Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pratap Singh Vs Himanchal Pradesh Public Works Department & Others dated 25/11/2019 regarding cutting of trees during construction of road from Chirpurche onwards to Fochitang- Ramni in District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The applicant has alleged that forest clearance has been …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pratap Singh Vs Himanchal Pradesh Public Works Department & Others dated 25/11/2019 regarding cutting of trees during construction of road from Chirpurche onwards to Fochitang- Ramni in District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The applicant has alleged that forest clearance has been …
The High Court has refused to stay transfer of forest land to an Asian Development Bank-funded hydro-power project in Kinnaur district being executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. However, local residents, activists and environmental groups, who are opposing the project, said the court order for the 130-MW Integrated Kashang …
Environment activists in Himachal Pradesh have sought Cumulative Environment Impact Assessment (CEIA) of dams on Satluj. Raising objection to the grant of clearances to dams on the last free flowing stretch of the Satluj River, Himdhara Collective, an environment group in Himachal has sent a submission to the Expert Committee …
SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government is going to float global tender for the 960 MW Jangi-Thopan-Powari hydro power project proposed at Satluj basin in Kinnaur district. The state power department has taken the decision to invite global bids for this mega project within next three months. For the past 10 …
Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts under a United Nations project. These committees have taken the initiative to document all biological diversity available in their respective areas, including traditional knowledge, by way of …
SHIMLA: In the name of development hydro power projects are spelling doom in tribal districts of Himachal Pradesh. While local residents and green activists oppose these projects, the government plans to launch slew of projects across state to harness the vast untapped hydro power potential. Those opposing these projects argue …
The proposed 960 MW Jhangi-Thopan-Powari hydro project in Kinnaur district will once again be taken up for discussion before the Himachal Pradesh cabinet as the company to whom the project was initially offered has not shown any interest. Kinnaur residents are already against the project claiming it would further harm …
Climate change is impacting apple cultivation, the mainstay of orchardists in Shimla, Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba, Sirmaur and Lahaul-Spiti, casting a shadow on production. The apple marketing season is at its peak, but the production is likely to dip this year and experts attribute it to climate change. “The production …
Shimla: The decision of National Green Tribunal (NGT) to refer the 130MW Kashang hydropower project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh back to the affected gram sabhas has left tribal residents opposing the project. Even the green activists feel that now, it would not be possible for the state government …
The state government’s plan to develop the cold desert of Spiti as a 1,000 mw solar energy hub by 2022 has been shelved by the Centre until it sets up the load dispatch station in upper Kinnaur to evacuate solar power from Spiti. The state government in assistance with the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryawaran Sanrakshan Sangarsh Samiti Lippa Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Kashang Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur District of the State of Himachal Pradesh. The villagers of Lippa have filed this appeal seeking to assail …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2016 regarding Tidong-I Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal permits the Project Proponent (M/s Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd) to carry out the construction work of the …
Shimla: Twelve sites have been identified in the past three years for setting up of wind energy plants in Himachal Pradesh, state Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania informed the assembly on Tuesday. He said in a written reply that the sites were located in Kullu, Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Shimla …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhagat Singh Kinnar Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/01/2016 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) granted to the integrated Kashang Hydro-Electric project (243 MW) in district Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. NGT is of the opinion that there are no substantial grounds …
SHIMLA: The policy of promoting hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh's fragile and eco-sensitive zones will have geological and hydrological impacts and there is need for strict compliance with environmental and safety norms by project authorities, an environmental group said on Wednesday. Two days after two workers were killed in an …
Yet to take a call on Adani’s refund claims of Rs 280 cr The Cabinet today allotted the controversial 960 mw Jangi-Thopan hydropower project in Kinnaur to the Reliance Energy, whose petition on the allotment of this project is still pending in the Supreme Court. But the state government has …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 07/07/2015 regarding settiing up of the Tidong - I Hydro Electric Power Project (100 MW) in District Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh on River Tidong.
Growers fear losses to wheat, stone fruit, vegetables Farmers are a worried lot as there is no respite from rain, thunderstorm and hailstorm causing damage to crops. The farmers, who are yet to recover from damage caused by rain in March and early April, fear heavy losses to the wheat …
Bidding for the 960-mw Thopan-Powari-Jangi project in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district proved to be a non-starter on Tuesday as the lone firm that placed a bid chose to withdraw. The project has been mired in litigation for nearly a decade and saw a tepid response as developers turned risk-averse. The …
While sedentary lifestyle is believed to have put urban India under high risk for cardiovascular diseases, a recent survey has found that heard diseases are on the rise even in the tribal population. A survey conducted in Kinnaur district last year revealed that amongst patients with high blood pressure, about …
