Confederation of Himalayan States?
Surprise, surprise. ND Tiwari, Chief Minister of Uttaranchal does have some good ideas on how to empower the Himalayas. A two-day conference of the forest and environment ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland concluded in Dehradun on Oct. 12, called for such an alliance. The idea was for the central government to compensate the ecologically sensitive Himalayan states for bearing a heavy environmental cost brought on by their forced underdevelopment.
Very interesting -- so the states want compensation for the conservation in their areas that have thwarted normal economic development. One wonders if the compensation will flow to the communities adversely affected or the states to squander!
Although at this point mainly a lobby group aimed at changing the central government's policy towards the Himalayas, some of its framers have also envisioned a "Himalayan Development Authority". [link]
Very interesting -- so the states want compensation for the conservation in their areas that have thwarted normal economic development. One wonders if the compensation will flow to the communities adversely affected or the states to squander!
Although at this point mainly a lobby group aimed at changing the central government's policy towards the Himalayas, some of its framers have also envisioned a "Himalayan Development Authority". [link]
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