Dehradun, Sept. 17 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 15 Sep: A one-day meeting on "Himalayan Disaster - Development or Destruction of the Ganga and Yamuna" was organised by the 'Uttarakhand Jal Biradari' at the Doon Library and Research Centre, here. The speakers said that the present situation is a result of existing policies, emphasising that the road width in the Himalayan region should not exceed 5-6 metres.

Environmental activist Suresh Bhai, while opening the discussion, said that the current disaster is manmade. He stated that wide roads are not needed in the Himalayas. Since the construction of wide roads and dams began in Uttarakhand and Himachal, these regions have become disaster-prone.

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