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 …
The first solar irrigation project was inaugurated at Khairabad Drosh area, some 45km from here. The project completed under the Sarhad Rural Support Programme was supported by European Union Programme for Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment. SRSP Chief Executive Officer Shahzada Masoodul Mulk was the chief guest of inaugural ceremony …
With summer looming ahead and a belownormal monsoon expected this year, Delhi Jal Board has renewed its demand for 51 cusec water from Haryana that the state is supposed to supply to Delhi for irrigation. While Haryana claims it is supplying the entire amount to Delhi through a local canal …
BALASORE: A century-old canal between Odisha and West Bengal has become a major poll issue in Balasore parliamentary constituency. Leading political parties have promised to revive the 221-km long Coast Canal, which would provide a boost to irrigation, flood control and pisciculture in the district. "The canal is a national …
The projects are being developed by the central and state governments and also by the private sector Over 14,000 MW of hydro power capacity is under execution in the country and would be commissioned in the next four years, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). As many as 40 …
SULTANPURIA (Sirsa): Not a single vote was cast in two polling booths in Sultanpuria village as 1,900 voters boycotted elections over non-fulfillment of their long-pending demand. For the past 12 years, villagers have been demanding a water canal for irrigation purpose but no political leader has taken any initiative in …
Cost overruns, debt, inflation and harmful consequences make large dams very risky projects, says Oxford University report Large dams in developing countries are not economically viable. Instead of obtaining hoped-for riches, developing countries risk drowning their fragile economies in debt owing to the ill-advised construction of large dams. New research …
A check dam across Cauvery river has been constructed by the public works department (PWD) to tackle water crisis in the district. The dam, which has come up near Kambarasanpettai in Srirangam taluk, aims to raise water recharge in the adjoining areas. The nearby villages have been facing severe water …
Almost a year later the chief minister made a promise, the three-member committee set up by him has cleared the project to construct eight cement nullah dams (CNBs) in Jalna city on the lines of Shirpur-pattern and has forwarded the same to the state government for final nod. During a …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of power have yet again failed to file their replies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday on NHPC's Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam project. In the last hearing, the tribunal asked all respondents - state governments …
Kochi: Kerala has asked Tamil Nadu to stop the latter’s plans to lay tiles along the gallery of the Mullaperiyar dam, and to carry out only routine annual maintenance work. M K Parameswaran Nair, head of the Kerala’s Mullaperiyar cell who visited the dam site on Thursday said Tamil Nadu …
Peru is talking with Brazilian construction giant OAS about resuming construction on a $4 billion hydroelectric plant that has been stalled since 2011 because of local opposition, an official said on Wednesday. Jesus Ramirez, general manager of state-run electricity company Electroperu, said in an interview that discussions about restarting the …
Guwahati: The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project in Assam has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety related aspects and downstream impact. NHPC has already spent about Rs 6,600 …
The construction work on the 25-MW Keiu Hydro Project being executed on the Lamba Dug river in the Chhota Bhangal area of the Palampur region came to a standstill today following a massive protest by local residents. Reports reaching here said residents assembled at the project site in the morning …
Aluminium major's initiative helps farmers to take second crop Premsai Kanwar, a small farmer in Dondro village of Korba district, had never dreamt of taking a second crop in his field. Lack of irrigation facility literally made his land barren after taking the kharif paddy crop. Kanwar was not the …
Large dams run 96 percent over budget on average, according to a University of Oxford study based on projects in 65 countries including Brazil and China. The study, to be published today in the journal Energy Policy, showed that large dams also took about 2.3 years longer to complete than …
The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety-related aspects and downstream impact. NHPC has already spent about Rs 6,600 crore, but due to …
Brij Behari Lal Butail, Speaker of the state Assembly, said in the current financial year the state government had allocated Rs 170 crore for different irrigation projects in Kangra district. He stated this while inaugurating an irrigation water supply scheme at Bundla village, 4 km from here, this evening. He …
Punjab, Rajasthan oppose state’s plea on using Hansi-Butana canal Citing Centre’s alert on possible drought in 2014 due to the El Nino effect, Haryana today pleaded in the Supreme Court for using the 109-km Hansi-Butana canal by pumping water from the Bakhra Mainline (BML). Since the SC had restrained Haryana …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given an ultimatum of three weeks to the Assam government to file its reply on the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam on Monday. Earlier, the tribunal had asked all respondents in the case - state governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, ministry …
The Water and Power Development Authority has expedited the work on constructing small dams to irrigate over 130‚000 acres of land in various areas of the country. A WAPDA official said Nai Gaj Dam was being constructed in Sindh‚ Ghabir Dam in Punjab‚ Kurram Tangi Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and …
