Unscientific mining pushing Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar toward disasters: Govt panel to NGT

According to the report, most mines have altered natural slopes through steep vertical cuts and lack proper benches, making the terrain highly “vulnerable to landslides” and rockfalls.

​According to the report, most mines have altered natural slopes through steep vertical cuts and lack proper benches, making the terrain highly “vulnerable to landslides” and rockfalls.