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India flash flood sparks questions on nation’s hydropower push

India Uttarakhand rescue operation

Srinagar, India Thomson Reuters Foundation Environmentalists have urged the Indian government to review its policy of building hydropower dams in fast-warming mountain regions, after an apparent glacier collapse this week led to flooding that swept away one dam and left at least 26 people dead. The flash flood in India’s northern Uttarakhand state a week […]