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Fast development destabilizes India's Himalaya region

Shalu Yadav in Joshimath, India | Ab Rauoof Ganie
November 21, 2024

As India boosts its infrastructure development in the Himalayan region, many ongoing construction projects are putting pressure on the fragile ecosystem. DW traveled to Uttarakhand, where communities are paying a high price.

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