Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
A girl cheers up amidst the gathered crowd at the public rally addressed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at Kishtwar A A girl cheers up amidst the gathered crowd at the public rally addressed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at Kishtwar on Saturday after inaugurating the hydel project. …
Assam is reeling under severe power crisis as the shortfall in availability of power during the peak load hours is around 230 MW and it is around 170 MW during the off-peak load hours, forcing the Assam State Electricity Board to take recourse to frequent power cuts. However, the situation, …
The farmers who depended on paddy cultivation in more than 75 acres of paddy fields irrigated by Wadakahaara canal lost their livelihood after the breakdown of the anicut. They accused the authorities for not maintaining the anicut for the last 30 years without concerning the hardships of the farmers. They …
Energy is the lifeline of economic development, but unfortunately, Pakistan has historically suffered from energy shortages and demand suppression because of limited supplies and lack of adequate infrastructure development for provision of energy to the industrial sector. Furthermore, the capacity of Pakistan's existing reservoirs (Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma) has declined …
Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is vigorously carrying out feasibility studies and engineering designs of various hydropower projects with accumulative generation capacity of more than 25,000 MW and most of these studies are at the advance stage of their completion. Wapda Chairman Shakil Durrani said this while addressing a …
The Panch Jampani Upabhokta Bandh Samiti ( PJUB) has urged the authorities concerned for early completion of Dhansiri Irrigation Project and avail waters to the farmers. In a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sukumar Wary, discussed the mater and urged the irrigation department to take necessary steps. A ten …
India's largest engineering and construction conglomerate L&T; and state-owned National Hydro Power Corporation are working on forming a joint venture, even as the public sector firm received
KUPWARA: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has asked the National Conference (NC) Patron Dr Farooq Abdullah to make clear to the people why he illogically bartered the state's water resources with the Center for a worthless 12 percent royalty in 2000. Addressing a public meeting at Langate today, …
After Pakistan's move to put up a 969 MW hydro power project across the Jhelum, the Central government has decided to revive the almost defunct 18-year-old 330 MW Kishen Ganga hydro power project on the same river in the Kashmir valley. The Jhelum, known as the Neelum in Pakistan, originates …
Prospect of Irri-Boro on over 1,000 acres of land in Kamalapur union under Patuakhali Sadar upazila has become bleak as the lands cannot be irrigated as the canal running through the fields has been leased to some influential people. The lessees have built seven dams in the canal, obstructing its …
The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) today criticised social activist Medha Patkar for lending support to the opponents of the hydel power projects in the State, including one at Dzongu in North Sikkim and said her utterances were
The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) is in the dock again over the completion of 12-MW Khauli hydel project in Kangra district, completed at an estimated cost of Rs 126 crore. The per MW generation cost of the project is about Rs 10.50 crore as against Rs 10.20 crore …
The Central government is scrutinising the steep escalation costs of 330-MW Kishenganga power project. The project proposed on a tributary of river Jhelum in Gurez Valley is proving to be a non-starter due to 68 per cent cost escalation. While modifying the design of the project by reducing storage, Union …
A state cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh on Thursday decided to give compensation under liberal rehabilitation policy to the farmers of Dhar and Jhabua who have been affected by the construction of Mahi Project. The cabinet has given approval to the proposal that those farmers, whose …
KISHTWAR: Public Social Welfare Association of district Kistwar has demanded the start of work at Pakal-Dul, Bursar, Kiru, Kawar Retle, Shomno Kartho Padder Hydroelectric Power Projects (NHPC) immediately. As per a press release, the meeting was held under the leadership of its district president Ajeet Bhagat, urged the Union Power …
KISHTWAR: Residents of Kishtwar have demanded naming the Dul Hasti power project after Om Mehta, prominent congress leader. Terming Mehta involvement in the project right from the beginning and was instrumental in getting the power project of 390 MW capacity sanctioned by the cabinet. The hydel project was to cost …
Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday reviewed the progress of on-going mega water projects. Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Shakeel Durrani, in a presentation, informed the Minister about the progress on on-going hydel power projects. Which include Mangla dam raising project, Gomal Zam …
The irrigation department of Sivasagar district has been successful to a great extent in reviving some of the irrigation projects of the district leading to better productivity of rabi and pre-kharif crops. Although there are several Irrigation schemes in different areas of the district, most of the schemes were either …
Planning Commission Member Kirit S Parikh today suggested the Arunachal Pradesh Government to go for storage projects in the State instead of run of river projects. For utilizing huge power potential of Arunachal Pradesh optimally, storage projects should be favoured instead of run of the river Projects, wherever possible, he …
