India had the worst single flooding episode in a monsoon season in June 2013, when heavy rains, mountain snowmelt and glacial lake outbursts led to extreme flooding and landslides in Uttarakhand.
A four-term MLA from Haridwar, 56-year-old Kaushik is a Brahmin from the plains of the Garhwal region. His predecessor Bhagat, is Brahmin leader from Kumaon region.
The Indian Express has learnt that Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, will chair a meeting Thursday to iron out differences so that the government can present a unified stand before the court.
In 2013, their homes near a local rivulet in Barkot were washed away after floods ravaged the hill state, killing thousands of people and leaving many thousands more stranded.
The extraordinary rainfall in Uttarakhand in June last year has found a place in a list of 16 extreme weather events that the report says were most likely a direct result of climate change.
All-round India-A beat Afghanistan-A to enter Tri-series final
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India A secure their spot in the final of the tri-series in Dambulla with a 101-run win over Afghanistan A. Priyansh Arya, Tilak Varma, and Kumar Kushagra all scored half-centuries, while Nishant Sindhu took four wickets to lead the bowling attack.
