{"id":297083,"date":"2024-05-28T18:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=297083"},"modified":"2024-05-28T18:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:31:20","slug":"kumaon-himalayas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kumaon-himalayas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumaon Himalayas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong> This post on Kumaon Himalayas<\/strong> has been created based on the article “SC halts 90-acre project in Kumaon Himalayas on a plea challenging \u2018single window\u2019 clearances”<\/a> <\/strong>published in\u00a0\u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 28 May 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/h2>\n

Recently, the Supreme Court has put a stop to a project covering 90 acres in the ecologically sensitive and earthquake-prone lower Himalayan ranges in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon hills.<\/p>\n

About Kumaon Himalayas<\/h2>\n
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polyeyes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspect<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About Kumaon Himalayas<\/strong><\/td>\n1) Location:<\/strong> The Kumaon Himalayas are situated in the west-central section of the Himalayan range<\/span> in northern India.
\n2) This region is bounded by the Sutlej River to the west and the Kali River to the east.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Topography<\/strong><\/td>\n1) The area features parts of the Siwalik Range in the south<\/span> and the Great Himalayas in the north.<\/span>
\n2) Most of the Kumaon Himalayas are located within Uttarakhand, northwest of Nepal.<\/span>
\n3) Prominent lakes in this area are Naini Lake, Sattal, Bhimtal, and Naukuchiya Tal.<\/span>
\n4) Key hill stations such as Nainital, Ranikhet, and Almora are nestled in this region.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highest peak\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nThe highest peaks in the region include Nanda Devi and Kamet.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tribes<\/strong><\/td>\nThe region is home to various tribal and indigenous communities, including the Tharus, Bhutiyas, Jaunsaris, Buksas, and Rajis.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concern associated<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Kumaon Himalayas are recognized for their ecological fragility<\/span> and vulnerability to seismic activities.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About the Shiwalik Range<\/h3>\n
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Source: GeeksforGeeks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1) The Shivalik Hills are a sub-Himalayan mountain range<\/span> extending approximately 1,600 km from the Teesta River in Sikkim,<\/span> through Nepal and India, to northern Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. This range runs parallel to the main Himalayan system<\/span>, stretching from Haridwar along the Ganges to the banks of the Beas River.<\/p>\n

3. The hills have an average elevation ranging from 900 to 1,200 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Geological Composition:<\/strong> Predominantly composed of low sandstone and conglomerate hills,<\/span> the Shivaliks represent the solidified and uplifted debris from the main Himalayan range located just behind them.<\/p>\n

They are separated by an intermediate valley that lies between the outer hills and Mussoorie.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Indian Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- This post on Kumaon Himalayas has been created based on the article “SC halts 90-acre project in Kumaon Himalayas on a plea challenging \u2018single window\u2019 clearances” published in\u00a0\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 28 May 2024. Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court has put a stop to a project covering 90 acres in the ecologically sensitive… Continue reading Kumaon Himalayas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-297083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297083","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\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}