tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927086664707056533.post283316327590538159..comments2024-03-29T17:53:55.728+06:00Comments on Bhutan Land Of The Thunder Dragon: Et tu, BBIN MVA?Yeshey Dorjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03414546232976648883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927086664707056533.post-49334460091911491312016-10-24T15:46:53.534+06:002016-10-24T15:46:53.534+06:00I am not against development and widening of roads...I am not against development and widening of roads, but it is true unplanned development can be destructive. The way the mountains are cut rashly has rendered into unstable slopes. The indiscriminate cutting into unstable slopes (done at random or without careful judgement/planning) is leading to the unprecedented landslides. You can’t just make a road following the contour, you have to be very careful about the slope and how to cut into the hillside. The vertical cutting, massive excavation for the widening of roads and lack of engineering is causing our roads to slide down the mountain throughout the country. The geology of the Bhutan is weak and in the phase of stabilization. So the construction needs a proper consideration. Green road is constructed in phases with the objective of conserving the fragile mountain slope by minimizing the risk of landslide and soil erosion. But environment considerations were undermined because it was considered constraints to development. But the result of negligence is seen today and more to come in future…losses of land, siltation, landslides, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity etc.,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com