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With a population of 10.09 million in 2011, Uttarakhand is at 20 position among Indian states. According to 2011 Population Census, nearly 70 per cent of Uttarakhand population lives in its rural areas. The ten hill districts (generally referred as Hill Region) of the State account for 48.1 per cent of its population. The State … Read more Uttarakhand: Migration
The tribal population of Uttarakhand is concentrated in the remote and forest areas of Tarai and Bhabar and high reaches of Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Uttarkashi districts and Jaunsar-Bhabar area of Dehradun district. Some are of Mongoloid origin and have a nomadic or semi- nomadic way of life. However, now – a – days, most of these … Read more Uttarakhand :Schedule Tribes
Roads and connectivity with other regions, villages and states is a big problem in Uttarakhand hill regions. The main problem is the maintenance of the roads due to heavy rainfall, soil erosion and even snow fall in certain regions. Road maintenance is usually undertaken by the PWD , in the case of hill districts the … Read more Uttarakhand :Transport Network
There are number of hydro-electric projects. On the rivers Yamuna,Bhagirathi , bhilangana , alaknanda , mandakini , saryu gauri , kosi and kali .out of 15,564 villages have been electrified. Nature has given uttarakhand state unlimited water resources.natural slope of these rivers has immense potential for generation of power by utilizing the hydro-electric technology. Irrigation … Read more Uttarakhand :Power Resource
The Industrial Policy of the State provided several incentives to attract industries in the form of tax concessions, industrial plots and other basic infrastructure. As a result there has been tremendous progress in industrial development in the State. The number of industries registered under Factories Sector Act increased by over seven times from 698 in … Read more Uttarakhand :Industrial development
Major Disasters and Natural Hazards causing damage to environment ,life and property in Uttarakhand are:- Earthquakes:-An earthquake is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Landslides:-Landslide is a collapse of a mass of earth or rock … Read more Uttarakhand :Natural hazards and other related aspects.