Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Agitators have hobbled government plans to harness the Northeast’s rivers — 168 dams have been planned in Arunachal Pradesh alone — to generate hydro-electric power for the country. Protests have stopped construction of the country’s largest dam on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Though governments see big dams and hydro-power as …
From 2014, Madhya Pradesh will start getting 105 MW power from North Lakhimpur, located on the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, as the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is coming up with a mega project there. Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Ltd (MPPTCL) signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) …
NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Dec 16 – The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and several other organisations opposing the construction of the mega dam over river Subansiri in Gerukamukh today blocked vehilces carrying construction materials to the NHPC worksite on the outskirts of North Lakhimpur. The blockade began at 9 am and …
Jammu: Nearly 17,000 households have been covered under Remote Electrification Programme (RVE) against the target of 25000 households so far in the State, revealed Minister for Science and Information Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah, while reviewing physical and financial achievements of the programme at a high level meeting held here today. …
Guwahati, Dec. 15: Arunachal Pradesh appears unfazed by the launching of a 10-day KMSS-led blockade of all supplies to NHPC’s under-construction Lower Subansiri hydel project located on the Assam- Arunachal border. The stand is similar to the tough line adopted by the Assam government which is seeking a say in …
Assam government today announced that there was scope for negotiation with persons and organisations opposing construction of a mega dam upstream of Brahmaputra river, reports PTI. “The government is prepared to talk to anyone on the issue. We love our state as much as they do,” State Power Minister Pradyut …
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and several other organizations opposing the construction of a mega dam over river Subansiri in Gerukamukh have set December 16, as deadline before NHPC to return the turbine it had brought up to North Lakhimpur or else they would face a mass blockade of …
KMSS, other organizations warn of vigorous anti-dam agitation DHEMAJI: National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) general manager Om Prakash on Wednesday categorically said that NHPC would go ahead with the Lower Subansiri project. Prakash was speaking to mediapersons at the dam construction site on Wednesday. His statement comes as a …
AGP shows solidarity with protesters; submits memo to Governor Assam’s north bank continues to be tense following the heavy protest programmes initiated by various organizations agitating against the transportation of turbines to the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project site at Gerukamukh in Lakhimpur district. The agitators are not allowing transportation …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina’s advisors Gowher Rizvi and Mashiur Rahman that India would not take steps on the proposed Tipaimukh project that would adversely affect that country. He also told them that New Delhi was ready to hold discussion with Dhaka on …
The Tipaimukh Dam project over river Barak in Manipur is again turning a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to dispel any apprehension in Bangladesh arising from the recent signing of a ‘Promoter’s Agreement’ with the purpose of setting up a joint venture …
Anti-dam protests in Assam grow louder GUWAHATI: A mass protest mobilized by anti-dam protestors from Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP)on Thursday stopped a turbine at Lakhimpur town in eastern Assam while on transit to the 2000 MW Lower …
GUWAHATI: Protests have started in northern Assam since Wednesday morning to thwart an attempt by the authorities to transport turbines to the NHPC big dam site at Gerukamukh in Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Supporters of several organisations, including the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom …
Political interference prevents them from taking action against illegal power connections in the district, claim officials in the Power Development Department (PDD) here. Power pilferage in Kishtwar, they added, was the highest but the department has not been able to act against illegal connections. As much as 58 per cent …
SRINAFAR, Nov 22: State government is intending to take up the matter with union government after National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) did not respond to November 12 deadline set up to get fresh license for water usage in their power projects. The notices were served by irrigation department to NHPC …
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, on Monday said the State would raise funds from the markets for buying Salal and Uri power projects from NHPC. “It is an ongoing process... we will raise funds from the market for paying NHPC the depreciated price of these projects,” …
Though the Ministry of External Affairs has promised to provide Bangladesh with details of the agreement on the construction of the Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur, the very signing of the deal has sparked a fresh controversy. Following media reports and criticism, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday, …
A joint investment agreement on the construction of Tipaimukh Dam and a hydroelectric project on the Barak river in Manipur of north-eastern India has been signed. India had earlier promised that it would not take any steps regarding the dam that could harm Bangladesh. The agreement was signed among NHPC …
Environment Ministry's panel to consider request on Nov 11 JAMMU: With the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Central Water Commission (CWC) indicating that upcoming Ratle Hydro Electric Project on River Chenab in Kishtwar district has the potential to generate more electricity than the already projected, M/s Ratle Hydro Electric Project …
Itanagar: Despite protests by anti-dam activists in Arunachal Pradesh and neighbouring Assam over execution of the 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydro-electric project at Gerukamukh, the Centre has made it clear that it will forge ahead with the project. “Completion of the project is the Centre’s top priority to provide relief to …
