India, Oct. 16 -- The recent devastation across India's northern Himalayan States has reignited grave concerns among scientists, seismic experts, and environmentalists. They are urging the Central Government to build a national consensus and implement a comprehensive, science-backed policy to halt reckless development that is inflicting irreversible damage on the fragile Himalayan ecosystem.
Without swift and decisive intervention, they warn, the region will continue to face a worsening cycle of floods, landslides, and cloudbursts.Experts insist that the focus must shift from post-disaster relief to preventive action through strict regulation of all construction -Government or private - within the region. They stress the need to control un...