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.

Friday, January 31, 2025

The Oct 2023 Teesta Valley GLOF disaster gets its due recognition: An article published on the disaster in SCIENCE MAGAZINE

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The GLOF sweeping past the Teesta bazar (W Bengal) on 04Oct2023. This drone photo by Praveen is certainly one of the most iconic images of a...
Monday, December 30, 2024

A post GLOF look at parts of Teesta Valley (Part - 2)

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More than a year has passed since the devastating GLOF disaster of October 4, 2023, that swept through the Teesta Valley. We have extensivel...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

A post GLOF look at the Teesta bazar and its vicinity (Part -1)

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A few days ago, a friend called from Mangan, the headquarters of North Sikkim district, eager to witness the aftermath of the Teesta Valley ...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

ALL ABOUT CYCLONES: How cyclone track forecasts can change dramatically and how climate change maybe impacting them.

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 We have been tracking the storm in the Bay of Bengal for several days now (as we normally do) and have been posting updates in our WhatsApp...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Media coverage of our Memo on the Teesta valley disaster problem

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On 18Nov2024, we had couriered the hard copies of our memo requesting urgent mitigation action in the Teesta valley in the few dry months we...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Community-Led Call to Action: 290 Signatures urging Immediate Disaster Mitigation in the Teesta Valley submitted by Darjeeling Himalaya Initiative and SaveTheHills

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  The following memorandum signed by 290 persons from Kalimpong, Darjeeling, and Sikkim has been submitted by Darjeeling Himalaya Initativ...
Monday, November 11, 2024

The challenge of integrated natural hazards for continued sustainable development in the Himalayas - Dr Malay Mukul, IIT Bombay

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CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 127, NO. 9, 10 NOVEMBER 2024 1005 CURRENT SCIENCE Volume 127 Number 9 10 November 2024 EDITORIAL During the last decad...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Importance of real-time weather information in hydrological disasters: Need for more AWS

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We, at SaveTheHills have long realized the importance of real-time weather inputs especially in the Himalayas where weather can change quick...
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