Uttarakhand Disaster in Garhwali Poetry by Dr.Umesh Chamola

 बरखा मा धड़ -धड़ –धड़, धड़खि पहाड़।

                Uttarakhand Disaster in Garhwali Poetry by Dr.Umesh Chamola

                       Narration by Bhishma Kukreti

  Dr Umesh Chamola works in Uttarakhand and is famous Garhwali poet and a novel writer. 

 Dr Umesh wrote poetry that reminds us for disaster in Uttarakhand.

  पहाड़

कवि - डा उमेश चमोला  (Narendra Nagar) 
चुप हुयूँ रे पहाड़,
'विकास का नौ पर मनखी लाटी अक्कल
कबि कबि बुनू भी रे पहाड़
पर कैन सूणी नी
कबरि तलक सरदु ?
भितर तलक हिली पहाड़।
विकास का नौं पर
हथ्वड़ा घौणे की चोट
नि सै सकी पहाड़,
बरखा मा धड़ -धड़ -धड़
धड़खि पहाड़।
धड़कण त बहानो छौ
यन करी मनखी तैं
भौत कुछ बिंगाण चांदू छौ पहाड़

            Man Made Causes for Himalayan Disasters

 Dr Satendra (2003) writes in his brilliant book the following man made causes to add on natural causes for Central Himalayan disasters.

1-Unscientific development and land use pattern.

A-Industry and Mining

B-Energy production

C- Road and transportation –Dr. Satendra states that road constructions in hilly region without taking into consideration the geology and geomorphology

D-irrigation Schemes are without thinking for scientific knowledge.

2-Deforestration

3-Population growth

4-Cattle population growth