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