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 cold wave in the hill State worsened on Thursday with the sky remaining overcast for the second consecutive day. A sharp decrease in the day temperatures was felt all over the State with the mercury plummeting to minus 0.7 degrees Celsius in Keylong, the headquarters of tribal Lahaul-Spiti. The …
Within just a week, starting August 1, these states received about half the rainfall they receive over an entire year Heavy rainfall leading to flash floods in Himalayan rivers in July-end devastated three states — Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. It claimed 34 human lives and damaged property …
Brisk showers, accompanied by thunder, lashed parts of the state this afternoon. These not only provided much-needed relief from the oppressive heat, but also helped douse numerous forest fires raging in mid and lower hill areas of the state. The showers lasting for almost two hours caused the mercury to …
Newly-appointed Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sudripta Roy on Thursday confirmed that all Jaiprakash Associate Limited projects and properties will now come under the scanner after large-scale irregularities by the company were pointed out by the High Court. The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently imposed a fine of Rs.100 crore on …
Shimla records -4°C, Srinagar -2°C; cold spell to continue for some time. With mercury plummeting to sub-zero level in Narnaul, the region today reeled under intense cold wave. The icy winds blowing in the region are expected to continue in the next few days, weatherman has predicted. Cold wave conditions …
Every winter, the cold climate almost freezes Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation. But this time unusually harsh Arctic conditions in the higher reaches, where most of the rivers originate, have made production nosedive further. Officials said hydropower generation starts declining in October. By December, it comes down by 80 percent. This …
A large quantity of silt that makes its way into the 10,000-hectare Gobind Sagar, the country’s largest fishing pond, every year has spelt doom for fish breeding grounds over of the years. The fish production in the reservoir has nosedived by nearly 50 per cent in the past five years. …
The residents of four panchayats in the tribal district of Kinnaur have once again boycotted the electoral process for electing their Panchayati Raj Institutions' representatives. Not a single inhabitant of the 22 wards in these panchayats came to file nominations even on the last day, officials said. There are 3,326 …
More than two decades after the commissioning of 120 MW Bhabha hydel project, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today dedicated the 4.5 MW Bhabha Inauguration power project at Kafnoo in Kinnaur district, originally scheduled to be commissioned in 2005. By this time, the project’s cost has already gone up to …
Shimla: The state government will consider granting compensation to the affected families for the damage caused due to the construction of hydroelectric projects, especially in the tribal Kinnaur district where the maximum number of projects are coming up. This was announced today by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal while addressing …
Multiple high tension power transmission lines passing through some of the state’s eco-sensitive zones, involving felling of trees, and criss-crossing mountain valleys in Himachal Pradesh, could finally give way to separate “power corridors” for each river basin. An expert team set up by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Power …
Total fertility rate dips in state, most urban families not going for children Himachal Pradesh’s early exuberance over 12.81 per cent decline in the population growth rate, especially in the urban towns like Shimla reflected in the 2011 census data is, turning out to be a warning signal for the …
In a major boost for the green warriors, an arm of the United Nations has granted registration to a project launched by the state government to facilitate farmers in 177 gram Panchayats to earn carbon credits by raising forest on their land. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change …
Hindustan Construction Company, executing civil works at 65 MW Kashang-I in Kinnuar, has denied violation of environment norms at the project site, and instead asserted that it has nothing to do with the violations as alleged by the villagers. The company bagged the civil contract through an open tender process …
Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has granted environmental clearance under Forest Conservation Act 1980 for setting up 130 MW integrated Kashang stage II & III Hydro electric project in Lipa village of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. The project will cost Rs 488 crores. Executed by Himachal Power Corporation
Karcham (Himachal Pradesh): Touted as nation's biggest hydropower project in the private sector, Karcham Wangtoo hydro-electric project in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur disrict has started generation at one of its unit ahead of schedule and the remaining three units are expected to start operations by mid-August. The 1000-MW project has been …
Jaiprakash Associates-promoted 1,000-MW Karcham Wangtoo hydel power project in Himachal Pradesh will be fully operational from August 16, three months ahead of schedule, managing director DP Goyal said. The first 250-MW unit of the Karcham Wangtoo project had commenced operations in May this year, he said. The hydel project is …
