Local examples for unscientific construction practices
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Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO) founder and Padma Shri recipient Dr Anil Joshi said that human actions have exacerbated the damage caused by heavy rains experienced recently in Uttarakhand.
“Human activities have intensified in the State especially in the mountainous regions in the last 15 years which has increased strain on the environment. Unscientific constructions be it roads or buildings have increased the damage as most of the buildings which collapsed were built on the banks almost touching the river whereas this should not have been allowed. Another important factor ignored by the authorities is that the higher the altitude, the greater the ecological sensitivity of the place. So places like Kedarnath should have been kept free of the many constructions and encroachments which were allowed to mushroom around the shrine,” he stressed.
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HESCO (Himalayan environmental studies and conservation organization) is the one of the example