India, Feb. 9 -- Global warming, ice melt, reduced snowfall and disproportionate construction in the Himalayas are the exasperator of this disaster

A sudden surge of water in the Rishiganga river in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand on February 7, 2021 led to the Dhauliganga dam being completely obliterated and 28 lives lost, while 170 people are still missing.

Anil Agarwal, the founder of Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment and renowned environmentalist wrote in 1973 in the State of the Environment Report :

The deep gorges of Himalayan rivers seem sufficient to transport excess rainwater. Surprisingly, this is not true. Floods have been taking place in the Himalayan mountains since time immemorial

He still remains c...