Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental sustainability of proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, located in close proximity of ‘World Heritage site of Kas plateau’ which is also …
It is set to be reintroduced in Parliament after several unsuccessful bids to clear it The Centre is set to introduce the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Parliament after it was cleared by the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday. A version of the Bill was first …
Selected State-wise Central Assistance Released and Culturable Command Area (CCA) Coveredunder Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme in India(2007-2008 to 2016-2017-upto July 2015)
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental sustainability of proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, located in close proximity of ‘World Heritage site of Kas plateau’ which is also …
The struggle goes on over whether the controversial Myitsone dam and other hydropower projects along the Ayeyarwady River should be built, following indications that further reports on the projects are needed. A member of the commission for reviewing and scrutinising hydropower projects along the Ayeyarwady River, speaking on condition of …
The greatest of all South-East Asia’s waterways and the world’s 12th-longest river, the Mekong, is a natural wonder that ties together the destinies of half a dozen countries. Born from snowmelt at over 17,000 feet (5,200 metres), it bolts off the Tibetan plateau like a runaway horse; by the time …
GUWAHATI, Nov 30 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of construction of dams on the Brahmaputra river with China. In a memorandum to Modi, Gogoi pointed out that there were reports of China constructing dams on the Brahmaputra river, …
The government plans to build an irrigation scheme in Tharaka Nithi county worth Sh220 million. Mbogoni irrigation scheme will cover 100 hectares and serve 500 farmers. The project includes infrastructure development, drip irrigation systems, construction of greenhouses and establishment of a tree nursery with a capacity to raise 40,000 seedlings. …
KATHMANDU: A Nepal-India meeting dedicated to development of 5,600 MW Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project is being held in Kathmandu for the first time after a decade, during which officials of both the countries will hold discussions on finalising the detailed project report and drafting the charter of Pancheshwar Development Authority, which …
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has directed the authorities to expedite irrigation and flood-control projects on the banks of rivers in the state. The chief minister asked them to complete the projects by January 2015. Rawat also favoured construction of small dams along the rivers to address drinking water problem …
KARAK: District development advisory committee (DDAC) chairman MPA Gul Sahib Khan Khattak on Thursday announced construction of five small dams in Lakani area of Karak tehsil and said that drinking water problem would be resolved with the construction of these dams. He was addressing a public gathering here at Lakani …
Uttarakhand has 76 dams in the ecologically fragile regions. The Chopra Committee, which studied the impact of receding glaciers on hydroelectric power projects (HEPs), has in its report objected to the construction of HEPs in regions between 2,200 to 2,500 metres above the sea level (paraglacial regions). Uttarakhand has 76 …
Criticising the Narmada Control Authority’s decision to further raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat when thousands of affected people are yet to be rehabilitated, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday warned the government of an intensified struggle “inside the valley and in law …
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtriya Samithi Karimnagar MP B. Vinod Kumar has filed two petitions against construction of the controversial Polavaram Dam. Telangana irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, told Deccan Chronicle on Tuesday: “We will not allow inclusion of the seven mandals of Khammam district in Seemandhra. We will also fight over …
What is the basis for raising dam height?’ Even as the official-level Narmada Control Authority (NCA) asserted that all project-affected families facing displacement at the present height of the Narmada dam had been “resettled,” several people still living in the submergence villages arrived here on Tuesday from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra …
INDORE: To provide immediate relief to farmers whose crops have been destroyed due to delay in development of command area of the Omkareshwar project, Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday directed Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and officials of Narmada Valley Development Authourity (NVDA) to …
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh assembly urged the Centre to take steps to complete the Polavaram project in three years and bring about a legislation replacing the ordinance to transfer to AP all villages that are expected to get submerged in the backwaters of the project. Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu …
Hyderabad: Union Ministers P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju and M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday that the Narendra Modi government had not taken any new decision regarding the Polavaram project and it was the previous UPA government’s decision that was being implemented. Speaking to the media separately in Delhi, they said …
Vijayawada: Members of the Polavaram Sadhana Samiti and leaders of several farmers’ associations demanded the merger of the entire Bhadrachalam division in the Andhra region to end the dispute between the two states over the Polavaram project. The argument being that rehabilitation would be made easier with the merger. Welcoming …
In a vindication of Tamil Nadu’s stand on the Mullaperiyar dam, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a law passed by Kerala in 2006 to prevent the neighbouring State from raising the water level in it from 136 feet to 142 feet. A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice R.M. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Antarsingh Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 08/05/2014 regarding Maheshwar 400 MW Hydro 3 Power Project constructed over Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. The Tribunal has directed the Project Proponent to furnish …
