Himalayan glacier disaster: Instability possibly exacerbated by climate change | Asian Insider EP60
The Straits Times 
Amid shrinking glaciers and unstable slopes, building more roads and dams in the Himalayas increases the risk of disaster, Nepali Times editor Kunda Dixit and Himalayan ecology expert, Dr Ravi Chopra, tell Asian Insider.
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Hope this disaster is seen as a wake-up call: Ravi Chopra
2:47 Tragedy almost identical to two disasters in Nepal: Kunda Dixit
4:59 Is there adequate safety in place when highways are built in the Himalayas?
10:11 Infrastructure-building has left Himalayas more vulnerable: Kunda Dixit
12:09 What we’re seeing is known as ‘bulldozer terrorism’: Ravi Chopra
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A very well presented and insightful discussion by Nirmal Ghosh. I hope the government in Delhi listens to what the two Himalayan gentlemen are saying !