The public expresses profound sadness and concern regarding the severe damage caused by the monsoon floods in Himachal Pradesh, attributing the crisis to climate change, inadequate infrastructure, and governmental negligence. There is a strong demand for immediate government action and accountability to prevent future incidents.

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Replace 'Who should we blame?', with 'How should we fix?'. You are part of the problem.

chandlerbing__

1st and 3rd are definitely n.o 1 in my opinion.

H.P is still not overly populated overall but population density in cities like Shimla is putting lot of pressure on environment as well.
 

Political parties unfortunately are clueless.  They are running state like they use to like 30 years back when these things were not very common and have no roadmap or political will to stop it.

Unique_Fish2008

Climate change.

There have been exactly 0 flash floods caused by failure of water storage systems. 

Anyone who thinks current activities in Himachal can have any meaningful impact on the overall climate is plain wrong. The state barely scratches the surface of what industrialization is and is barely a blip in the Himalayan ecosystem.

HAHAHA-Idiot

These are minor causes, major is global warming, average rise in earth temperature YoY. More population therefore more activities. Concentration of carbon and methane in earth atmosphere.

Until countries come in agreement and took steps to control this phenomenon it would create more havoc.

Sneakysahil

Climate Change, Geology (Katche Pahad) very less granite), making of new highways. All are interconnected

sapiosexual_redditor

Global warming and climate change. Himachal is not the only one.
 Even in the US and China hundreds of people died in recent floods.
Seraj witnessed 15-17 cloud bursts and there is no problem of overpopulation, deforestation is also low there , industrialization is almost 0. It happened because of the rise in temperature. Monsoon clouds got trapped in the region and temperature rise led to these historic cloud bursts.

ARKUR_745

Local People greed


 illegal construction,cutting native trees to grow fruit giving trees , unstructured tourism specifically desis and Punjabi but think why they are coming only because locals wants to earn extra easy money and instead working they want it from tourism , overmigration ( desis are migrating because locals labor are really lazy few years ago my uncle's house was made by locals but now I can't choose them because muslim and bihari is really good ) , modernization 


Right now we can see in front our eyes how bijli mahadev ropeway project is evolving even after local devtas warning government is not realizing it just to benefit BENGALURU based firm

LowBusiness9045

Heavy rain and cloudbursts have been part of life in the mountains. However, their impact is getting worse. Groundwater is drying up (baodis) but surface runoff is increasing 

1. JCBs: Ever since the arrival of JCBs the construction of roads and the cutting of steep hillsides has become rampant. Roads cause greater surface flow of water rather than allowing it to percolate. The cutting of steep hillsides destabilizes the hill.

2. Dumping: Since we allow JCBs without a proper dumping policy, nalas are filled with debris. Fast flowing water always carries large debris and this is worsening the effect of the water flow.

3. Rooftop runoff. Rampant building and concretization is increasing the surface flow of water. Earlier water would drop on all sides of a roof and have time to percolate, now it is all discharged in one direction.

4. Forest fires: In pine forests severe fires have led to poor grass cover. This is making such areas more prone to sliding.

StentRider

Its more that that... govt trying to go crazy in hydro power projects. This is not at all sensible. Lots of dams aren't safe for HP.

Uncontrolled use of pesticides also change the way cloud seed. Now cloud seeding isn't forming isn't normal... but it happens in form of bulky clouds that can cloud bursts.

vinayredditor

Mother_Guidance_3246

It's a cascade effect maybe. Corruption and poor civic sense &gt; Pollution, illegal construction, unplanned development &gt; Climate change &gt; Disaster.

They should've consulted geologists and scientists before going for the development projects. I think some places could've done well without roads (Personal opinion though. Sorry in advance).

l05t_50ul

Global Warming. 

As our planet gets more and more warm, the rate of evaporation of sea water increases, which in turn results in heavy rains and cloud bursts in high altitude regions. 

and for global warming we can blame the industrial revolution.

jumbovada

These disasters happen because of both natural forces and human actions. It’s not just one thing; it’s a mix of climate change, unstable geology, melting glaciers, and reckless development.

Monsoons, cloudbursts, and storms are natural, but climate change, driven by things like CO₂ emissions, deforestation, and burning fossil fuels, is making them more intense and unpredictable.

The Himalayas themselves are young mountains, still rising and geologically unstable. Landslides are common because the rock is loose and fragile. But when we cut into the mountains to build roads, tunnels, and dams, we make things worse. The slopes become weaker, and landslides more likely. Debris from construction often clogs rivers, and when that blockage gives way, the resulting floods can be even more destructive.

Another important factor is population. In earlier times, fewer people lived in the Himalayan regions, so even when disasters happened, the number of casualties was lower. Today, with growing populations and more settlements in fragile areas, the human cost of these disasters has increased significantly. More people means more infrastructure, more risk, and sadly, more lives affected when nature strikes.

the_sane_philosopher

1st and 3rd for sure. And 4th to greater extent cause if they do their work properly 1st and 3rd won't happen much

Substantial_Lie_3991

how to blame someone for something that's natural if someone to blamed for thats we as all humans. we build structures in beside rivers, we crossed the line not the other way around!

nature worked perfectly for thousands of years ...

chamannarved_

Apathy, both public and political. 
It is apathy across the country when forests are being sold for mining, where shoreline is being destroyed, where water bodies are being cemented over and rivers diverted, all to feed a political class that clearly does not care for public good, just their own pockets.

Sadly, by the time people realize what has been done to them it will be too late. That lofty promises are just that, promises.

stnigels

The problem is complex.

[Analysis of Problem &amp; way ahead](https://wwwmagux.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/sos-%f0%9f%86%98/)

Glass_Rock9326

Climate change for the flash floods, wrong and unplanned constructions by people and government, for all the deaths. This is to accept by now, climate change is inevitable, its gonna get hotter n likely unpredictable. Its best for us to prepare and adapt in accordance

zagwal_Ran

One more factor is Unplanned Apple farming : Slopes are fragile , you add a shit tons of fruit load on it, add water to it and add to it Himalayan Geology where large parts of  Himachal are made up of Shale  and Mud stone , these rocks are prone to slide  and voila you have a perfect storm in the cup. To add icing on the cake, we have global warming meaning water vapour with higher water carrying capacity resulting in flash floods.And to help it further we have unplanned and planned development resulting in hills having higher slope  higher the slope ,higher the probability of mountains coming crashing down.

yantrik

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BeautifulRepair4711

Meat eaters as mentioned by IIT Mandi Director

Unfair-Break-537

Drainage system and deforestation...bt blaming is gonna change nothing...altho everyone is to blame what can be the solution we should think about that

Upbeat-Yoghurt5743

POLITICAL PARTIES who were elected to handle climate change illegal constructions and enviroment but rather then that they are busy with unnecessary stuff and destroying enviroment doing useless foreign trips increasing their own salaries destroying mountains through illegal and unscientific plannings.

Ill-Medicine-7496

Global Warming + Illegal Construction/ Corruption are the only correct reasons. It didn't rain a lot in the previous 20-25 years and people got a little too comfortable with building houses close to streams and rivers . 


Corrupt government officials + illegal construction was the reason people were allowed to build homes that close to rivers and streams . Global warming has increased the amount of rainfall we get every year and as a result we get these flash floods . 

Godzilla9001

Responsibility is totally human, human induced climate change is causing severe rainfall events and bad designs and construction near river beds or streams is making things worse.
Highways break every monsoon and steep cuts beyond 70 degrees are absolutely not sustainable and will always fall, but that’s exactly what each ‘4 lane’ is, in the name of development we are getting risky roads.

bruntig

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Significant-Salad797

you missed the actual culprit. global warming.

PsyFyi-er1

insaneintheblain

Main culprits are the politicsl parties , cause they are the one who oversee the planning and allocate the budget .

Their decisions lead to illegal construction , they are lax in enforcing the law and sometimes the guidelines are not even there . 

Once the political parties get in line and stop the petty politics where they tear down the development of their rivals ( recent shifting of the college ) and collectively work towards some goals then we can see some development . 

over population , deforestation and illegal constructions are all tied to Political parties ,

BettermentQuest

everyone who resides here and take no responsibility to protest against illegal activities, 
everyone who visit himachal in holidays and dump all of their trash in water bodies and nearby areas, everyone who is sitting on a powerful position but still they do nothing . everyone is responsible

pahadi_aalloo

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Its annoying how nobody pays attention to it. I hope politicians wake up and look up to this existential threat.

madnessinabyss

Hn ispe koi engagement ni aaega..but abhi punjab vs Himachal post kro to sub pagal hojaega.

Kbhi kbhi to lgta he about our fellow Himachalis

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Lowcrbnaman

I think in a state like himachal, ecological stability should be our first priority with waste management 
(As a local)

SamarthGuleria

A lot of people say that tunnels and ropeways are a sustainable way without understanding the long term consequences. Cutting down centuries old trees, a bad waste disposal system, and mass construction will bring more destruction than development in Himachal.

Masque0710

Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/himachal-pradesh-may-disappear-from-the-map-supreme-court-on-ecological-collapse

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bawaKangri

I instantly regretted of moving to himachal when I learned about the great himalayan earthquake. Where I live now there is no major threat of flash floods but the place is earthquake  prone zone 5. 

This land is going to become very difficult to live due to climate changes and disturbing activities inside himalayan tectonic plates.

Separate_Lecture_782

Open_Intern_4864

We should demand for development society which should encourage environment friendly houses and should frame laws to pass building structure and building  build on river banks and near road should be prohibited

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What 133 killed !!!! Really sorry to hear that.

Xprince007

can anyone tell what actuallly killed thos people? are they all died because of landslides? which location? need to avoid it in upcoming visit

triton235

This becomes routine for every monsoon. Climate change, poor infrastructure, cut down trees, etc.. 
government only interested to collect tax not interested to provide better services

kpbird

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