Chenab

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of muck illegally during the construction of Rattle Hydro Electric Power Project, village Drabshalla, district Kishtwar, Jammu …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of President Municipal Committee Thathri VS Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir dated 03/12/2024. Joint committee report dated November 25, 2024 has been filed through the Central Pollution Control Board. Project proponents stated that they want to file an objection to …

21 hydel projects in bad shape

An independent audit has revealed that all the 21 hydel power projects run by the J&K; State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) are not following the Standard Operating Manual which is necessary for energy accounting. The audit has been conducted on the projects on the Chenab, the Ravi and the Indus …

India ready to alter dam design being built on Chenab

India has expressed its willingness to change the design of Ratle Dam (850mw Hydropower Generation Project) being built on Chenab River in Indian held Kashmir. Following the reservations and serious concerns raised by Pakistani authorities during talks with Indian authorities so far held on water related bilateral issues, the later …

Punjab Govt to set up hydropower units

The Punjab government has decided to establish small hydropower units at newly constructed barrages including New Khanki Barrage being funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB is extending $ 270 million loan (87 per cent) for New Khanki Barrage (NKB) whereas the share of the Punjab government is …

Unscientific mining poses threat to quake-prone areas in Doda

The brisk unscientific mining of gypsum has been posing a grave threat to the ecology of the earthquake-prone belt of the erstwhile Doda district as blasting in mine sites has been going on unabated. It is widely believed that the continued blasting for extraction of gypsum is the main reason …

India invites Pakistan for talks on hydro power projects

India has invited Pakistan for talks on four controversial hydel power projects with capacity to generate more than 2000MW of energy, that it is building on Chenab river. New Delhi has sent a letter to Pakistan proposing September 21-25 for the talks which well informed sources say is the result …

Forest Minister writes to Centre against Seli power project

The fate of the 400-MW Seli hydropower project on the Chenab here has run into rough weather. Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri has written to Jayanthi Natrajan, Union Minister for Environment and Forests (MOEF), saying the project "will destroy more than 2 lakh trees in the eco-sensitive zone". He also …

Five people swept away by flash flood in River Chenab

At least five members of a family were swept away by flash flood in River Chenab at Kachi Lal here on Thursday. Rescue officials reached at the scene and started search operation for recovery of missing bodies but could not find out any till filing of this report. Meanwhile, Floodwater …

Govt plans to tap 3,000 MW in Lahaul-Spiti

Proposes 3 400-KV power transmission systems on Chenab basin The state government has proposed three 400-KV power transmission systems to tap about 3,000 MW from the Chenab river basin in the eco-sensitive Lahaul-Spiti cold desert. However, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI) face …

PM lays foundation stone for GVK’s 850 MW Ratle hydle plant in J&K

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today laid foundation stone for GVK Power's 850 mw Ratle hydro-electric power plant on the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. The 850 MW Ratle project, which is the nation’s first hydroelectric project that was bid out through tariff based international competitive bidding, will cost Rs …

Home to two hydel projects, Chenab valley reels under power shortage

Doda, May 29: Despite the fact that the erstwhile Doda district, commonly known as the Chenab valley, is home to two major power projects, Baghliar and Dul Hasti, it is still facing power shortage. Most of the areas of this region witness six to eight hours of power cuts every …

Geopolitics of dam design on the Indus

The legal geopolitics of the Baglihar and Kishenganga hydroelectric power projects, whose legitimacy under the Indus Waters Treaty has been contested by Pakistan, demonstrates the political nature of technology and the governance of technology need not remain out-of-bounds for non-engineers. In attempting an understanding, this article seeks to step outside …

The Great Indian Water Folly

The Indus Treaty represents the most generous water-sharing agreement in modern world history, reserving for Pakistan 80.52 per cent of the waters, or 167.2 billion cubic metres annually. No other water pact in the world comes anywhere close to this level of upper-riparian munificence. In fact, the Indus Treaty uniquely …

Bracing for climate change

Almost 40 per cent glaciers in Afghanistan have been reduced in 40 years, whereas the glaciers supplying water to Ravi, Chenab, Beas and Jhelum Rivers are thinning,” said Dr Chaudary Inayatullah, Climate Change Expert at Save the Children. Dr Chaudhry was speaking at a seminar, ‘Building Resilience in the Indus …

Rs 600 cr scheme to provide Chenab water to Jammu people

PHE, ERA to be implementing agencies JAMMU: Rs 600 crore ambitious water supply scheme for Jammu is on anvil and the Summary Appraisal Report (SAR) of it is under process. According to highly placed sources, under the new scheme, the piped water from river Chenab will be brought to Jammu …

Siachen Glacier shrinking, says study

The Siachen Glacier has been reduced by 5.9km in longitudinal extent between 1989 and 2009 because of rising temperatures, says a study published recently. Human presence at Siachen may also be affecting the neighbouring glaciers of Gangotri, Miyar, Milan and Janapa which feed Ganges, Chenab and Sutlej rivers. The study, …

Development and displacement in Chenab Valley after construction of power project at Kishtwar

Has the regional displacement widened in the post-reform period? This study attempts to probe into this by analysing growth rates of aggregate and sectoral domestic product of major states in the pre (1980s) and post-reform (1990s) decades. Our results indicate that while the growth rate of gross domestic product has …

Altaf reviews CAMPA achievements in Chenab Forest Circle

JAMMU: The Forest Department has planted 16.43 lakh trees and raised 17.46 lakh plants in its nurseries under Compensatory Aforestation Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) in six divisions of Chenab Forest Circle during the period 2010-11 till March 2012, involving a cost of Rs 6.44 crore. For the year 2012-13 the …

Exploitation of natural resources resulted into ecological degradation in Chenab valley: Mufti

NC regimes responsible for backwardness of erstwhile Doda: Beigh DODA, Sept 5: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today assured to formulate a comprehensive action plan for the socio-economic growth of the people of Chenab Valley. The party further assured that backwardness and underdevelopment of this region would be removed by implementing …

Project for water supply to Jammu

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has formulated a project worth Rs 500 crore for getting water from river Chenab, which will solve the drinking water problem in the city, Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, said at a function here. Jammu is facing a severe shortage of water supply. He said …

Pakistan objects to India's move to fill Nimoo-Bazgo dam in J&K

Pakistan has objected to India's move to fill the Nimoo-Bazgo dam in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming that it could cut off Islamabad's share of water from the Indus river. India had informed the Pakistan government that the dam had been completed and was going to be filled. "We have asked …

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