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 …
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 …
ITANAGAR: The denizens of Miya village under Lower Subansiri district for whom continuous electric supply was a distant dream, have at last heaved a sigh of relief from erratic power supply with the commissioning of the Pico hydro electric power project. The two kilowatt project was formally commissioned by Arunachal …
GUWAHATI: The Group of Ministers (GoM) on hydropower projects in the Brahmaputra basin, in its recommendations, has stressed the need for special financial assistance packages for the areas to be affected by the impact of hydro–electric or multi–purpose projects. The GoM has also recommended free electricity connections to the affected …
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 …
In contrast to China’s unilateral move to construct dams on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, India has taken a different route with respect to dams on rivers it shares with Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have identified several projects including the controversial Tipaimukh hydel project in which Dhaka could have …
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 …
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday admitted that some hydro-power projects may have severe downstream impact. “Some of hydro power schemes may have deep and extensive downstream impact which also needs to be scientifically studied by experts and properly mitigated. In a democratic setup, measures for such impact mitigation …
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 …
Itanagar: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is monitoring three delayed power projects scheduled to add 2,710 MW in Arunachal Pradesh. The projects are the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydro-Electric Project taken up by NHPC, the 600 MW Kameng HEP and 110 MW Pare HEP, both executed by NEEPCO. The Subansiri …
ITANAGAR, 1 DEC: Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh Takam Sanjoy has urged the Centre to immediately intervene into the impasse over the Lower Subansiri dam issue and help solve the issue once for one and all. Mr Sanjoy in separate letters yesterday, sought the intervention of Prime Minister Dr …
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 …
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resources and Development Agency (APBRDA) has urged Centre to provide one time grant-in-aid of Rs 15 crore for regeneration and restocking of bamboo plantation in the gregarious bamboo flowering affected areas of the State. A delegation of APBRDA in a memorandum to Union Minister of …
TAWANG: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Sunday flagged off the Clean Arunachal campaign at the Galden Namgyal Lhatse Monastery, popularly known as Tawang Monastery. “We are starting holy mission from a holy place. This is a pious beginning and we should ensure success of the mission,” he said while giving …
GUWAHATI, Oct 19 – The State Government is perhaps not interested to make public the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP). This attitude of the State Government has come to light with the reply of the Power Department to an RTI …
Seven years ago, when the Arunachal Pradesh government introduced cultivation of large cardamom in Lower Subansiri and other adjoining districts as an alternative to jhum or slash-and-burn cultivation, the tribal families found it a new money-spinner. But this year has been suddenly a huge disaster because of the proliferation of …
NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Sept 23 – Incessant rains over the past week have caused pre-autumnal flood in Lakhimpur district with all major rivers flowing above the danger level at various places in the past 24 hours. According to Water Resources Department, the Brahmaputra today was flowing 2.61 metres above the danger …
