Saving Joshimath And How To Build Climate-Conscious Towns In Himalayan Regions

By Prof Anjal Prakash Jan 10, 2023

In this BQ Prime opinion piece, Anjal Prakash refers to a study of the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region and its three central learnings, each of which has implications for Joshimath's situation. Quoting the research and his personal experience of working in the HKH region, he says that Joshimath's situation is about how the towns can be disturbed if large infrastructure projects, such as hydropower projects, come up in the vicinity.