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And then the theme for the session is urbanization in Himalayas, emerging crisis and civil society. We all know that we are going through a critical phase where you know, climate change and environmental crisis is a very, very pressing issue globally. So I think Lot would emerge from the presentation, so I go as scheduled

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the presentations. The first presenter here is manish Kevarma.

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This is put on. The his title is Ecological crisis, climate Change. And it's, in fact, in the Limanian region

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some case studies. let me. yeah, I'll hand it.

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And for this. so.

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and sorry I should make the announce, because the chair is G.

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Excuse me. Yes, yes, yes.

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Shall I start? Yeah. Well, honourable chairman.

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Co-chair and my colleague sitting out there. I'll be talking about ecological crisis climate change and its impact in the Himalayan region.

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And while You know In substantiation to my argument. I'll give some. You know. Case studies also.

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well, we all know that the Himalan region is one of the youngest mountain range, and is also known as the third pole of the world. It is spread over 3,500 square kilometers across 8 countries.

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and it includes India, Nepal, and China also, and it is also known as the Third and Water, a tower of Asia, due to its rigorous wire of, you know, frozen water.

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and we all know that it is an important asset for Asia and the world, and it is a key source of

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water, energy, carbon stock as well as rich biodiversity home to 2 billion people with 500 gigawatts of hydropower energy potential.

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The peaks and valleys of the Himalayan mountain ridges are some of the most inaccessible, remote reason of the world today.

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But even the most isolated valleys have been touched by the climate change. including the ecosystem degradation out migration and air pollution

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across the high mountain range. The reason air temperature have risen by nearly 2 two-degree foreign height, due to greenhouse effects is the start of the twentieth century.

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If current trade continues, temperature could rise even up to 4 to 6°C.

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This has dire consequences, friends.

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and it will not only let the glasses male, but also it will create food, energy and ecosystem problems. And eventually the people who are relying on them in terms of ecosystem change.

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Changing water flow patterns increase ha hazards of disasters. They were severely affected by this kind of environmental change in that region. In a 1.5°C world. About one third of our glaciers

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will disappear by 2,100. This is the estimate. and under the current situation

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we will lose 2 third of our glaciers volume, and it is a very so. Alarming situation over here, and you will surprise to note that already we have 70 to 80% of habitat.

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In by by the city hotspot has been lost over the last 500 years, and one fourth of the endemic spaces could be lost by the year 2,100.

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And if we take into consideration the scenario in the Hinduko, Somalia's reason.

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poverty is one-third compared to one-fourth of the national average. So we can see that already we are reeling under, you know, Cvia poverty, and that the population who is staying in that reason, and over 30% of Hkh population suffer from because of the poverty and so many other factors, food, insecurity, and out of them 50% faces, some form of malnutrition also.

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and about 80% of rule of rural population living in Khash region lack access to clean water for and and also clean energy for cooking

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so. and apart from that, there are agreements persist in gender and source of vulnerabilities. Also.

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Most importantly, the Himalayans are under bombardment of dams, you see, having it is having the highest.

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a damn diversity in the world over a thousand water reservoir in India. Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan have already been constructed into that reason, and so many are coming, all coming up also. It is under construction, and as a result of that we are witnessing serious ecological and social impacts and spell which which can spell disaster for biodiversity of the reason.

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All this for the most sought after hydroelectric.

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which is obviously dubbed as cleaner and cheaper. So, on the one hand, we are vying for the cleaner and cheaper energy resources, and all. The other hand, we are paying the price of the involvement, for, you know, getting that cleaner energy and cheaper energy.

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So a team of you know, researchers studied around 1 32 of the 2 92 dams which were under construction or constructed into that reason. in the year 2,005, and

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the findings which they shared with us was quite alarming.

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They're saying that they underline in their but Findings that if these many dams are constructed. There could be a water reservoir in every 3,000 square kilometer in the reason. And this is 62 times the global average time damned density, and most of what we will know, that if there is water is a reservoir, and it that burst down

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that will spell disaster in that reason, and we have already witnessed that that that kind of situation in that reason, even in Utrakhand also, we have, you know, cloud burst, and so many other, you know, broken Water reserve reservoir, and because of that, not only the flora and but fauna of that reason was destructed heavily, but also, we lost lives also.

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And due to this, you know most importantly, because of this, water is our air. It is expected, it is estimated that 90% of the valleys, and 25% of dense forest in the Himalaya would be affected. And it is not as simple as we are discussing. If the biodiversity is lost, if the valleys are lost, if the forests are lost, then

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we also have the chances of somebody in the last area, because of, you know, water reservoir and the flood in that reason. as a result of that, we can expect that around one.

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One 1 one like 14,030 361 hectare forest would be damaged. 88% of project sides. most importantly, the 88% of the project size fall in the rich.

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In the region which are rich in plant, bird, fish, butterfly, and other species, and by 2025 deforestation might might make around, you know, 22 flowering plant and 7 vertebrae type extinct from the reason.

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It is also estimated that by estimated that by 2,000 101,500 flowering plants, and 274 watts. Our species would be extinct from the reason

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there are so many other issues also, which is, which is burning in that reason, and which we have, you know, always neglected because of, you know the deforestation, and so by the other activities which we are doing continuously in that reason we are also witnessing climate change, that I may, as I mentioned in the beginning of my presentation because of that climate change. You know, glaciers are also melting, which are a rich source of, you know, portable water, clean water, and portable water.

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So that is That is again a not a very good sign. We also are witnessing habitat loss in that reason, because of the construction of so many diam, so many reservoir and invasion of the reason why the outside forces for in search of you know so many raw materials, so many, you know, mineral so many, you know, but ecotourism also.

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We have also witnessed, you know, exploitation of forest for for timbers, water, and fuel wood also, and

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put charcoal production and intensive graging in that reason by cattle is also quite rampant, and because of that we are experiencing significant damage in the ecosystem of that reason.

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species lost, due to poaching and destruction of the ecosystem, as are also quite familiar in that reason. And because of all these activities, you know, we are witnessing infrastructure and development. Because of these infrastructure and developmental activities, we are time and again destroying forest.

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The biodiversity of the forest and the fisheries also.

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Now, what is the solicitor? How to go about that? You say when the question arises that? Can we compromise with the development?

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I always say that we cannot compromise with the and development because the way we are growing the way our requirements are also growing. But when we talk about development we think we need to think about, you know, sustainable development.

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Sustainable development is one which is, you know, BA, BA, coping with the present generation also, and which take us to customers in the requirement of the forthcoming generation also. So if that that development is sustainable, and then in in nature, then only we can have, you know. Bob, equality in the society we can have, you know, a better future and serene environment also.

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So what we need to do to bring

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sustainable development in the reason. The first and foremost aspect, the state which we need to take is that we? We need to lower the greenhouse green. Gas! Emerson, in that reason, and for that we need to a for a station in the reason.

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the more a tree will be planted in the reason, the better environment we have in that reason.

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Again, at the same time, we need to reduce the air and water pollution also, and also the way we are constructing dams and other is a water reserve, and that reason that should also be checked

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so that a harness can be maintained with the environment.

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At the same time, we need to promote sustainable energy sources. We can see that what can be other alternative sources through which you know, energy can be produced. And in this regard I suggest that wind energy can be a very good solution for that, so that we can avoid. You know, a hydropower damage construction. In that reason.

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Again, at the same time, we need to hold my diversity loss. and we need to plan seriously and in a very. You know, calculative manner, that how we have to maintain biodiversity in the reason and how poaching can be controlled, and how this, by the the the extinct

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birds and a species, can be saved in that reason.

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At the same time, when we talk about environmental sustainability, we need to have. We need to have seriously think about source of sustainability also. And most importantly, when we talk about social sustainability, then we also need to think about the poor and the vulnerable section of the society, the indigenous population, the tribal population which are residing, and which are heavily dependent on the you know. on the products of that. for us reason. So we need to take into consideration their rights also in that reason.

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and for attaining all these days. Goals, you know, countries since. This, this, this Hindu Kasparov range, you know, that crosses over so many countries, all the countries needs to come together there, and by coming together, and they need to chuck out a serious plan, so that amicably they will be able to solve the problem which is burning over there, and but not only because of the problem in that.

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but inducose reason. The people residing in that reason are getting affected, but by by and large the entire planet is also getting affected, and the reason is also getting affected because of that.

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while taking to consider, and the local people's rise over that reason, it it becomes the utmost responsibility of the planners that if they are producing energy in that reason, the villages which are settled in that region. They should they they should be having the first

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writes over the energy sources, and this would be given the facilities of that at the same time, if we are developing to resume into that reason, we need to have ecosystem so that it can be in sustenance with the nature and environment of that reason.

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At the same time, we need to build policies for sustainable environment and sustainable urbanization also, in that reason, so that mountains can be protected in in in the Hindu. reason. So

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whatever policy we formulate, whatever development strategies we we make in that reason, we take into account the vulnerability of the reason, the speciality of the reason, the uniqueness of that reason. And

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while formalting those policies.

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we need to think seriously that the environment of that reason needs to be protected on an urgent basis. Otherwise, you know, everything will be lost very soon.

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At the same time, the reason needs economic growth also. but at the same. But but when you go for economic development, we need to keep into consideration that the economic development of the reasons would not be at the cost of the environmental loss, and

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we have to take into consideration that the people who are risk for all, and the reason which is ecologically Fr.

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And the people who are living there are quite vulnerable, and the development should not be deadly to them.

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So the development should be in tune with the nature and environment and the people also residing over there. So at K.

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Which is a home to unique societies. it is also a source of traditional culture.

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and the people who are residing over there, they have well adapted with the reason an environment we need to

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formula such policies which consider their specialization because they have their, you know, unique secrets, and that secrets can be used for future maintenance of the environment of that reason.

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So in this regard I will say that the blanket approach will not work. Much attention needs to be given

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to safeguard the environment and the serenity, serenity of that design, and if they do not become bothered to look after the environment of that Diesel, it will spell disaster not only in that reason, but also the surrounding environment will get affected, and since it is a rich source of energy and power and water also, so very soon we will have problem on these

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facets on these issues also, and that will create disaster for the entire planet. So with these words, I thank all of you for my patients hearing and giving me time.

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So thank you very much.

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of the children, and and then we shouldn't. From where it is that I am coming. Actually, a group of scholars. They have conducted the research.

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I personally didn't do that research. I'm just sharing their findings with all of you.

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I don't know very well the place. But I went in. and what? What? In which area

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this undonewishment is it on the countryside? Is it actually in the Indian reason of the Hindu gospel?

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Around 292 reservoirs are, you know, or he to power

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plants are under construction, or some of them are being constructed already, and out of that 292 By to power projects, the team studied 50% of that.

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And the findings are based on the study of those 50% hydro power stations. And we suggest that because of the he to power construction, you know, a water catchman has been created into different areas. That is also, you know, BA, because of that, you know, we can also experience earthquake. And the reason. And we are also have, you know, seeing that the water bodies and breakdown and that spread around in the nearby area. And that creates problem for the lives. And or also in the endangers, you know.

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yes, yes, yes, I'm talking about the Hindu Kos river. Okay, thank you. It is also known as the third pole, because it is having that But we use reserves reservoir of water in terms of, you know, frozen and in terms of methodologies, a definition of under which is it based on Bmi.

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or it is based on a certain nutrients that could be missing.

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I'm missing in yet. Can you repeat that question again? Okay, you look to measures the underlying. We can use the Bmi that the Y divide by the size.

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That's an anthropometric way to measure the under nourishment. And when the Bmi is below 18, we consider that people are under the wish.

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Actually, the research has not shared the Bmi of the reason, but it was only focusing on, you know, the environment which is being disturbed because of that.

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And the kind of problem which are faced by not only the you know, the what to break and the species of that reason, but also the people who faced problem because of that, and especially the vulnerable vulnerable people, the indigenous people who are highly dependent on the you know, products of this forest and flora that reason. So it was trying to focus on that

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second question.

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let me explain a which for you specifically, because I'm also belonging to that area and researching on these issues as well for the last more than 15 years in a line.

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I'm just sharing one example

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of one of the largest dam of Northern India which falls in this Hindu Khalil and Hejun. The name of the dam is Pong Dam.

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which has been initiated back in 1,962, and it has created

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a reservoir of 48 kilometers. with height of 273 meter. and as created

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a reservoir of 48 kilometers at a length. and if

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and that fall, unfortunately in Sesame John, 5,

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where the possibility of occurring of earthquake is highest one.

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If that dam break in coming time it will create havoc in Punjab, Kharana and all European states. An entire region will be flooded in that case.

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and this is the vulnerability which he is talking about. Another dam is pinned them in a ravine

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which is of 660 megawatt. It has created reservoir of about 52 kilometers.

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and if they dam

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broken it will spoil even Pakistan. Within no time, within 6 h it will vanish. Everything, and people will definitely forget tsunami.

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So this is the vulnerability which that is talking about, and that is not family happening only in case of you know the Himalayan reason. Wherever we have constructed these kind of, you know, big big dams, we are witnessing the similar kind of problem we've been, even in case of Namada, which is, which is, you know, most discussed, and most, you know, not arised. In in a sense, we can say that is also in seismic Joan and and and the estimate says that if that breaks down.

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entire reason will be some other than and some modules will be, you know. BA, more than you know. 1,000 2,000 kilometers away places also, like, you know, with the per days. And then but this kind of places and Maharashtra will be summers because of that.

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So what we are doing is that without taking into consideration, the environmental requirement. the requirement of the nature we are constructing, you know, without thinking badly. We are constructing this kind of dams, and we are destroying the nature.

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The balance which is created between the nature and the society is being highly disturbed because of this, you know mad construction or mac development. Rather, I can say so. We need to have, you know, control over this kind of development.

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It's a matter of crumbling, you know, looting of waters in Himalayas, I would say, there is a paper this is written by me. The title of paper is itself Looting of water in Himalayas.

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So many things are there, and practitioners and theories. So you know the cost of development, without which is the policies which are without thinking, are leading to the kind of vulnerabilities what Professor Manish was trying to pose that. How dangerous it is for the society in the name of development, what we are doing and perceiving. So there has to be a tandem between the development practitioners, theorists.

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and policymakers, and of course, politicians who bring up, who bring in Populist policies and how they are making the society vulnerable to to such risks, so more on disasters, and at the same time I would like to act as to what Professor Vinda said

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that we are the most populated country of the world.

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Take into consideration the In this scenario we have all. It is across China, and we are a welfare country also. So it becomes the responsibility of all the governmented look after the welfare of the sea regions

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and the basic requirement. You know, if you think about doing? Welfare is roti, Capri and Makan.

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I'm saying that in Hindi we need bread and butter, cloth and a house.

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and if we have a house. We need energy also. So by.

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in order to fulfill, you know these basic requirements, government has to go for development.

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They have to construct houses also, and if they are constructing houses, they are, you know, going for deforestation. Agriculture lines are being destroyed, or charts are also being destroyed.

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and they are constructing the houses over there. They are constructing dance over there. They are constructing industry. And how many people? So these are all interrelated, and because of that, you know, so many problems are being created in the society.

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Ok, wonderful presentation, Professor. Vanish.

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Small. octurism of.

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you have very nice presentation.

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but at the same time, I think, when we link the ecological crisis and perceive that fear which we may have ecological yeah. Fear that these dams can broke and the can bring floods.

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I think we also look at the local initiatives. What kind of local initiatives to cope with, because all these macro dimensions for which we have the fear ravito, I mean right now we have.

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I think, to cope with those those kind of challenges which can come. Do we have some local initiatives also, we have a joint forest management program which was in a big way started after seventies, late seventies, and adopted by thousands of villages in the

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range, which resulted in a good coverage of Forrest areas, because they constructed large number of check dams there, you know, collected the rainwater distributed in. So I think one small solution to this mega kind of issues which are going on for the electricity, probably. And in some places I think they're trying to

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distribute the water for irrigation, and I think these are twin purposes of the dense or do you have some other one is electricity, electricity, and another one is for water. Just just so. My my idea is that, can we have this kind of alternatives also documented that these are

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so many 100, you know, 1,000 times you're small dance like which are not destructive. They are just. They're just meeting the local requirements. Do we have those kind of initiatives also? Not much, not much, because in a symbolic range, I am aware I have noted also somebody on on papers, you know. Government is, you know, coming out with so many policies.

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but at ground 0, you know not much in a set of have been taken so far, because, you know, development is the dire need of the society at the moment. This is the one thing second, it is not only the question of the dams, you know.

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as I mentioned somewhere in my presentation, that because of, you know. These customs, so many water catchment areas are also developing in that reason what happened in Kadarnath you must have witness

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that catchment broke down some day

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because of so many natural causes.

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and the water receded from there, the entire area was summers. Into that reason, then, how to how to resolve that dilemma, how to resolve that problem. That is again a mood question, and in not any policy will be able to. So this kind of natural disaster in that reason, if we continue to play with the nature why this is happening.

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If we would have constructed we would have you know, rope trees in that reason, probably you know this kind of water breaking, and you know, sweeping. The reason could have been stopped because of that. They time in March, and is indicating increase in the forest cover area. What is that problem? I mean, is there any?

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When you look at the data, it seems that forest cover is increasing, growing. And when you now take into conferences that now take into, consider the it busy case. Yeah.

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we said that it is a case in the outraq, and they are constructing one tunnel in that reason.

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and because of that, you know, drilling, they are drilling under mountains, you see, and because of that

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it's witnessing severe. You know, crisis development is a major issue. A lot of people have started falling from here and there. Thank you very much for such

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thoughtful presentation, and it invoked so much of interest. So you know, development, descent, and displacement. This is a very important relationship. And we need to look into that

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Kristen Krishna.

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So we don't have a third presenter here. Serial number 3, we have to check home, like, if somebody is. So yeah, migrant women and post COVID-19 in English.

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Thank you very much, all of you, for this opportunity. A respected chair, respected organizer, respected coordinator, and all of you. Very good evening.

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My topic is migrant women and post COVID-19 in India is sociological analysis. That is my overview of presentations. I'm going to talking about a little bit COVID-19 crisis

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COVID-19 impact in Indian society, then migrant workers during COVID-19, the COVID-19 and informal economic sector. I am talking about informal economic sector here?

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And what are the psychological impact? But during the COVID-19 in Indian society.

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then social policy for Roman migrants supposed to COVID-19, what are the policies for Indian Government?

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for the human migrants, then COVID-19 and social inequalities, then what the challenges and social mobilities.

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So the COVID-19, it is unexpectedly the COVID-19 epidemic unplugged the entire planet into condition of severe unrest. A number of countries experience an unparalleled crisis. As a result of the pandemic

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multifaces attack on the health, social economic situations.

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populations around the all over the world. So the greatest impact was undoubtedly felt by low and middle income countries like India and other middle income countries, so which health care system we are already under pressure and flight.

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collecting for little resources so COVID-19 impact in Indian society.

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no doubtly all over the world.

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Severely

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they support the COVID-19. So India was severely impacted by the crisis, not just in the terms of the volume of case, but also the terms of immense socioeconomic

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infected particularly on the weak And marginalized populations and the women and children.

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So the Indian Government declare one of the strongest global listener. Look down on March the 20, fourth, 2,020

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until the 30, first 2,020 May. So the entire country was in lockdown. So, following that date gradually, conditionally.

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the relaxations were put into place for a while in the pandemic

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divorced the country of economy, and left tens of thousands of

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unorganized and migratory workers in poverty. It overwhelmed the nations under founded public health care system, where the majority of citizens

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cannot afford private private health care options in Indian society.

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So this difficulty we are made was by the digits, widespread stigma and fairness. Also they seen by the press story of COVID-19 s. Positive

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households being evicted from their house.

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and the person escaping quarantine institutions and assault or explosion of medical.

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even been the report of suicide caused by COVID-19. Anxiety that is increased in Indian society during the COVID-19.

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These are the some pictures migrant workers during the COVID-19 s. I have taken from Icrws.

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They support

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during the travel to the home.

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They did not get any. That

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facilities for the travel

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when one of the case Many cases of days. many, Moments they suffered have taken one pictures from the Internet migrant workers, a drug adjusted child on our luggage as they walked from Punjab to Jansi it was. It is 800 kilometers.

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because images and video was viral. They support a lots.

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 it is the informal economy. COVID-19, and informal economies more than up of the rural and urban females who are forced populations are employed in informal sectors.

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Ok, nearly 80% of women workers are not eligible for paid leaves, and

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87% of the women workers are with our social security benefits.

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When 77% women workers do not have any written work contracts, and 43% of the

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or one female workforce work out of construction. Sites, trades, unwilling units of employers, dwelling units, or do not have any fixed workplace

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in the informal economy.

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Now, women who are employed are

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free pandemic are less like to join, bake after the pandemic in comparison to main. In the gender gap, in average hours

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spent on domestic worker has increased. Women are spending more time in the taking care of their children's elders and managing domestic.

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Her works.

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The income decline more for households with informal workers, and this is like to post close to 75 million.

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We are below poverty lines. Then the psychological impact.

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The studies from throughout the world have shown that psychological sufferings due to the COVID-19 indications of aspire and anxiety.

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Okay, what is spread during the COVID-19 look downs, though there is no research from India, much more about the psychological impact and anxiety as the prevalence of mental health

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raised in Indian society during that periods.

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Such catastrophes could cause a for the rise in mental health issues which would have significant impact on digits burden due to the stigma and lake

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of knowledge around mental health illness.

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India already has a serious storage of mental health specialist and extra difficulties.

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So Indian Government started their social policy for Roman migrants after the COVID-19

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atmosphere. Varath means self-reliant in India's almost 2 years after the

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double H of Declar COVID-19 as a pandemic, the world is coming to to see the disruption caused by the virus COVID-19. The most profound and the consequential impact has been the pandemic toll on the health care systems all over the world. And then there has been a more persistent and

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a river vetting economic toll. Also

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Atmonavir Vwaratavian. When India speaks of becoming self-reliant, it does not advocate a self-centered system in India. Self-reliance there is and concerns of the whole world, happiness, cooperation, and peace.

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honorable Pm. Or Andrea Modis started these programs.

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and he announced that 20 Luxembourg economic peckage under the Atmani River wareh the Vienn to aid our country out of the Coronavirus crisis.

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making us self-reliant and self

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independent. So this sections covers all the relevant infographic video, Pdf. And certain policy reform initiatives based on the announcement made by Honorable Finance Minister

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covering that a hashtag at Maneuver via the Vn.

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In Friday, tranches from thirteenth May to till 17 May in 2,020. Then these are the some projects they have started. That is the our view of that programs waste management. They have started

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West things in the drive towards tobacco, free India. The campaign that

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under this atmosphere aven in the education and basic vocational tailoring programs. Also, they have started

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These are the pictures I have taken from the the government of Indian websites at many of our website.

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These are the leap plates. How they are making leap plates

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atmosphere, mirror Campaign.

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professional cake trainings! These are the programs

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they have started in under the Ottoman River schemes.

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These are social inequalities. During the COVID-19, the prescribed guidelines for social distancing and home quarantine

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export the graded caste inequalities

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for us, and met swell in to run 18.

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I have cited these things, and different caste groups clearly do not stand horizontally on the same plane. To add to the necessary guidelines of social, distancing and home quarantines.

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As you was made clear, the Government assumed that everyone has the access to reasonable place to stay in a basic compost, water and sanitization, and obeyed by the lockdown, protocol and absolute as well.

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It was not sufficient for the marginalized sections for the quarantines, for their supplement rooms and all these availability facilities.

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and then challenges and social mobilities, issues of online education. They have started

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after the COVID-19. Also, they abstracted online education. But those who are the urban peoples or one children in the humans or one

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students, they are not able to get that kind of facilities

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like a signal. And that kind of laptop and mobiles and all the electronic equipments during that

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pandemic and increased domestic violence and suicide case also during that

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periods can increase the 6 for harassment cases. But it is it was not

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Then increase mental stress and tension due to uncertainty of their work and the job and their incomes.

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We need to re that social, economic and health care policies in Indian society.

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These are the some references I have cited.

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Thank you so much. Thank you.

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Thank you for this wonderful presentation. You know there is one thing which you know you have talked about. But what is your field saying? You are talking about the policies you have not talked about.

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how people have. How even have navigated or negotiated these changes?

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Because it's what is the policy? But when we are looking at the empirical reality, it has to come from your field.

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It is not benefit for the socially, and it is not for the long-term policies they are still facing the economic.

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yeah, yeah. But there are mechanisms, you know. As a researcher, as as a young researcher, you need to look at the the, the the measures adopted by individuals in society lot has been done by a community. Lot of self help gave that time a lot of community help came that time because pandemic, one pandemic 2.

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So it is the civil society. So I think that the way individuals have navigated negotiated those crises are very important, because that is ultimately the point of research, and that should have emerged in this presentation. Policies are there policies, work policies do not work, but

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still people have to navigate those challenges, and real insights are that. How do they challenge? This is just for your, you know. So these are suggestions, you know you can

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your economy with my generalization. What a nice process man was well done.

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I think that should also be fine. Okay, first, earlier, this was the income, then later, this reduced to this much or their conditions, housing conditions or living conditions

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nobody is given good data. Let me share additional video. What we did during project. There is a monthly course of sociology in my institution, another in at the University.

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and that course is pertaining to the period who works that page

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and during copying what we did because of where the colleges were closed and everything was the most. And we did online

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and either you will be list or to whom you are knowing, basically.

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And that result is during that covid in one A, we cancel, or rather, we interviewed 2,514 responders, and that topic was so of genetics. And it's like, conjugate

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California. Okay, thank you so much. Thank you.

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