Synopsis This book presents the vision and action programme for sustainable development of Uttaranchal. Taking stock of the wealth of this hill state, it addresses various issues concerning its natural resource development, monitoring and evaluation. People's participation programme, bio-industrial watershed development, mountain tourism for local community development, socio-economic empowerment of rural elderly women, sustainable environment through cooperative action, role of science and technology in the integrated development and technological empowerment for sustainable livelihood in mountains are some of the vision projects discussed in the book.