Barrier Lakes
Nepal and downstream regions faced fresh flood threats after a barrier lake holding 2–5 million cubic metres of water in Tibet began overflowing and breaching.
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Nepal and downstream regions faced fresh flood threats after a barrier lake holding 2–5 million cubic metres of water in Tibet began overflowing and breaching.
In Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar district, rampant underground and open-cast soapstone mining has triggered severe land subsidence, widening ground fissures and damaging hundreds of homes across vulnerable villages.