Archive · 13 Jan 2026

Landslides threaten Chardham highway and Beatles Ashram projects

Landslides threaten Chardham highway and Beatles Ashram projects

In the mountains of Uttarakhand, India, there are two big projects: one to make roads wider for pilgrims going to holy places, and another to fix up the Beatles Ashram, a famous place where a famous music band once visited.

Both projects are having problems with landslides.

The road project is causing landslides because they cut into the mountains to make the roads wider, and the Ashram project is at risk because a part of the slope is sliding.

Experts warned about these problems, but some of their advice wasn't followed.

Now, there are landslides every few kilometres, and some people's homes have been damaged.

The government is trying to fix the problems, but it's not easy.

Some people are worried that the projects are making the mountains less safe, and they want better solutions to prevent more landslides.

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