Cloud Burst In Village Near Manali Causes Extensive Damage
Manali: Days after incessant rains wreaked havoc in Manali, causing devastation on a massive scale. Karjan, a village of Manali 13 kms had a…
Sanjay Dutta, an engineer by qualification but is a journalist by choice. He has worked for the premier new agency Press Trust of India and leading English daily Indian Express. With more than a decade of experience, he has been highlighting issues related to environment, tourism and other aspects affecting mountain ecology. Sanjay Dutta lives in a village close to Manali in Kullu valley of Himachal.
Manali: Days after incessant rains wreaked havoc in Manali, causing devastation on a massive scale. Karjan, a village of Manali 13 kms had a…
Manali: Rains in Manali are not new. However this time, the rain did not stop for four days. The Beas with all its rivulets…
Manali: The tiny village of Tholang with just 36 families, in the snowbound tribal belt of Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, boasts of having produced over…
Manali: A tribe of Lahaul valley is an endogamous human social group living in a specified terrain, following its own set of rituals, possessing…
Manali: Forget the serpentine roads in the hill state of Himachal. The Kiratpur-Manali four lanes are almost ready for speed and thrill. About 99…
Manali: In a bid to revive the Lahaul valley’s river heritage, tribal’s, NGOs, religious and cultural organizations have joined hands to celebrate the first-ever…
Kullu valley traditional building techniques were long forgotten. Now, there is a determined effort to gather ancient wisdom and place it in the present…
Manali: When in Manali, borrow a vehicle from friends or family or hire a self-driven vehicle and hit the road to visit the different…
Manali: Given the strategic importance of providing year-round road connectivity to snowbound Leh and other regions of Ladhak, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has taken…
The Srinagar- Leh National Highway is critical for connecting Kashmir valley with Leh-Ladakh but it remains blocked for several days in winter.
The alternate Nimu-Padam-Darcha road is the only alternate road that can connect Leh, even in peak winter days, with rest of the country