#Nigulseri

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Impact of Hydro Projects on Kinnaur: Landslides, Floods, and the Unstable Mountains of Nigulseri

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Kinnaur landslide: Two dead, over 40 feared buried

Kinnaur landslide: Two dead, over 40 feared buried

A Himachal Pradesh Road Transport with several passengers and at least two other vehicles were badly hit by heavy boulders, following a landslide in Nigulseri in Kinnaur district on August 11. The landslide occurred just before noon in Chaura village in Kinnaur, officials said. The bus was on its way from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur to Shimla Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner (Kinnaur) Abid Hussain Sadiq…

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Taranda Mata Temple Kinnaur..!!

Taranda Mata Temple Kinnaur..!!

There is a temple of Maa Taranda in Nigulsari on the banks of NH-5 in Kinnaur district of Himachal. All vehicles coming from and going to Kinnaur stop at this temple. People believed that Taranda Devi protects you on these dangerous roads. As kids growing up in the village, we heard numerous stories of accidents around here. And hence, as a rule, we also always stop here to offer…

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Nathpa Jhakri Dam - Hydroelectric Project, HP, India

Nathpa Jhakri Dam – Hydroelectric Project, HP, India

The Nathpa Jhakri Dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River. In July of 1991, the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the execution of the Nathpa-Jhakri project. The initial plan intended for a five-year building period, but a rockslide shortly after the signing of the civil contract in 1993…