0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mountains

Forests

Mountains, 93%

Forests, 64.81%

Total area of Uttarakhand

But what exactly is

the root cause of this

destruction??

Rainfall 440% Above normal between 1 To 18

June

Population:1.08 crore

Tourist Arrivals:2.5 Crore

According to 2011 census

The Hill State Of Uttrakhand

Safe & Sound Tourists being evacuated in a chopper.

GLOBAL WARMING.

.

TOO MANY HYDRO PROJECTS.

Indiscriminate Mining.

Poor structural safety.

Other causes:

What was done ?

Commendable work was done by our Army , Air force & NGOs.

The government pressed

nearly 50 military helicopters

and more than 2,500

additional soldiers into rescue

operations.

61%

24%

12%3%

FUNDS RECEIVED

UTTAR PRADESH

MAHARSSHTRA , DELHI ,HARYANA

TAMIL NADU, GUJRAT, M.P.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

How to avoid such

disasters?

The tragic

floods of

Uttarakhand

are a warning

to all hilly states

in India to stop

playing with

nature in the

name of

economic

development.