Visions of Hell

SaveTheHills(STH) is a group of concerned citizens who are raising awareness about landslides in Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya. Many landslides are the direct or indirect result of human interference and preventable if sufficient care is taken. As such, unless we begin a comprehensive and sustained program towards landslide management, prevention and mitigation, the consequences of ignoring years of human callousness will, in the future be devastating.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Winds of change : No winter rains

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Normally the winter rains (and the occasional snowfall) in this part of the world is caused by a series of WESTERN DISTURBANCES (WDs). The...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

STH -2009 ANNUAL PROGRAM

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I realize we are late, but better late than never. Also what is placed below (our Action Plan for 2009) is at best an indication of our int...
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Friday, February 6, 2009

Awareness Workshop (05Feb2009) at Kalimpong: Medical Response to Disaster

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The NDMA together with the Army Authorities (33Corps) held a one day Awareness Workshop on "Medical Response to Disaster" at Kalim...
Sunday, January 18, 2009

THREAT OF LANDSLIDES AND SEISMICITY IN SIKKIM HIMALAYAS

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THREAT OF LANDSLIDES AND SEISMICITY IN SIKKIM HIMALAYAS T. Tashi, Department of Mines, Minerals & Geology Government of Sikkim , Gang...
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

A shameful saga (RTI ignored)

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___________________________________ I had submitted an application to the State Public Information Officer, Office of the District Magistrat...
Monday, January 5, 2009

The way forward - An update on planned STH activities

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a) Dr RK Bhandari {former Chairman/ founder of Centre of Disaster Mitigation and Management (CDMM), Vellore Institute of Technology and per...
Thursday, January 1, 2009

The light at the end of the Tunnel?

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Further to the earlier post dated 06Dec2008 on the RTI application. I had asked some questions way back in Aug2008 (SLIDE 1) regarding land...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

A letter from a Friend

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I received this email today from Prof Leszek Starkel (above), of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland - who was our Main Speaker a...
Saturday, December 6, 2008

How to corrupt a noble system..

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The RTI Act 2005 is one of the most progressive pieces of legislation in our democracy because it empowers the ordinary citizen to question ...
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