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 …
Environment ministry does not evaluate cumulative environmental impact of multiple dams in a region. Funded by the project proponent, the EIA report of a project too downplays the environmental costs, reports M Rajshekhar Housed in the ministry of environment and forests is a quasi-independent body whose job is to scrutinise …
GUWAHATI: Public activist Deven Dutta on Sunday said that some organizations, which at one time were opposed to big dam construction, were now keeping silent on the issue because they are allegedly being controlled by the National Hydroelectric Power Project (NHPC). He also alleged that the local MP had received …
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) awarded the contracts for the Lower Subansiri project even before receiving the clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) and the survey and investigations were not carried out properly before the construction of the project started. These revelations came out in a …
Imphal: Fishermen and people residing around Loktak lake at Bishenpur district carried out a campaign to save the lake which is one of the biggest fresh water lake in Asia. Fishermen went around the villages in and around the lake and spread awareness about the need of conserving the lake. …
GUWAHATI: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has demanded the cancellation of the public hearing that will be held in Arunachal Pradesh regarding the construction of the 3,000–MW Dibang Hydroelectric Project in the State by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). KMSS has claimed that the people of Sadiya in Assam …
Itanagar: In the wake of growing opposition to the public hearing for 3,000 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP), General Manager of DMP, NHPC Ltd VK Rattan appealed to the people for cooperation in executing the project. Addressing a meeting at Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district yesterday, Rattan made a …
The Capital is set to lose nearly 400 MW of power starting midnight on Monday as the NHPC, NTPC and PGCIL have decided to regulate power supply to discom BSES for non-payment of dues. Powergrid through its regulation notice dated February 11 has informed of a 100 per cent curtailment …
The West Bengal government has sought permission from the Centre to take part in construction of hydro projects in neighbouring country Bhutan. The state wants its power distribution company, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (WBSEDCL), be given permission to take up hydro projects in Bhutan. Till now, only …
Within days of China announcing three new hydroelectric projects on the Brahmaputra river and catching India by surprise, the Centre has set the ball rolling to build the strategic Tawang hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. The 800-MW power project proposed to be built on the Tawang Chu river has got …
GUWAHATI: Advocating their support to the Lower Subansiri Hydro–electric Power Project (LSHEP) and the big dam issue, the North East Power News on the sidelines of their press meet on the Global Energy Conference, 2013 on “Development of Power with Peace” said that Northeast would suffer if there is obstruction …
GUWAHATI:The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), the Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) and the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) slammed the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for breaching its promise not to go ahead with the construction of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHP) at Gerukamukh near the Assam …
Hydro-power giant NHPC Ltd, which is the developer of the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project, has constituted an expert panel to review the design of the dam following recommendations of a ‘Technical Experts Committee’ (TEC). The TEC was formed by the Planning Commission for a comprehensive review of …
An independent dam design review panel for the Subansiri Lower Project (SLP) was set up in December last year under two former chairmen of the Central Water Commission (CWC) as per the recommendation of a two-member Technical Experts Committee (TEC) set up by the Planning Commission. The panel has been …
Will set up 550 new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the state In a bid to upgrade the transmission network in the state, the Odisha government will invest Rs 1,650 crore on setting up 550 new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the state. The new sub-stations which will be over and above …
Has the regional displacement widened in the post-reform period? This study attempts to probe into this by analysing growth rates of aggregate and sectoral domestic product of major states in the pre (1980s) and post-reform (1990s) decades. Our results indicate that while the growth rate of gross domestic product has …
ITANAGAR: The situation remained grim at Tawang as thousands of people, mostly monks and villagers led by Save Mon Region Federation (SMRF), defied the 144 CrPC and took out a rally from Tawang Monastery to Old market on Monday in protest against construction of dams. With the voice against construction …
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) may carry out necessary protection works in the portion of 15 km in the downstream of the dam site. Locations and details for it are to be worked out by the power company, Brahmaputra Board and the Assam Water Resources Department (WRD). This was …
The Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay on a Calcutta High Court order that bars the electricity regulator from fixing provisional tariffs for new power units. A senior official of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) said the Supreme Court on Friday refused a stay on the high …
Power plants producing 50,000 mw, or nearly a quarter of India’s total capacity, will have to cut tariffs as the Calcutta High Court has said regulators cannot fix provisional tariffs for new units, which consumers say are abnormally high. The court has quashed the regulation that empowers the Central Electricity …
Protests, delays in green nods and issues of long-term loans derail projects Hydropower projects with a combined capacity estimated by experts at about 42,000 megawatt are yet to take off in various states, denying the country the opportunity to reduce its power deficit. These projects, most of which are in …
