SHIMLA: Green activists have started opposing the construction of dams along the Yamuna basin. They claimed that cumulative geological impacts of three huge impoundments – Tehri, Kishau and Renuka Dam in almost parallel valleys of a Himalayan region – adjacent to one another are not even being considered. Recently in …
Will the ever growing Capital city bear the brunt of delays in commissioning of projects like the Renuka Dam? Will unauthorised use of water for non-potable needs leave Delhi parched? Officials of Delhi's water utility are worried by the developments that pose a “threat” to the city's water security. While …
Focus On Displacement & Loss Of Green Cover New Delhi: So far Delhiites have been concerned with the refusal of environment clearance to the Renuka dam as that means a serious water crisis for the city. Now antidam voices generating from the Nahan district in Himachal Pradesh, home to the …
Noted environmentalist Sunita Narain said on Sunday that climate change and pollution will affect the hills in a bigger way and for this, Himalayan states like Himachal Pradesh should invent a new model of sustainable development. Hailing the state’s initiatives like rainwater harvesting for every household and complete ban on …
Green tribunal stays land acquisition process The Rs 3,600-crore Renuka Dam project in Sirmaur district hit another roadblock today when the National Green Tribunal passed an interim order directing Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) to stay the entire acquisition process under the Land Acquisition Act. It has also restrained …
During Regional Consultation on Approach to 12th Plan, organised at Delhi Secretariat. The need for the northern States to cooperate in the development of infrastructure for meeting the basic needs of the people relating to housing, water, power and transportation was stressed during the Regional Consultation on Approach to 12th …
Demand to ensure minimum flow in the Yamuna to help its revival Recent protests by religious and social groups against the unabated pollution in the Yamuna may well have given an impetus to the long-standing need for harvesting monsoon flows through dams and barrages. One of the major demands of …
The multi-crore Renuka Dam project is on hold, and 800 MW Kol Dam is also under the scanner of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Hul (4.5 M), a private sector project in Chamba, is witnessing daily protests by locals seeking scrapping of all the clearances given to it. …
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday said he would take up the issue of the water problem being faced by Delhiites with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and would also be calling a meeting with Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to resolve the issue of Renuka Dam, on …
Water utility has roped in JICA to conduct audits, assess situation The Delhi Jal Board is all set to finalise its Water Masterplan for Delhi by June. With summer just around the corner, the project aims to ensure equitable and round-the-clock water supply to all areas in the Capital. In …
NEW DELHI: Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said he will undertake an inspection of the Nahan Valley in Himachal Pradesh, the site of the proposed Renuka Dam, which has been turned down by his office on the grounds that it involves the axing of 1.77 lakh …
Neither Munak Canal Nor Renuka Dam Will Provide Water This Summer Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: The capital is staring at a grim water situation this summer. The city government had been banking heavily on the Munak canal for supply of an additional 80 million gallons per day (MGD) …
ROURKELA: Almost after three decades of delay, work on the much-awaited Rukura medium irrigation project has started. The midsize dam envisages to take care of irrigation needs of around 62,000 farmers in Bonai subdivision. Sources said although the preliminary survey was carried out in 1982, the project continued to face …
Despite the allegations of obstinacy he faces from either side of the spectrum, the environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh is planning to take his war against polluters in general and SUVs in particular to the next level. He wants a new tax which penalises bad environmental behavior and a …
With the Renuka Dam project in abeyance following cancellation of clearance by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in August this year, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited
Shimla: The recent move of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to stall forest clearance to projects involving significant destruction of forests has come rather late for the hill state which has already sacrificed a vast expanse of precious green cover to pave way for hydroelectric projects and roads. …
Shimla: Representatives of various NGOs opposing the construction of the Renuka Dam project have met Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh and urged him to scrap the project for which the forest clearance had been rejected. Activists of the Himalaya Niti Abhiyan (HNA) submitted a memorandum on behalf …
Shimla: With reduction in the height of the Renuka Dam not possible, the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation has come up with an alternative proposal to bring down the number of trees to be axed to pave the way for the construction of Rs 3,600 crore project. The corporation has decided …
