Anoop Nautiyal
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I was shocked to see this video that is spreading quickly on social media. This is the reserved forest of Khalanga in #Dehradun and the video is courtesy Ms Deepshikha Rawat Verma. The person in the white T shirt says that he is a contractor and Ashok Agarwal of Rishikesh is the owner of 40 bighas in this reserved forest. When you see the video, you will notice a very prominent gate that has been put in the reserved forest. For information, I have spoken to the Head of Forest Force, Govt of Uttarakhand this evening and requested that their department look into this. I hope that we get to know quickly what's really going on in this case. If I hear something crucial, I will surely share with you!
Anoop Nautiyal761,916 views • 1 year ago
The Worsening Decline of Dehradun and Uttarakhand: Using humour & satire, this reel of comedian Amit Maharana Saini has broken the internet. Amit's take on the traffic situation in Dehradun, the temporary capital of Uttarakhand, has resonated with millions of netizens. Residents and tourists alike, frustrated with the abysmally slow traffic, are relating to the dry humour. On a more serious note, countless concerned residents of Dehradun including me have been regularly expressing our concerns with the deteriorating state of traffic. At a personal level, I have often shared several ideas. Yet, apathy reigns supreme and there has been no outreach or interest by anyone to engage with the citizenry. Taking this ahead, the politicians, including the five city based MLAs with the exception of Vinod Chamoli (MLA from Dharampur) have no knowledge or interest in solving the traffic issues. Infact, going one step further, they appear least interested in any city planning issues or civic challenges. The state recently got an Urban Development Minister but he appears equally clueless about the concepts of urbanization. The less said the better about the Mayor of Dehradun. So, politically, the city situation is grim with no one either interested or in control of the situation. In this bleak scenario, I only see a ray of hope from the IAS and IPS lobby. While many critics will turn back and relentlessly question them for not doing their jobs properly, if anyone in Uttarakhand can alter the situation, it is only the bureaucracy. Our vast majority of Uttarakhand leaders right from the very top to the bottom lack the knowledge, commitment, passion and integrity to make any difference. If our central govt does not wake up to this man made disaster and does not support the bureaucracy in turning around this most dire situation, it will only get worse and worse in the coming years. Endless forest cutting and endless road making has globally and nationally proved to be a futile exercise. So what do we do? We need a fresh outlook, a robust and evidence based plan, a recharged bureaucracy, central govt support and citizen engagement to turn this around. As I always maintain, anything and everything is possible provided we are determined to do it collectively. If not, we can continue to enjoy Amits reels and many more similar ones that will amuse us endlessly as we continue to suffer in the maze of sloth and inefficiency on the roads and streets of #Dehradun, #Mussoorie, #Rishikesh , #Nainital, #Kainchi Dham and elsewhere in #Uttarakhand .
Anoop Nautiyal16,600 views • 9 days ago
आप सभी देशवासियों से अपने राज्य उत्तराखंड की तरफ से आज रात माफी मांग रहा हूं। #Uttarakhand
Anoop Nautiyal36,217 views • 1 month ago
आज मसूरी जाते हुए आगे वाली टैक्सी से जब पर्यटकों ने कचरे को खिड़की से बाहर फेंका तो रहा नहीं गया। उन्हें शांति से जाकर उनका प्लास्टिक वेस्ट वापस किया। साथ में महिला पर्यटक से अनुरोध किया कि आगे से ऐसा ना करें। उत्तराखंड को साफ रखें, देश को साफ रखें, पब्लिक प्लेसिस में कूड़ा न फेंके।
Anoop Nautiyal145,893 views • 5 months ago
Why I believe what you see in this video is fundamentally wrong at three (3) levels. This was this evening on July 4th, 2026 on the Rishikesh- Bhaniawala- Dehradun Highway. While I would very much want that NHAI addresses our citizen concerns, I appeal to you all to join me in asking that this tree cutting and road widening exercise be called off. Thank you! NHAI
Anoop Nautiyal110,532 views • 4 months ago
The menace of wrong side driving has surged rapidly in recent years in #Dehradun and elsewhere. While this was earlier limited to neighbourhoods and outer areas, lax enforcement has emboldened errant drivers of two wheelers and cars to break all boundaries. In this video that has now gone viral; we can see this brazen act of wrong side driving on a flyover of all places and that too in the middle and not on the other side of the lane. I hope that the Doon Police and Uttarakhand Police are making a note and taking a firm stand on such issues of road safety, traffic management and blatant rule violations. Video Courtesy: Doon Warta TV Uttarakhand Police Dehradun Police Uttarakhand
Anoop Nautiyal97,252 views • 10 months ago
Once upon a time #Uttarakhand was known for its jal, jungle and jameen; not anymore. Hardly a day or two passes before some video or the other from #Dehradun or some other district does not go viral in the state. In this recent video, we are being informed that this is the area of Maldevta in the outskirts of Dehradun. It's a short clip of less than a minute and I would like to both request and encourage you to see it fully. The one who has made the video is giving details about the location, the sorry state of the river, the upcoming resort and ongoing plotting, the lack of supervision and the presence of bhu mafia. The narrator ends with the painful and usual refrain of how the state is going to the dogs. I don't usually like to tag people and particularly the CM of our state Pushkar Singh Dhami but I do make some exceptions sometimes. In this particular case, I not only request but also ask Mr. Chief Minister to look into this. It's equally important to question why so many violations are happening in our state and that too so rapidly. Just last week we saw the audacious attempt to literally hijack the reserved forest of #Khalanga in Dehradun by a Rishikesh based builder. If you need regulatory support from @bypadavbjp or MoEF&CC; I am sure they will lend a helping hand. As a nation how can we aspire to become a super power if any tom, dick and harry can have the courage to simply walk in and trample across our sacred land, forests and rivers. I want to close by saying that these "dacoits of environment" who are defiling the pure and pious soul of Uttarakhand need to be taught a harsh lesson. If I were you, I would show these people the might of the state and ensure that not an inch of our state owned land would be raped and plundered. I feel terribly sad to be writing this knowing well that in all probability you will never even get this message, and even if you do - and this is likely worse - nothing will happen!
Anoop Nautiyal71,569 views • 1 year ago
Pinch Of Salt - Rishikesh Bhaniayawala Tree Cutting in Elephant Reserve: I am taking the announcement made by #Uttarakhand Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami regarding the temporary reprieve with a pinch of salt. While the suspension of tree felling is welcome, the real test is whether the government is serious about conducting a transparent review of the entire project with citizens & all stakeholders. Or they are just backing off in the face of the widespread anger against this totally unnecessary and environmentally & ecologically disastrous project. We in Uttarakhand deserve development that protects our people, forests & wildlife. Let us commit that we will all collectively continue to watch, engage and speak up. Thank you! Pushkar Singh Dhami Uttarakhand Police NHAI
Anoop Nautiyal20,098 views • 3 months ago
Absolutely devastated to know how a mother and a father who is a soldier, and their family lost their 1.5-year-old son in #Uttarakhand after being forced to rush between 5 hospitals due to a failed referral and ambulance system. This is not a tragedy, its a hugely broken insensitive system in shambles. All this talk of doubling GDP, growing the economy, building expressways is absolutely meaningless if we cannot protect our own citizens, and cannot provide even basic ambulance services to those who need them the most. Just two weeks ago, renowned folks singer Ganesh Martolia lost his sister and grandmother from Munsiyari the same way, denied timely care due to a crumbling health referral and inadequate transport system. On a personal note, this hurts me deeply. As someone who has worked very closely in public health and emergency care in Uttarakhand, I know how many of these deaths are avoidable. Our public health system is not only failing but in one way or the other is party to this very callousness that takes the lives of our own citizens. PS : Uttarakhand CM Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed regret over this most unfortunate death of a toddler late last evening. While I appreciate the fact that he has spoken about this issue and asked the Kumaon Commissioner to conduct an enquiry; the rot in the widely prevalent referral system in public health establishments across Uttarakhand needs to be checked, curbed and corrected. This can only happen when the healthcare system is ready to accept its shortcomings and prepared to transform its working methods and processes. On another note, for everyone who is to be referred to another hospital in the hills, isn't it better to straight away direct them to come to come to Haldwani or Dehradun to save time? Why ask the patients and their families to run from one hospital/town to another before succumbing to their injuries or ailments as in the above case where the family had to go to 5 hospitals? As a constructive suggestion, I would like to urge Shri Dhami to consider dramatically strengthening private ambulance services in Uttarakhand. I have a few suggestions that I will be sharing with the Chief Ministers Office in the coming days. Its vital to consider that if we cant fix our hospitals right, the least we can do is to create a massive network of functional ambulance services across the length and breadth of the state. Video Source : Social Media!
Anoop Nautiyal55,846 views • 1 year ago
The only solution to the traffic mess on the Dehradun side of the Expressway is to make a Mega Parking in Ganeshpur with 5000 cars and provide facilities for tourists & travellers. The tourist or local should not be made to rot with the promise of 2.5 hours on the Delhi Dehradun Expressway during weekends. Do watch and share this solution oriented video for idea dissemination and discussion. Thank you! [email protected] #Dehradun #Delhidehradunexpressway #Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami Uttarakhand Police Uttarakhand DIPR
Anoop Nautiyal27,175 views • 6 months ago
SERIOUS : Picnickers have increasingly taken over our teerth sthals and destroyed the maryada of many pristine temples and spiritual destinations across our country. For example, listen to what the gentleman - the pujari at the world's highest Shiva temple #Tungnath in #Uttarakhand - said when talking about the "bhakts" and called them as picnickers and nashedis (drug addicts). Call it lack of civic sense or disregard for public spaces, this trend needs to be recognized & addressed before it gets normalised. Governments are naturally silent since they don't want to antagonise anyone and this suits their political agenda. However, society at large needs to call out such trends & such people and look for solutions! Video Courtesy : @trekexplorers
Anoop Nautiyal17,811 views • 4 months ago
The Collapsed Prem Nagar Bridge in Dehradun: I ask for accountability & heads to roll. We, the people of #Uttarakhand, should not tolerate this third grade quality of infra construction any more. Join me in asking Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take firm action at the highest levels, not sack some junior level JEs alone.
Anoop Nautiyal13,908 views • 3 months ago
Dehradun at a Crossroads: 6% of Uttarakhand's Area, 47% of Its Forest Diversion: While more than 46,000 hectares of forest have been diverted—an average of 5 hectares (50,000 Square Meters) every day— for some development activity like roads, mining and others during the past 25+ years in #Uttarakhand; the maximum diversion of "Forest Transfer for Development" has taken place in the district of #Dehradun. As many of you know, Uttarakhand has 13 districts and in terms of SQ KM, Dehradun is moderately sized occupying 6% of the state's total land area. Yet 47% of all "Forest Transfer for Devlopment" has taken place in the Dehradun district alone during that period. Ironically, this is the same Doon Valley that limestone mining ravaged in the 1980s and which became one of India's first Ecologically Sensitive Areas in 1989. Today, as its green cover faces unprecedented pressure, the valley once again stands at the crossroads between development and ecological destruction. Sharing one of my recent conversations with Dheeraj Sajwan of ETV Uttarakhand right from the heart of the city of Dehradun on this issue! ETVBharat Uttarakhand #Dehradun #DoonValley #Uttarakhand
Anoop Nautiyal12,162 views • 3 months ago
In wake of #WayanadLanslide, I again want to draw attention of #Uttarakhand govt to ISRO landslide atlas. Rudraprayag & Tehri dists are most landslide prone dists in India w/ 1st & 2nd rank. Our current model of development is fraught w/ dangers & risks. Caution is need of hour!
Anoop Nautiyal45,017 views • 2 years ago
