A summary of the lessons from June 2013 disaster in Uttrakhand
1) Allow only people aged between 20 to 60 years to go for yatra.
2) Those wishing to go for yatra should undergo a fitness test.
3) Issue day wise quota for number of people who can take the yatra.
4) Do not allow construction of the buildings near the river.
5) Check the status of dams before the beginning of the monsoon and undertake dredging if required.
6) Planting of trees on the slopes.
7) Prevent mining and other destructive activities in the mountains.
8) Instead of large dams, make a series of small dams for power generation.
9) A check on the number of tourist allowed to go to Nainital and mussorie.
10) Above measures should be applied to other ecologically sensitive regions like Vaishno Devi and Shimla.
1) Allow only people aged between 20 to 60 years to go for yatra.
2) Those wishing to go for yatra should undergo a fitness test.
3) Issue day wise quota for number of people who can take the yatra.
4) Do not allow construction of the buildings near the river.
5) Check the status of dams before the beginning of the monsoon and undertake dredging if required.
6) Planting of trees on the slopes.
7) Prevent mining and other destructive activities in the mountains.
8) Instead of large dams, make a series of small dams for power generation.
9) A check on the number of tourist allowed to go to Nainital and mussorie.
10) Above measures should be applied to other ecologically sensitive regions like Vaishno Devi and Shimla.
