Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aabhijeet Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/07/2019. The applications seek reconstitution of the Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in pursuance of order of the Tribunal dated 16.10.2017 for Subansiri Lower …
As many as 18 other hydro power projects in the northeastern States have been cleared by the CEA December 29: At a time when uncertainty looms large over the implementation of the 2000MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has cleared the 1800MW Subansiri Middle Hydroelectric Project …
The Assam Assembly’s house committee on downstream impact of mega dam projects, in one of its recommendations, stated that the government concerned and agencies associated with hydroelectricity generation should desist from constructing mega dams, which might pose threat to lives and property of people in downstream areas of Assam. The …
Guwahati: A House Committee of Assam Assembly on downstream impacts of mega dam projects, in one of its recommendation stated that mega dams which might pose threat to lives and property of people in downstream areas of Assam, should not be constructed by government and agencies concerned The committee was …
The Anti Dam Diwas organised by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) at Lakhidhar Bora Khetra here in the city today was attended by a number of anti–dam activists, who unanimously voiced to stop the construction of the Lower Subansiri dam, and various other dams in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Bhutan …
NEW DELHI, October 30: Being aware of the uncertainty over the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP), Union Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha has appealed to the government to set a time limit of 210 days to get forest clearance for any power project in the northeastern States. …
The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chattra Parishad (AJYCP) on Monday strictly warned the NHPC and asked them not to restart the construction work of the lower Subansiri hydel project. “Several organisations including the AJYCP have been demanding for the closure of construction work of the hydel project. By calling for a …
Stalled Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said a Centre-appointed expert panel has suggested additional safety measures in the construction of the stalled Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project by NHPC. The central decision was conveyed in a letter by the Union Minister of State for Power …
With the China factor looming large, the Centre is belatedly trying to make up for lost time in setting up hydroelectric projects on the Brahmaputra’s Siang Basin in Arunachal Pradesh. China spikes India's proposal for joint mechanism on Brahmaputra Of the 25 projects totalling over 11,000 MW allotted to developers …
New Delhi, August 27: At a time when the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP) has raised a hue and cry in Assam, as many as 19 power projects including twelve 3.918 MW hydel power projects are on cards in northeast. The power plants would be set up in …
The Supreme Court on Monday gave two weeks time to the Assam Government to file an affidavit over the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP). Taking up a prayer petition filled by Assam Public Works (APW) over the big dam in Assam, a two member bench of Justice BS Chauhan …
Centre approves additional fund of Rs 400 cr for rail projects in NE Taking note of the time overrun of national projects in the northeast, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked Power Minister Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia to take steps to expeditiously complete the hydropower projects in the region. In …
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has asked for a detailed report on the present status of the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project from the Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami, Aware of the present stalemate over the prestigious National Hydro Power Project, the PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi told …
– In a bid to end the long-standing stalemate concerning the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has started pursuing the Ministry of Water Resources to expedite the constitution of a Reservoir Regulation Committee for this hydel project, said a recent report of the www.energylineindia.com. …
The Union Power Ministry is likely to send a high–level team to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to assess the ground realities over the 2000–MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project. The team, according to sources, would make a final review of the present situation that had cropped up following the continuous agitation …
Kolkata: A number of threatened and rare wildlife species, including leopards, are vanishing from Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro Valley as a result of rampant hunting by the indigenous Apatani tribe, a survey has revealed. A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India recently surveyed the hunting practices by the …
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of NCP has urged the state government and its Assam counterpart to complete the 2,000 mega watt Lower Subansiri Hydropower Project (LSHP) at Gerukamukh under military protection. Criticising the anti-dam lobbies in Assam, NCP state president Kahfa Bengia in a statement said such agitations were …
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) on Monday said that it would not accept the Dam Design Review Panel (DDRP) report on the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project at Dollungmukh in Arunachal Pradesh until the concerns of the downstream people of Assam are addressed. "We have come to know that the …
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), on Monday, seriously objected to the report of the Dam Design Review Panel (DDRP) of the Lower Subansiri Hydro–electric Project. The KMSS has said that the DDRP report has not addressed the basic questions raised by the Thatte Committee and the Expert Committee on …
While India is seeking a joint mechanism with China for better transparency about 39 project sites that the latter is reported to have identified on tributaries of the Brahmaputra, including seven on the main river, what was signed on Monday during the visit of Premier Li Keqiang was a “renewal” …
ITANAGAR: Following the slogan ‘each one, plant one for a green earth,’ the Green Pioneers in collaboration with the State Forest Department organized a tree plantation drive during which hundreds of saplings were planted in and around Donyi–Polo Mission School for Hearing and Visually Impaired at Chimpu here. The ‘green’ …
