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informed the Supreme Court that it will initially keeping aside the Himalayan rivers and focus on thepeninsular component in the south. Out of thes identified 31 links by the task force, 14 relates to theHimalyan component and remaining 17 to peninsular rivers. Political observers feel the controversialnature of the Himalayan component could be the main reason for not touching it at the moment.S.S. Negi for THE TRIBUNE : 15 November 200473 pc Gujjars below poverty line: TRCF survey67% population of nomad Gujjars in the state of Jammu & Kashmir alone is living belowpoverty line, claimed in a survey conducted by Tribunal Research and Cultural Foundation (TRCF), aprimary organization working for the cause of Indian tribes. The survey says the Gujjars ofHimalayan ranges are without sufficient food, fodder for their animals and lack of basic facilites likeproper shelter, health, drinking water, education, etc. Moreover, 71% of nomads are not aware ofschemes operating by the state and central governments for their upliftment, according to the survey.KASHMIR TIMES : 24 November 2004Dal lake gets a new lease of lifeIn a major attempt to save the world famous Dal Lake from extinction, purification of the lakewould be carried out with hi-tech sewage treatment plants. The shrinking of the lake has causedconcern among the residents. As per the plan, series of sewage treatment plants at the cost of Rs. 500crores would be constructed along the lake and it was revealed that the Central Government haddicided to provide 100% financial assistance to the same. A rehabilitation plan has also been workedout which, in the long run, is expected to help in the save Dal mission. Out of the 6000 families livingin the Dal, 1200 families have already been shifted.THE HINDU : 27 November 2004Mizoram leads the way in bamboo industryMizoram is preceded by no other states in India in bamboo projects, according the ChiefMinister of the state and newly set up bamboo board making industry at Sairang is also first of its kindin India. The other neighbouring states like Meghalaya and Tripura have huge annual income frombamboo produce mostly handicrafts. The state bamboo project is board-making, which will be a totalsubstitute to timber and the State Government has allotted Rs. 1,600 lakh for bamboo processingproject. The Minister also claimed the total bamboo resources in the north-east, which has the largestbamboo resource in India, are concentrated in Mizoram as the state has around 25 lakh metric tones ofbamboo. However, the problem in bamboo industry in the state is transportation, as most of thebamboos grow in deep forest, which are in-accessible.THE SENTINEL : 27 November 2004Arunachal’s pilot malaria project to serve as model for NEMost of the states in the north-east and other parts of the country have decided to adopt themodus operandi of the Arunachal Pradesh pilot malaria project as a ‘role model’ to control thedreaded disease in their states. The malaria control scheme which was completed in Lower DibangValley and Changlang districts of the state was highly appreciated. According to sources, theArunachal Pradesh is one of the seven states, which would get substantial input during 2005-2009under the intensive malaria control project.THE SENTINEL : December 10, 2004Sikkim keen to be No 1 in eco-tourismThe Government of Sikkim has chalked out an ambitious plan to develop its infrastructure inits bid to become the country’s numero uno eco-tourism destination. Endowed with rich natural flora62E N V IS C entre, G B P IH E D
and fauna, Sikkim is redited with having nearly 4,000 species of flowering plants, 300 species of fernsand allies. Besides the state is gifted with more mountains per square km than any other area on theglove and the five glorious peaks, including world’s third highest the Kunchanjungha peak. It offeredvarious facilites for eco-tourism, pilgim tourism and adventure tourism including trekking and riverfafting which proved popular in the river Teesta rumbling down the Himalayas.THE SENTINEL : 13 December 2004Himalayas not environment friendly: StudyHistoric Himalayan ice dams created huge lakes and caused mammoth floods in India, a newresearch says and suggests the Himalayas is not environment friendly.Ice dams across the deepestgorge on the Himalayas created some of the highest-elevation lakes in history.The most recent ofthese lakes, in the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet, broke through its ice barrier somewhere between600 and 900 AD, causing massive torrents of water to pour into India.Geological evidence points tothe existence of at least three lakes, and probably four, at various times in history when glacial icefrom the Himalayas blocked the flow of the Tsangpo River in Tibet, according to University ofWashington geologist David Montgomery, a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences. A group ofresearchers led by Prof. Montgomery found evidence of the resulting lakes in ledges carved into thesides of the Tsangpo gorge and also presented the evidence of repeated damming and flooding of thegorge.HINDUSTAN TIMES : 16 December 2004Kashmir’s wetlands may vanish in 10 yearsKashmir’s wetlands, temporary home to lakhs of migratory birds, are shrinking rapidly. TheWildlife Protection Department maintains that the wetlands are presently host to over 5 lakhmigratory waerfowls from Siberia, Central Asia, China, North Europe and the Indian sub-continent.Rampent encroachment and lack of funds for the de-weeding and de-silting is the main cause of rapidshrinking of these wetlands. Environmentalists warn that if immidieate measures are not taken toarrest the problem, Valley’s wetlands will vanish in 10 years.HINDUSTAN TIMES : 19 December 2004JK signs MoU with UNDP for earthquake reductionThe Government of Jammu & Kashmir have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country office for implementation of theUrban Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction (UEVR) programme in the cities of Jammu and Srinagarof the state. This programme is a part of the Government of India – UNDP, Disaster RiskManagement (DRM) programme, and is a national initiative taken by the Ministy of Home Affairswith UNDP support to ruduce the vulnerabilities of communities in 169 most hazardours pronedistricts in 17 states of India. The programme would demonstrate a suitable model for mainstreamingof earthquake risk management initiatives at all levels so as to help reduce seismic risk in the mostearthquake prone urban areas.KASHMIR TIMES : 26 December 2004Uttaranchal farmers court aromatic plantsIn a diversifying move farmers in the Selaquie area of Dehradun have changed to cultivatingaromatic plants in the face of growing demand from the multi-billion cosmetic industry. From lemongrass to citronella, aromatic crops perennial in nature are now being grown in small pieces of lands asthey require less water and the yield is much better. Moreover, animals do not eat them due to theirstrong smell. Help came in the form of the Rs 1 crore pilot project launched by the UttaranchalGovernment with collaboration from a French NGO called Agrisud and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.BUSINESS STANDARD : 27 December 2004E N V IS B ulletin : H im alayan E cology 12(2), 2004 63
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