DEHRADUN: As many as 6,000 villagers will lay siege to a hydroelectricity power plant built on Alaknanda River in Pauri district from Wednesday morning, claiming that most them were not given compensation for their lands which were acquired about ten years ago to construct the plant. Villagers, mostly from Srinagar …
NAINITAL: Taking serious note of alleged dumping of muck/excavated material by three private construction companies in Mandakini and Alaknanada rivers in Rudraprayag and Pauri districts, the Uttarakhand high court has asked the state government to submit a reply till July 27 this year. A public interest litigation was filed by …
NEW DELHI: Government has set the ball rolling by taking many decisions on its ambitious clean Ganga mission but it may find it difficult to keep it moving in absence of e-flow (ecological flow) of the river. Flagging her concerns against the major culprit (hydro-power projects), the Union water resources …
The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change, in an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, sought permission to appoint an expert body to review the report of a four-member committee that had been formed to ascertain the feasibility of six hydropower projects in Uttarakhand. The ministry said …
The Supreme Court today granted two more weeks to the Centre for filing "comprehensive" environment and ecological impact report of 18, out of total 24 hydroelectric power projects, to be set up on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, …
On Tuesday the SC will review how six new proposed projects can be built on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi tributaries of the Ganga in Uttarakhand In August 2013, the Supreme Court (SC) asked the government to find out if existing and under-construction hydroelectric projects had contributed to the June 2013 …
Soon after the Modi government announced a country-wide campaign to clean up the Ganga and its tributaries, including Bhagirathi and Alakanda, within a stipulated time frame, the Uttarakhand government on Sunday selected 15 towns and cities located within a 10 km distance from these rivers to execute 12 ambitious projects …
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to stress on the need for achieving a balance between development and environmental conservation, companies involved in construction of hydro electricity projects in Uttarakhand continue to flout norms to the detriment of the environment. One such company— the Hindustan Construction company working on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs. Japee Associates & Ors. dated 05/12/2014 regarding dumping of muck or debris in the river Alaknanda by Jaypee Associates. The common stand taken by the Respondents including the Project Proponent is that there …
The Supreme Court today granted four more weeks to the Centre for filing "comprehensive" environment and ecological impact report of 24 hydroelectric power projects to be established on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit said the Ministry of Environment …
Large scale hydro power projects being built on the Ganga and its sub-tributaries such as Bhagirathi, Alaknanda, Dhaulli Ganga, Kanchan Ganga, Pindar, Mandakini and Nandakini are major factors affecting the local ecology. These hydro projects, that have mushroomed in the sensitive seismic zone of Uttarakhand in the past decade, are …
Ticking off the Environment ministry for sleeping like 'Kumbhakarna', the Supreme Court today made it clear that it is not going to lift the stay for setting up of new hydroelectric power projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirath river basins in Uttarakhand unless the Centre comes out with a detailed environment …
With rains lashing most parts of the higher reaches of the state, the rivers in Uttarakhand are flowing close to the danger mark, prompting the government to put the state's disaster response force on high alert. The MeT department in Dehradun has also predicted heavy rainfall in the state over …
A year has passed since Uttarakhand was ravaged by floods, but the Himalayan State still lies in a shambles. Hoping to avoid future disasters, IIT Roorkee is studying the "dynamic behaviour" of the rivers, which have changed their course, to adopt suitable measures, says its director Pradipta Banerji. The institute …
In June, last year, following heavy rains, the Khiron Ganga river, a tributary of the Alaknanda, rushed through the Alaknanda Valley and filled the barrage site of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited’s 400-MW hydropower project with tonnes of debris and boulders. A year after, the barrage has undergone major repair works. …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Jaiprakash Associates to file an affidavit in connection with the dumping of debris and silt of the Vishnuprayag barrage on the Alaknanda riverbed, posing an imminent threat to the villages downstream as the monsoon breaks. The barrage was constructed by the company, Jaiprakash …
Despite the State having been rocked by one of the worst calamities last year in which over 6,000 people were killed in flash floods — large scale environmental degradation in the region being the primary reason — the sand mafia continues to operate brazenly on the banks of rivers in …
Disaster affected people and activists have demanded that action be taken against Govt officials and hydro power company officials found negligent in the June 2013 disaster. At the conclusion of a 24- hour fast held at Srinagar (Garhwal) in homage to the disaster victims, they issued a letter stating their …
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider its order on a blanket ban against 24 hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand — following last year’s flash flood — on a petition moved by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). A bench of Justices Vikramajit Sen and S K Singh issued …
New Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti is known for her tirade against hydro power projects in eco-sensitive regions Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to create a special ministry to clean Ganga under Uma Bharti has brought to the fore the issue of dead rivers as well as hydel projects. Bharti …
The committee was appointed by the ministry in October 2013 following a Supreme Court order. At least 23 power projects should be scrapped in Uttarakhand, a high-level committee of the Environment Ministry has recommended while partly blaming hydro-power plants for the devastation caused by flash floods in the state last …
