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Dimensions Of Population Migration And Their Impact As Geo-Environmental Scenario: A Case Study Of District Pithoragarh
*VINEETA MAHAR * RESEARCH SCHOLAR (GEOGRAPHY), KUMAUN UNIVERSITY NAINITAL
Abstract
Population migration is one of the most difficult and emerging challenges for the state of Uttarakhand in the present scenario. Uttarakhand known as ‘Dev bhoomi’, in the lap of the Himalayas, holds an important place in the world with it’s enormous cultural and geographical diversity. In the extreme eastern part of Uttarakhand lies a hilly district named Pithoragarh, surrounded by the boundaries of Almora, Champawat, Bageshwar and Chamoli districts. It covers an area of 7090 sq km,that forms about 13.9% of the state’s total geographical area. Population migration and geo-environmental influences, and their outcomes have been studied in this research. Most of the population in Pithoragarh resides in rural areas, and comprises mainly of agrarian based society due to lack of other livelihood opportunities. In rural areas people have always remained connected with environment. In this context any sort of population migration impacts the entire geo-environmental balance of the place. For example, in last 10 years, a total of 31,789 persons from 589 gram panchayats have migrated on a semi – permanent basis (As per Rural development and migration commission Uttarakhand report on Pithoragarh dated Oct 2019). Lack of employment opportunities, underdeveloped education setup, downgraded infrastructure, vulnerability to periodic natural disasters, low agricultural productivity, dwindling forest resources and wildlife problems are main reasons behind this. There has been a dreadful link between natural disaster and out migration in Himalayan region. To add on to it, large land erosion by the regular landslides is also a reason which forces people to leave their habitats and relocate themselves for their overall safety
Keywords:
Population Migration, Geo-Environmental, Semi Permanent.
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"Dimensions Of Population Migration And Their Impact As Geo-Environmental Scenario: A Case Study Of District Pithoragarh", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.810-815, August-2022, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2208085.pdf
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