Sunday, February 28, 2010

Seminar on Geo-Hazards at North Bengal University (06-07Mar2010)

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STH has been invited to attend the above seminar and I will be talking on "Landslide Hazards in Kalimpong and the need for a long term,...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Working with Communities : Jungpana T.E (Kurseong) - 21Feb2010

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Jungpana Tea Estate (T.E) is located 5 kilometers east of NH55 and is 12km from Kurseong town. Everything in the T.E has to be brought in f...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Working with Communities : Chibo/Pashyor village & Sakyong (08 &15Feb2010)

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Chibo / Pashyor Village, Kalimpong (08Feb2010) ________________________________________________________ Sakyong (Lower Menchu, Kalimpong) ...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

A new blog and updates..

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1. The STH blog is now over 2 years old and has now become HUGE and maybe a little intimidating. In order to separate STH activities and oth...
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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Community awareness workshop (06Feb2010) : "Can we be better prepared to deal with Landslides in the monsoons this year?"

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The monsoons of 2009 began with Cyclone AILA smashing through parts of Darjeeling district and continued with unexpected & sudden peaks...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Lessons we never learn.... 2

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  It is with uncanny accuracy that Dr Sangita Lama's map (top) in the book "Rains, Landslides and Floods in the Darjeeling Himalay...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Lessons we never learn...1

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Kazi Gaon in Tungsung was severely affected by landslides during Cyclone Aila last year…eight people died and one body was never found....
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Humans impacting nature... dams in the Teesta river basin

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There is no doubt in my mind that dams are an unpleasant necessity - they are the cleanest way of providing energy to a power hungry nat...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Commencement of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) work at Chibo/Pashyor

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Chibo/Pashyor is one of the most vulnerable areas on the western face of Kalimpong  and the area has been featured on the blog many times....
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Kalimpong town : Sitting on a time bomb with a 'WHAT, ME WORRY?' smile

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Years ago I was an avid reader of Mad Magazine and our predicament  as regards the landslide issue reminds me, today of Alfred E Neuman...