OPEN IN APP
Active Stocks
Tue Mar 19 2024 14:31:08
  1. Tata Consultancy Services share price
  2. 3,986.00 -3.83%
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 149.55 -0.03%
  1. Bharti Airtel share price
  2. 1,234.25 0.75%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 260.00 -1.89%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 409.90 -1.80%
Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay | On a slippery road

Photo Essay | On a slippery road

Landslides dot NH 5 in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, making life difficult for residents

Environmentalists and residents say heavy construction and use of the drill and blast method of tunnelling has led to severe erosion and triggered the destabilization of slopes, especially in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. Photographs by Sumit Mahar

1/5Environmentalists and residents say heavy construction and use of the drill and blast method of tunnelling has led to severe erosion and triggered the destabilization of slopes, especially in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. Photographs by Sumit Mahar

A host of small, medium and large hydro projects are in various stages of planning, construction and operation.

2/5A host of small, medium and large hydro projects are in various stages of planning, construction and operation.

The Spiti, a tributary of the Sutlej, near Sumdo village, Himachal Pradesh.

3/5The Spiti, a tributary of the Sutlej, near Sumdo village, Himachal Pradesh.

Ramanand Negi says his house in Urni village developed cracks in 2007 due to work on the Karcham Wangtoo Project.

4/5Ramanand Negi says his house in Urni village developed cracks in 2007 due to work on the Karcham Wangtoo Project.

The Boomer is a powerful hydraulic machine that is  reportedly capable of drilling hundreds of deep holes in the mountain face in a few hours.

5/5The Boomer is a powerful hydraulic machine that is reportedly capable of drilling hundreds of deep holes in the mountain face in a few hours.

OTHER GALLERIES
Recommended For You
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App