Is development destroying Uttarakhand? | Ground Report

Floods, landslides, forest fires, glacier bursts. #Uttarakhand has suffered a series of devastating #naturaldisasters over the last decade. But are they really natural disasters or is there a human hand involved? Is the #Himalayan state paying a heavy price for a development model that has scant regard for local environmental and ecological conditions? The plans to 'develop' #Sukhatal and #Sattal in #Nainital have only made these questions more urgent. Noman Siddiqui takes a look at what's happening and what it entails. Watch! Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscript... Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook:   / newslaundry   Twitter:   / newslaundry   Instagram:   / newslaundry