Close to 500 residents of Hangrang Valley and other areas of Pooh block Upper Kinnaur today held a rally at Kinnaur’s district headquarter Rekong Peo demanding immediate action by the Administration on the pathetic conditions of roads, especially, the National Highway 5. “NH-5, which is the lifeline of Kinnaur and the only road for residents […]
Sparse vegetation and loose soils are characteristic of upper Kinnaur and Spiti regions of the Satluj valley. The area is increasingly sensitive to climatic changes and human interventions. Extreme rains that devastated Uttarakhand this June left its imprint on neighbouring Himachal Pradesh as well. This photo feature documents the impact of the June calamity in […]