SAVE THE HILLS

SaveTheHills (STH) is a registered Kalimpong based NGO working towards raising awareness about landslides in the Darjeeling / Sikkim Himalayas. After its inception in September 2007, STH took up the challenge of sensitizing the affected communities, government and media to this hazard utilizing the tremendous power and reach of the Internet. Their blog has a worldwide audience and is viewed by scientists, students and ordinary people the world
over. STH also functions as a pressure group, taking up issues such as compensation for land loss due to landslides (especially to farmers), prompt compensation and enhancement thereof for homes which have been lost or damaged by landslides. Thus since its inception, digital technology has been the life blood for SaveTheHills as their entire effort has been wholly based on extensive use of the internet, cell phones/SMS, computers and various associated software.