DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA'S MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS REVISITED: RE-ASSESSING THE PRESENT, RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE

This article explains how the race to build the economy, accelerate urbanisation, attain energy security, and connect remote areas have detrimental effect on the Himalayan region's natural environment. This becomes clear by showing how human populations, ecosystems, and industrial waste lead to...

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Published in:Himalayan and Central Asian studies 2023-04, Vol.27 (2), p.1-V
Main Author: Ratha, K C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodegradable wastes
Biodegradation
Biodiversity
Climate change
Earthquakes
Ecology
Energy security
Environmental economics
Glaciers
Human populations
Hydroelectric power
Industrial wastes
Landslides & mudslides
Mountain regions
Mountains
Natural environment
Natural resources
Population density
Rain
Sediments
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Toxins
Urbanization
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Summary:This article explains how the race to build the economy, accelerate urbanisation, attain energy security, and connect remote areas have detrimental effect on the Himalayan region's natural environment. This becomes clear by showing how human populations, ecosystems, and industrial waste lead to the release of various toxins and non-biodegradable wastes in mountainous regions. Aggressively implementing a development plan completely disregards the delicate terrain and ecosystem of the Himalayas. Despite the mountains' inherent significance, sustainable mountain development rarely receives the attention it merits. Investing in sustainable mountain development is a top most priority for addressing the existing problems. Therefore, using sustainable development solutions is especially important in mountainous locations.The mountain regions need specific structure of governance and whether the scale and territorial organisation of governance provides this. It is important to understand that the governance process calls for participation from not only official government structures but also from all other organisations that provide social, environmental, and economic management as well as regulatory action. An exploration into appropriate policies and their implementation in the region to fully capitalise on the potential of its natural resources is the need of the hour.
ISSN:0971-9318