Sikkim earthquake casts shadow on hydro projects
13 years, 6 months ago

Sikkim earthquake casts shadow on hydro projects

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s power ministry has asked seismic experts from the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee to conduct earthquake impact studies at the dam sites of state-owned NHPC Ltd and North Eastern Electric Power Corp. Ltd. “Neepco was also asked to compile the seismic data collected from its power stations in north-eastern states for further analysis at IIT-R.” The total hydropower generation potential of India’s north-eastern states and Bhutan is about 58,000MW. India is concerned that hydropower projects planned in Arunachal Pradesh may be affected by China’s plan to divert water from rivers that flow into the Brahmaputra to the arid zones of Xinjiang and Gansu. “We’ll first study it internally and then send it to IIT-R.” NHPC has a power generation capacity of 5,295MW that includes two operating projects in Sikkim.

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Sikkim teetering on flood of GLOF concerns as Teesta Dam rebuild plan rolls on
2 months ago

Sikkim teetering on flood of GLOF concerns as Teesta Dam rebuild plan rolls on

Live Mint  

At midnight on October 3, 2023, a glacial lake outburst flood swallowed more than 100 lives, damaged 1,800 houses, and battered the 1,200 MW Teesta III hydel dam–Sikkim’s biggest– built at a cost of ₹13,965-crore, to a defunct mode. The BJP–which heads the central dispensation that controls the union environment ministry but doesn’t have political clout in the state–has opposed …

India plans Rs 1.5 lakh crore hydropower dam on Siang to counter China
2 months ago

India plans Rs 1.5 lakh crore hydropower dam on Siang to counter China

India Today  

India is taking a strategic step to counter China's infrastructural advancements along the border by planning to construct one of the largest hydropower dams on the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh. With an ambitious budget of Rs 1.5 lakh crore, the project is designed to hold a massive water storage capacity of 9.2 billion cubic meters, addressing not only energy …

The Ganga’s Last Stand: How Bureaucracy and Hydropower are Choking India’s Sacred River
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Ganga’s Last Stand: How Bureaucracy and Hydropower are Choking India’s Sacred River

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 13, 2025 20:48 IST - 16 MINS READ The Ganga and the Himalaya are sacred to millions of Indians, yet these iconic entities of veneration face unjust and unethical treatment. Supreme Court initiates inquiry into impact of HEPs In 2012 the Wildlife Institute of India recommended cancelling 24 proposed dams in the Ganga basin, citing their potential …

Tibet earthquake: A wake-up call on seismic risks to dam China is building on Brahmaputra
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tibet earthquake: A wake-up call on seismic risks to dam China is building on Brahmaputra

Firstpost  

The earthquake in Tibet not only caused significant destruction but also intensified concerns about the safety of the Brahmaputra hydropower project, a colossal venture in a highly seismic zone Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake at a village in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China on January 7, 2025. In a map featured by South China Morning Post from the …

Siang project not just for generating power but mitigating flood risks posed by China: Arunachal CM
3 months ago

Siang project not just for generating power but mitigating flood risks posed by China: Arunachal CM

Hindustan Times  

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, estimated to cost ₹1.13 lakh crore, was being planned by the Centre not just for generating electricity but to maintain the natural flow of the river all year round and mitigate risks of flooding if China released excess water. Siang project not just for generating power but …

China approves world’s largest, $137-billion dam on the Brahmaputra close to the Indian border
3 months ago

China approves world’s largest, $137-billion dam on the Brahmaputra close to the Indian border

The Hindu  

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in riparian states — India and Bangladesh. The Chinese government has approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo …

China approves world's largest dam over Brahmaputra river close to Indian border
3 months ago

China approves world's largest dam over Brahmaputra river close to Indian border

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing USD 137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in riparian states - India and Bangladesh. The Chinese government has approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the …

China plans to build world's largest dam on Brahmaputra near India border
3 months ago

China plans to build world's largest dam on Brahmaputra near India border

India Today  

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing USD 137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in riparian states - India and Bangladesh. The Chinese government has approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung …

Civil society outfits urge President to withdraw central forces from Siang Hydropower project survey
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3 months, 1 week ago

Civil society outfits urge President to withdraw central forces from Siang Hydropower project survey

New Indian Express  

Hundreds of environmentalists, civil society organizations urged the President of India Droupdi Murmu to withdraw paramilitary forces deployed to quell indigenous people’s protest against proposed 11000 MW hydropower dam surveys in Siang valley of Arunachal. According to the letter written to the Murmu, over 351 concerned citizens – activists, researchers, lawyers, scientists, journalists, experts, community representatives and 109 people’s organisations …

Sikkim landslide is a warning to upcoming hydro-projects
7 months ago

Sikkim landslide is a warning to upcoming hydro-projects

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A recent landslide in Sikkim created a furore since it came a year after another disastrous landslip in the Himalayan state. It substantially damaged the Teesta V, a 510 MW hydel power station, and a GIS building located at Dipu Data on the Teesta river, 20 km southwest of Gangtok. This disaster comes on the heels of the …

Congress criticises govt over untimely fund allotment for Sikkim landslide
7 months, 1 week ago

Congress criticises govt over untimely fund allotment for Sikkim landslide

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The main opposition party Congress has condemned the Union Government over Sikkim landslide for not allocating funds to act timely to mitigate the disaster. This disaster comes on the heels of the Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and riverine floods in the Teesta River basin in October 2023, which caused massive devastation in Sikkim and Kalimpong, West Bengal. In …

Hydro Power Project at Nayanapalli
1 year, 4 months ago

Hydro Power Project at Nayanapalli

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: A mega Hydro Power Project with an estimated Rs 4,676.64 crore outlay --one of the major projects in the state -- will come up at Nayanapalli in Singanamala Assembly segment, in Anantapur, a boost to the power sector in the drought-hit region. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s initiative to launch the biggest hydro project in the state.” This is designed as …

Hydropower projects on the Teesta have weakened the topography of Sikkim, causing disasters like the recent floods
1 year, 5 months ago

Hydropower projects on the Teesta have weakened the topography of Sikkim, causing disasters like the recent floods

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 25, 2023 21:03 IST - 12 MINS READ On the night of October 3, 2023, the South Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim breached, causing a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood. Located approximately 60 kilometres downstream of the lake, in Chungthang town of Mangan district, was the 1,200 MW Teesta III dam, the biggest hydropower project in Sikkim. “Rivers …

Will the Sikkim flood impact hydel projects? | Explained
1 year, 5 months ago

Will the Sikkim flood impact hydel projects? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: During the early hours of October 4, a sudden surge in the Teesta river washed away habitations in Sikkim, the Chungthang Dam, several bridges and parts of National Highway 10, leaving scores of people dead and missing and thousands homeless. The 1,200 MW Teesta Stage III hydro power project located at Chungthang village in Mangan district …

Flash floods caused ₹233.56 crore expected loss in Teesta-VI hydro project in Sikkim
1 year, 5 months ago

Flash floods caused ₹233.56 crore expected loss in Teesta-VI hydro project in Sikkim

The Hindu  

State-run hydro power giant NHPC on October 18 said it suffered an expected loss of ₹233.56 crore due to flash floods in its Teesta-VI hydro power project in Sikkim. "Teesta-VI Hydro Electric Project, Sikkim being executed by Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NHPC Ltd, which was affected due to flash flood in Teesta Basin on October …

Shadow from fallen Sikkim dam falls on India’s hydroelectric projects in Bhutan
1 year, 5 months ago

Shadow from fallen Sikkim dam falls on India’s hydroelectric projects in Bhutan

The Hindu  

The Chungthang dam of Sikkim Urja Limited’s 1,200 MW Teesta-III hydroelectric project on river Teesta gave way on October 4, contributing to the death of at least 94 people in the downstream areas of Sikkim and West Bengal. Indian government officials said no final decision has been taken on the Bhutan projects, but experts are studying the “technical aspects” of …

CEA issues guidelines for hydro projects after disaster in Sikkim
1 year, 5 months ago

CEA issues guidelines for hydro projects after disaster in Sikkim

Live Mint  

India’s apex power planning body, the Central Electricity Authority, has come up with guidelines for slope stability—inclines that can withstand movement—in hydropower projects after heavy rains and glacial lake floods damaged a dam in Sikkim. “The examination of upper reaches may include study of hazards due to avalanche, GLOF, landslide hazard analysis of slopes above the reservoir rim area, among …

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang questions quality of hydel dam destroyed in flood
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang questions quality of hydel dam destroyed in flood

Hindustan Times  

Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang questioned the quality of the 1200 MW hydro power project on Friday, days after the dam was destroyed by flash floods in the Teesta river in the Chungthang area of the state. Teesta Urja, the second largest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, was washed away due to flood caused by the breach in …

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Sikkim floods a natural disaster? Activists question the role of ongoing hydel projects along Teesta
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim floods a natural disaster? Activists question the role of ongoing hydel projects along Teesta

The Hindu  

With roads and bridges washed away and rescue teams yet to reach the epicentre of the north Sikkim flash floods, activists who have opposed the construction of large hydel projects on river Teesta are refusing to call the tragedy only a natural disaster. This led the water in river Teesta to rise abnormally and swept away several areas including the …

Sikkim flood updates: NHPC shuts all power stations in state; shares fall
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim flood updates: NHPC shuts all power stations in state; shares fall

Live Mint  

In the flood-hit Sikkim, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation told the stock exchanges that its power projects, situated in Teesta Basin have been affected. NHPC's Teesta-V power stations and Teesta-VI HE Project are the two affected projects due to floods in Sikkim. "Power station/project of NHPC Limited situated in Teesta Basin were affected due to flash flood in the region.It …

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Sikkim disaster: 1,200 MW project dam washed away
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim disaster: 1,200 MW project dam washed away

Hindustan Times  

Teesta Urja, the second biggest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, suffered massive damage due to flood caused by the breach in Lhonak lake in north-west Sikkim on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. The 1,200 MW power project on Teesta river, one of the most dammed rivers in the country, is located between Chungthang and Mangan in Mangan …

Sikkim disaster caused by massive earthquakes that struck Nepal?
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikkim disaster caused by massive earthquakes that struck Nepal?

Live Mint  

The massive earthquake that struck Nepal, tremors of which were felt in India's national capital Delhi, may have been the reason behind the sudden outburst of the south Lhonak lake in Sikkim, causing a flash flood in Teesta River Basin. Satellite images released by Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre showed that the area of the south Lhonak lake reduced by …

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Flash floods during this year’s monsoon season have caused unprecedented damage to both lives and assets in Himachal Pradesh. Although climate change is expected to have played a hand in causing the high precipitation leading to these flash floods, human induced disasters resulting from planned development have played a significant role in causing such colossal losses. …

Record power generation at Sileru projects in 10 years
1 year, 8 months ago

Record power generation at Sileru projects in 10 years

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: APGENCO managing director K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu on Tuesday said hydropower projects in Sileru basin generated 416.1 MW of electricity in a single day on Monday, breaking the daily record of generating electricity in the last 10 years. There are four hydropower projects in Sileru basin – Upper Sileru, Lower Sileru, Donkarai Canal Power House and Machkhand. The break-up of …

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River
2 years ago

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River

The Hindu  

Two Arunachal Pradesh-based organisations, including a farmers’ collective, have asked the State Government to scrap a deal for executing a proposed 10,000 MW hydropower project on the Siang River. Accusing the State Government of inking a deal with the National Hydropower Power Corporation for the mega-dam without taking the local people into confidence, Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum and the Indigenous …

India plans ‘buffers’ in proposed Arunachal hydropower project to counter ‘China threat’
2 years, 2 months ago

India plans ‘buffers’ in proposed Arunachal hydropower project to counter ‘China threat’

The Hindu  

Concerns over China’s proposed 60,000 MW hydropower in Medog, Tibet are influencing the design of a proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district. Still only in the planning stage, a ‘pre-feasibility report’ on the 11,000 MW project, or more than five times the size of the largest such projects in India – has been submitted to the Central …

Sinking Himalayan town puts spotlight on India’s hydropower push
2 years, 2 months ago

Sinking Himalayan town puts spotlight on India’s hydropower push

Al Jazeera  

Farmer Shiv Lal barely slept this week, overcome by worry about the deep cracks scarring his land and hundreds of other homes and buildings in a sinking town in India’s Himalayas. While NTPC officials and some geologists have ruled out tunnelling work as the cause of this month’s devastation in Joshimath, residents’ angry protests have reignited debate about the construction …

A fine line: The Hindu Editorial on development and conservation
3 years, 7 months ago

A fine line: The Hindu Editorial on development and conservation

The Hindu  

The need for infrastructure development in the Himalayan region rubs up against the environmental and ecological challenges that they pose. The Uttarakhand government has for decades envisaged hydroelectric projects as the way forward to power the State, premised on the region’s undulating topography. There have been divisions even within various Central ministries: the Water Resources Ministry, which manages the NMCG, …

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?
3 years, 7 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
4 years 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?
4 years, 1 month 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
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Playing with God's world: Growth' has a high price
4 years, 1 month ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Playing with God's world: Growth' has a high price

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharati’s first reaction to the terrible news of the Chamoli glacier break/avalanche disaster on Sunday -- “I told you so” – fully aligns with the reservations of all those who put a higher value on conservation than on the development of natural resources for economic growth. On Sunday, a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke …

India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Offset Chinese Construction Upstream
4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Stop building hydropower projects in the Northeast | Analysis
4 years, 8 months ago

Stop building hydropower projects in the Northeast | Analysis

Hindustan Times  

The Northeast in general, and Arunachal Pradesh in particular, is considered to have immense hydropower potential. This rationale is no longer applicable for new projects, as hydropower loses ground to hybrid solutions — a mix of solar and spare thermal capacity, for instance — that offer round-the-clock power and are priced at low, competitive rates. An analysis of the Etalin …

Kishenganga power project, to be inaugurated by PM Modi, was most challenging: Officials
6 years, 10 months ago

Kishenganga power project, to be inaugurated by PM Modi, was most challenging: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Located in Gurez valley of Bandipora district in north Kashmir, the 330 megawatt Kishenganga Hydroelectric power project that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Saturday was one of the challenging projects to complete owing to its strategic location. In 2016, the work on the project got hampered when shells fired from across the LoC had landed close …

Government aware of China approving three more hydro power projects on Brahmaputra-IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Government aware of China approving three more hydro power projects on Brahmaputra-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Government has said that there are indications of the Chinese authorities approving three more hydro power projects on the main stream of the Brahmaputra river, but its likely impact could not assessed due to non availability of detailed data. In her reply to a question in Lok Sabha, yesterday, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said the …

Green issues 'hijacking' growth in power sector: Arunachal CM ‹
10 years, 2 months ago

Green issues 'hijacking' growth in power sector: Arunachal CM ‹

India TV News  

New Delhi: Concerned over green issues "hijacking" potential growth in hydropower sector, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has asked the Centre to take proactive steps for expediting early environmental clearance to power projects. Tuki said Arunachal Pradesh, which has the potential of producing 58,000 MW of hydropower or 40 per cent of India's total assessed potential, has harnessed only …

Keeping India's interests in mind, says China on Brahmaputra dams
10 years, 4 months ago

Keeping India's interests in mind, says China on Brahmaputra dams

India Today  

China said on Monday that its projects on the Brahmaputra river will not have any negative impact on flood management and ecology of downstream areas, as Beijing was "bearing in mind" Indian concerns and the "bigger picture" of its relations with India as it goes forward with projects. Hua added that "during President Xi's visit to India both sides issued …

‘Run-of-the-river dams won’t affect inflows into India’
12 years, 2 months ago

‘Run-of-the-river dams won’t affect inflows into India’

The Hindu  

Amid concern in India over China’s plans to construct dams upstream on the Brahmaputra, a senior government official said here on Wednesday that the run-of-the-river projects would not affect inflows into India. Reacting to the news that China plans to construct three new hydropower dams in the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra, Union Water Resources Secretary Dhruv Vijay Singh told …

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