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Himachal Pradesh: People threaten to launch mass agitation against hydroelectric projects
20 hours, 4 minutes ago

Himachal Pradesh: People threaten to launch mass agitation against hydroelectric projects

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: People are up in arms against the Himachal Pradesh government's plan to commission mega hydroelectric projects in the Chenab basin located across Kullu, Chamba,Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Shimla districts. Talking with this newspaper, Advocate Sudarshan Thakur, a member of the people's movement against the 400 MW Seli hydro project around a decade back says, "the main reason for opposing these …

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Shadow from fallen Sikkim dam falls on India’s hydroelectric projects in Bhutan
1 year, 2 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 …

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A hydro onslaught the Himalayas cannot take
3 years, 4 months ago

A hydro onslaught the Himalayas cannot take

The Hindu  

In normal circumstances, when a mistake is understood and suffered, one tends to learn from it and not repeat it. The background The affidavit filed recently by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in an ongoing matter in the Supreme Court of India has recommended the construction of seven partially constructed hydroelectric projects in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Politicians …

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When the mountains had a meltdown in Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

When the mountains had a meltdown in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

The Rishiganga river looks like an idyllic brook from the balcony of Gyan Singh Rana’s two-storey house. “But I’ve never seen anything of this sort,” he says referring to the avalanche of February 7 in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand that he watched in disbelief. “This project is cursed.” In Pictures | The aftermath of Uttarakhand glacier disaster In 2019, …

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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 …

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Dams and danger
5 years, 4 months ago

Dams and danger

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the renowned television presenter Bear Grylls, on the Discovery channel show “Man vs Wild”, which was first aired on August 12, that conservation of nature was close to his heart. However, on July 17, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Modi cleared India’s largest hydroelectric project, the 2,880-megawatt Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal …

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