Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev has called for the creation of a five-nation Himalayan Board comprising India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan to strengthen cooperation in response to disasters affecting the fragile region.
The mountains don’t know what nonsense or language you speak. He also pledged ₹1 crore towards Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund, an official statement by the Isha Foundation said on Sunday (August 30, 2026).
He made these remarks on Sunday while addressing an event “In Solidarity With Nepal” in Kathmandu. Three Isha volunteers stationed on the Nepal side are also reportedly unaccounted for, the statement said. Calling for the countries to look beyond political boundaries when dealing with a mountain system shared by all, Sadhguru said, “The mountains don’t know your political affiliation. He proposed the creation of a five-nation Himalayan Board comprising India, China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan to strengthen cooperation in response to disasters affecting the fragile region, the statement said.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the death toll from the flash floods has surged to 903. Because this is not something a small nation like Nepal can solve by themselves,” he said, but now that it’s happened, we must look at this. Emphasising the need for such a body to be established urgently, he added, “A body comprising all these nations where the Himalayan ranges run has to happen now. “Nobody expected something like this to happen…
He said the scale of the disaster was beyond what could have reasonably been anticipated and argued that Nepal should not be expected to handle its aftermath alone.
