Jammu: Death of four persons due to massive landslide on Silad-Sherbibi stretch of Srinagar Jammu National Highway (NH 44) on September 12 morning has yet again brought some prickly questions to the fore.
Are these frequent landslides on this strategic National Highway man-induced disasters? Where did we falter? Will they (slides) be a perennial phenomenon now? Is there any way out to stop their recurrence? Are any effective steps being taken to contain this phenomenon?
Renowned geologist of J&K and former Head of Department of Geology, University of Jammu Dr G M Bhat asserts that frequent landslides on NH 44 are certainly man-induced disasters – a direct result of reckless, unplanned excavation for the ongoing four-laning project.
