return of the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel near Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, is a matter of great satisfaction for the entire nation. Kudos to all those…
Development cannot be a mindless process when it comes to the mountains. What we are witnessing is a slow man made death of the fragile Himalayas. Silkyara-Danda Tunnel Collapse On…
The accident at the Silkyara tunnel where 41 workers got trapped, has exposed not only vulnerability of such happenings but also poor state of emergency preparedness to deal with such…
Interview with Dr. Ravi Chopra: Unmasking the Environmental Toll of the Char Dham Project On the festive day of Diwali, while the nation reveled in celebrations, 41 laborers found themselves…
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