Though it may sound strange, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) meet for the River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) held on October 24 last seemed oblivious to the fact that the existing Ranganadi hydroelectric project has been blamed by the suffering people …
Protests against setting up a series of mega dams on the Siang, Subansiri and several other tributaries of the Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh have become louder by the day even as Union Minister for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh fixed September 10 as the date for a public hearing here …
Ramesh fixes date with dam protestersNEW DELHI, Aug 10: Union Minister of State Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh today hinted that the government is going ahead with its assertion on
AN EIGHT-MEMBER expert committee has recommended a thorough review and redesign of the 115-metre high dam on the Subansiri river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra. The National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) is developing the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power project in Dhemaji district of Assam. In its final report …
An eight-member expert committee has recommended a thorough review and redesign of the 115-metre high dam on Subansiri river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra. The National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) is developing the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power project in Dhemaji district of Assam. The committee was set up …
Guwahati:An Expert Group comprising experts from Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati), Gauhati University and Dibrugarh has given its opinion against construction of the mega dam by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) at Gerukamukh in Dhemaji district along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary considering the sensitive geological and seismological character of …
Researchers working on the Subansiri river have expressed the fear that the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydel Project (LSHP) may mean death to this major north bank tributary of the Brahmaputra. They also demanded a fresh and transparent environment impact assessment (EIA) report through an in-depth study for the project. It …
Under pressure of the environmentalist groups, Gauhati University has been commissioned to study the downstream impact of the 2000 MW Subansiri (Lower) Hydroelectric Project. The move came even as the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) completed an Environment Impact Assessment for a seven Km area, downstream of the dams site …
The Brahmaputra is still flowing 67 cm above the danger mark of 93.03 metres in Matmora area of Lakhimpur district, even as the Mora Pagladiya river breached its right embankment at three places and its left embankment at one place in the Gobradal area of Nalbari district last night. Though …
Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) occur in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system primarily in India and Bangladesh. They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to a probable population decline of at least 50% over the last 50 years and projected future population declines. No quantitative estimates of abundance …
