Amid politicking, Nepal's largest dam project has left locals in limbo for decades
5 years, 11 months ago

Amid politicking, Nepal's largest dam project has left locals in limbo for decades

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Nepal’s largest dam project is caught up in wider regional political play, leaving locals in limbo for decades By Ramesh Bhushal This is the second in a five-part series on the Karnali River. “There are technical difficulties and we will unlock them, but it’s certainly a good move,” said Barshaman Pun, Nepal’s water resources minister during a recent press meeting. Earlier last year the Nepal government announced that the 750 MW West Seti project – on one of the tributaries of the Karnali in western Nepal – would be built by its own companies, while the licence of the project had already been given to China Three Gorges Company. “The most productive time of my life has gone waiting for this project to kick off,” said Bal Bahadur Shahi at Ramaghat, three kilometres down from the dam site on the Karnali highway.

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India redflags China’s mega dam plan in Tibet, 2 new counties in occupied Ladakh
1 week ago

India redflags China’s mega dam plan in Tibet, 2 new counties in occupied Ladakh

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Friday flagged its concerns about China’s plan to build a mega-dam on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river and the creation of two counties in an illegally occupied section of Ladakh, with the external affairs ministry saying these matters had been formally taken up with Beijing. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal referred to a …

Why India, Bangladesh must worry about China's mega Brahmaputra dam
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1 week, 4 days ago

Why India, Bangladesh must worry about China's mega Brahmaputra dam

India Today  

China’s decision to construct the world’s ‘largest’ dam on the Brahmaputra river, locally known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, is a transformative moment in hydropower engineering. However, the dam also underscores China’s geopolitical aspirations, raising concerns about its impact on downstream countries like India and Bangladesh. By harnessing the hydropower potential of the Brahmaputra, the project is expected to …

China defends plan to build world's largest dam over Brahmaputra River in Tibet; says will not affect lower reaches
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2 weeks ago

China defends plan to build world's largest dam over Brahmaputra River in Tibet; says will not affect lower reaches

The Hindu  

China on Friday defended its plan to build the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, saying the project will not “negatively affect” lower riparian states and that safety issues have been addressed through decades of studies. She said China’s hydropower development in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo river aims to speed up the development of …

China Plans Dam Near India That Could Be World’s Biggest
2 weeks ago

China Plans Dam Near India That Could Be World’s Biggest

Live Mint  

-- Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. China is pressing ahead with plans to construct a mega-dam near its contested border with India, a colossal undertaking that could generate three times as much power as the Three Gorges Dam. The dam could become a source of tension between …

China gives go-ahead to construction of world's largest dam over Brahmaputra river: Will it impact India?
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

China gives go-ahead to construction of world's largest dam over Brahmaputra river: Will it impact India?

India TV News  

In what can be seen as a major infrastructural push in the Himalayan topography, China has given a go-ahead to the construction of the world's largest dam, dubbed the planet's biggest infra project, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border. Impact on India The announcement is likely to raise concerns in the neighbourhood as the dam …

Myanmar quietly announces plans to study controversial Chinese dam project suspended 13 years ago
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar quietly announces plans to study controversial Chinese dam project suspended 13 years ago

Associated Press  

BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project, work on which was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment. The $3.6 billion project in the northern state of Kachin, along the country’s Irrawaddy River, was supposed to export about 90% of the electricity …

India’s first river linking project faces hurdle as govt gets no tenders for dam
11 months, 1 week ago

India’s first river linking project faces hurdle as govt gets no tenders for dam

Hindustan Times  

India’s first river linking project Ken-Betwa in Bundelkhand region has faced a hurdle as there have been no takers for the tender to construct the Daudhan Dam and two tunnels in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur, which are considered the heart of the project, said people familiar with the matter. Confirming this, Ken Betwa Link Project chief …

India-Nepal partnership in hydropower development: Catalysing the fundamentals
1 year, 9 months ago

India-Nepal partnership in hydropower development: Catalysing the fundamentals

Firstpost  

In the quest of augmenting its industrial productivity and attaining its actual economic potential, Nepal remains on the path of continued hydropower development and it has already acquired a surplus power capacity. Nepal’s power export market and the need for Indian currency In all likelihood, Nepal’s enhanced power capacity will equip it better to use the surplus power at home …

Energising India-Nepal ties, the hydropower way
2 years, 3 months ago

Energising India-Nepal ties, the hydropower way

The Hindu  

On August 18, 2022, the Investment Board Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India’s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited to develop the West Seti and Seti River projects — a total of 1,200 MW. This will also help India minimise the geopolitical influence of China and firm its presence in Nepal, considering that the West Seti Hydroelectric Project was …

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry, in an affidavit placed in the Supreme Court earlier this month, has disclosed that it has permitted seven hydroelectric power projects, which are reportedly in advanced stages of construction, to go ahead. The Das committee recommended all six projects with design modifications to some, and this gives lie to the Environment Ministry’s current stance. Following the break …

Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas
3 years, 9 months ago

Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas

Al Jazeera  

On February 7, a Himalayan glacier broke and caused a flash flood in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. “It shows that nature will strike back if we disregard the ecological limits of fragile regions like the Himalayas through reckless dam building and other infrastructure development.” After the 2013 flash flood, the Supreme Court of India also mandated a national …

The Hindu Explains | Why are geologists worried about a slew of hydroelectric projects and environmental stress in Uttarakhand?
3 years, 10 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Why are geologists worried about a slew of hydroelectric projects and environmental stress in Uttarakhand?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A snow avalanche triggered possibly by a landslide caused a flash flood in the Rishi Ganga river, a tributary of the Alaknanda in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, on a sunny morning on February 7, washing away a functional small hydroelectric project and destroying the under-construction 520 MW Tapovan Vishnugad project of the NTPC on the Dhauli …

Until about 10 years ago, I believed that it was possible to have hydropower projects in Uttarakhand: PSI Director
3 years, 10 months ago

Until about 10 years ago, I believed that it was possible to have hydropower projects in Uttarakhand: PSI Director

The Hindu  

Ravi Chopra, Director, People’s Science Institute, has been a critic of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand and has chaired and been part of several committees that have deliberated on infrastructure development in the State, while staying true to the principles of sustainable environment. However, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, which was then led by Secretary, Mr. Shashi Shekhar, accepted our …

India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Offset Chinese Construction Upstream
4 years, 1 month ago

India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Offset Chinese Construction Upstream

News 18  

India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday, following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river. “The need of the hour is to have a big dam in Arunachal Pradesh to mitigate the adverse impact of the Chinese dam …

India plans dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese construction upstream
4 years, 1 month ago

India plans dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese construction upstream

Live Mint  

India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday, following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river. "Our proposal is under consideration at the highest level in the government," Mehra said, adding the Indian plan would create a large water …

China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra
4 years, 1 month ago

China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra

The Hindu  

China’s media reported on Sunday that authorities have given the go-ahead for a Chinese hydropower company to construct the first downstream dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, or Yarlung Zangbo as it is known in Tibet, marking a new phase in China’s hydropower exploitation of the river with potential ramifications for India. A report in the Chinese …

Mega dam plan leads to fury at Assam border
5 years, 4 months ago

Mega dam plan leads to fury at Assam border

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal’s nod for restarting construction of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project at Gerukamukh on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border has triggered a string of protests. Tribal organisations in Assam such as the Takam Mising Porin Kebang and All Assam Chutia Students’ Union have stepped up their anti-mega dam movement with hydropower major NHPC planning to begin …

Bhutan's plans for Sankosh dam highlights questions about country's pursuit of hydropower
5 years, 6 months ago

Bhutan's plans for Sankosh dam highlights questions about country's pursuit of hydropower

Firstpost  

While India and Bhutan embark on a new hydropower venture with the Sankosh dam, many issues remain unaddressed, related to the two countries, tribals, wildlife and monetary risk. As Bhutan’s new prime minister prioritises the Sankosh dam, it highlights many questions about Bhutan’s pursuit of hydropower By Omair Ahmad In his first major interview to the Indian media, Prime Minister …

Abandoned by Nepal and China, the Hilsa village lives in fear of floods
6 years ago

Abandoned by Nepal and China, the Hilsa village lives in fear of floods

Firstpost  

Tibet’s development boom has left downstream Nepal more vulnerable to floods and dam collapse – with both governments turning a blind eye By Ramesh Bhushal This is the first in a five part series on the Karnali River. Preparing soup for her grandson under a dim solar powered bulb, 50-year-old Pema Angmo explained how frightening life is on the bank …

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