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Kinnaur's Curse?
Kinnaur, one of Himachal Pradesh's most ecologically fragile regions, is under threat from widespread construction activity for hydroelectric power projects. Landslides have become a common occurrence putting lives of villagers to severe environmental risk.
This article, along with photographs, was earlier posted on the Web Exclusives section of EPW website. It can be viewed at http://www.epw.in/reports-states/kinnaur%E2%80%99scurse.html
A War Zone in Kinnaur
National highway 5—a stretch of 10 km from Powari to Ralli in Kinnaur District, on the right side of the Sutlej River—looked like a war zone. Vehicles kept skidding on its mucky surface. That the edge of the road was lined with grey muck and debris, made it particularly vulnerable to road accidents.
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