Dinakar Peri analyses aspects of Operation Surya Hope It was a - TopicsExpress



          

Dinakar Peri analyses aspects of Operation Surya Hope It was a disaster waiting to happen. And strike it did with cataclysmic ferocity, on a wet and windy day on 16 June, leaving over a hundred thousand people stranded in narrow valleys with base altitude of about 10,000 feet. The hapless pilgrims found themselves in an extremely hostile environment, cut off from the rest of the world without food, water and shelter. Surrounding the valleys were majestic snowcapped peaks touching heights of over 20,000 feet. Millions of devotees each year undertake the holy pilgrimage circuit of the ‘Char Dham’ comprising of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath along with Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand. This year was no different. However, very heavy rains along with cloudbursts on June 16 caused the rivers to swell and in a short span of time, led to unimaginable death and destruction. claws.in/Operation-Surya-Hope-Dinakar-Peri.html
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:30:46 +0000

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