Floods: Building boom in Nepal and India's Uttarakhand puts 300,000 people in path of potential Himalayan disasters, study suggests
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The construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand.
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Construction of tourism and housing facilities has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand
ByNavin Singh KhadkaEnvironmental correspondent, BBC World Service
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At least 300,000 people in parts of the Himalayan region could now be living in the path of potential disasters, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that the amount of built-up land in high-risk zones in northern Nepal, parts of south-eastern Tibet and a corner of India's Uttarakhand had grown by about 45% between 2016 and 2023.
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