The Darjeeling disaster, caused by extreme rainfall, revealed the Eastern Himalayas’ vulnerability. Landslides and floods severed key routes, isolating Sikkim. Unsustainable development, weak governance, and poor disaster preparedness demand urgent mountain regulation and advanced early warning systems for future resilience.
Click to View MoreThe Himalaya’s fragile geology, climate change, and unplanned development heighten disaster risks. Strengthening resilience requires risk-informed land-use planning, transboundary coordination, eco-friendly infrastructure, early warning systems, community-based preparedness, climate-adaptive livelihoods, and ecosystem restoration through reforestation, water source revival, and green infrastructure solutions.
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