Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters
The construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand.
BBC News reported that the construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand.
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