The Indian Mountain Initiative was conceived and set up by CHEA in 2010. The goal of this initiative is to provide a forum for the mountain states to engage in continuous and constructive dialogue.
The 3rd sustainable mountain summit will be held at Kohima in September 2013. Prior to this a meet of the mountain states will be held on 19 March 2013 at Delhi. This article presents the proceedings of the past meetings as a background to those to come.
Vision of the Indian Mountain Initiative
In response to the recommendation of the Planning Commission Task Force that the Himalayan states need a platform for regular interaction, CHEA initiated the Indian Mountain Initiative. Read more about the Initiative here.
Read a report by CHEA of the first Summit at Nainital here.
The second Summit was organised in Gangtok, Sikkim, and the identified themes for discussion were water, communities and forests, and mountain livelihoods.
Read a report by CHEA of the second Summit at Gangtok here. A report by India Water Portal of the second Summit is here and videos are here.