{"id":269281,"date":"2023-11-14T19:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=269281"},"modified":"2023-11-14T19:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:33:19","slug":"on-char-dham-tunnel-collapse-unchecked-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-char-dham-tunnel-collapse-unchecked-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"On Char Dham Tunnel Collapse &#8211; Unchecked construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>This post on Char Dham Tunnel Collapse has been created based on the article <strong>\u2018Unchecked construction\u2019<\/strong>, published in the<strong> Business Standard<\/strong> on 14<sup>th<\/sup> November 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS Paper 3 \u2013 Disasters and disaster management<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A tunnel collapse in the Himalayas trapped 40 construction workers. This incident occurred on the Char Dham national highway project between Brahmakhal and Yamunotri in Uttarkashi.<\/p>\n<p>The Char Dham project is part of India&#8217;s large-scale infrastructure initiatives in mountainous regions. <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-is-the-char-dham-project\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Recent Incidents and Damages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There have been multiple incidents in these areas, indicating a pattern of challenges and dangers associated with such projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Power Project: <\/strong>A major landslide disrupted construction and blocked diversion tunnels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teesta River Flash Floods:<\/strong> Flash floods damaged the Chungthang Dam and Teesta hydropower stations, leading to significant financial losses.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the reasons behind frequent incident in Himalayas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Disaster vulnerable area: <\/strong>The region is increasingly vulnerable to landslides, flash floods, and earthquakes, exacerbated by climate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignorance of technical and environmental appraisal:<\/strong> Minimal appraisal are being taken. These are not just bureaucratic hurdles but crucial for safety and sustainability of the manpower and the environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Himalayan Biosphere: <\/strong>The Himalayas are recognized as a unique and sensitive biosphere that requires special care and preservation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/restoring-the-ecological-health-of-the-himalayas-explained-pointwise\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><strong> about vulnerability of Himalayas<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What should be done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Assessment over political will: <\/strong>Political will for socially significant projects such as Char Dham should not be given importance over technocratic assessment of whether they are feasible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental Impact:<\/strong> The article underscores the need to consider the ecological impact of construction projects in this fragile region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question for Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Considering the unique ecological sensitivity of the Himalayan region and the increasing frequency of natural disasters, what measures should be implemented to ensure a balance between infrastructure development and environmental preservation?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: This post on Char Dham Tunnel Collapse has been created based on the article \u2018Unchecked construction\u2019, published in the Business Standard on 14th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 \u2013 Disasters and disaster management News: A tunnel collapse in the Himalayas trapped 40 construction workers. This incident occurred on the Char Dham&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-char-dham-tunnel-collapse-unchecked-construction\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">On Char Dham Tunnel Collapse &#8211; Unchecked construction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,411,216],"class_list":["post-269281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-disaster-management","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":49,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700117536},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}