Is TypeWhizz Real Or Another Online Scam? Let’s InvestigateDeforestation and unregulated extraction of resources in the youngest and most fragile of the Himalayan ranges have disrupted groundwater recharge and increased soil erosion, contributing to the current water crisis.
KATHMANDU — Until a few years ago, villagers in Siraha in Nepal’s Madhesh province accessed water by digging a few meters into the ground, as this method was easier than laying pipes. Water gushed readily from the ground. Activists such as Yadav argue that policymakers in Kathmandu conveniently attribute this crisis to global climate change to attract international attention and deflect local accountability. Although climate change plays a role, the primary causes lie in the government’s failure over the past decade to regulate extractive industries in the fragile Chure range, also known as the water reservoir of the plans, critics say.
The Chure range, the youngest and southernmost chain of the Himalayas, stretches from the banks of the Indus River in Pakistan in the west to that of the Brahmaputra in the east. Image via Environmental activists say even they face threats and violence. On Jan. 10, 2020, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato, an outspoken critic of illegal sand mining in Dhanusha district, was murdered. “His death has instilled fear in others, silencing opposition against miners,” said an activist from western Nepal who didn’t want to be named for safety reasons. He said the mine operators fund political campaigns and help politicians who back their operations to come to power.