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The Library of Tibetan Works And Archives Tibetan Institute Of Performing Arts Central Tibetan Administration TIBET’S ENVIRONMENT AN OVERVIEW Sujanpur Tira Trekking
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Dharamsala Earthquake 1905
This is the deadliest earthquake in modern Indian history. Close to 19,800 people were killed and thousands were injured in the Kangra area. Most buildings were destroyed at Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala. Damage also extended into the Dehradun area. Landslides and rockfalls occurred in the region. Damage was also reported from many large cities in the Punjab, like Amritsar, Lahore, Jullunder and Ludhiana. Felt over much of the northern sub-continent, as far east as Kolkata. Photos of 1905 earth quake all Images except Barjeshwari Devi temple by Karl V. Steinbrugge Courtesy Collection " Earthquake Engineering Research Center.
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