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 …
Guwahati: A House Committee of Assam Assembly on downstream impacts of mega dam projects, in one of its recommendation stated that mega dams which might pose threat to lives and property of people in downstream areas of Assam, should not be constructed by government and agencies concerned The committee was …
The International Court of Arbitration (ICA) has passed its judgement in favour of Pakistan on Kishanganga dam project. The dispute was on the design and operations of the dam, which Pakistan said were in violation of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT). Pakistan had also submitted facts and figures regarding water …
The government is set to give a big push to the development of hydro power plants in border areas by giving fast-track clearances to projects that are delayed for the last several years due to a complex approval mechanism. An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), headed by finance minister P …
800 Mw Koldam to be operational next fiscal State-owned power generator NTPC Ltd on Thursday started filling up the reservoir of its first hydro power project, the 800-Megawatt (Mw) Koldam in Himachal Pradesh. The 163-metre reservoir is likely to be filled over the next 11 months leading to the commissioning …
Koldam has an installed capacity of 800 MW comprising four units of 200 MW each State-run NTPC is likely to commission its first hydro power project, Koldam in Himachal Pradesh, in the next six months. "The inauguration of filling up of the reservoir of the 800 MW capacity Koldam project …
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation has sought the assistance of the project monitoring group under the cabinet secretariat to fast-track the Rs 7,500-crore Tawang-II project in Arunachal Pradesh. In February, India hastened plans to construct 2,500 MW of hydro projects, including one in Tawang and another in Teestha in Sikkim …
The Anti Dam Diwas organised by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) at Lakhidhar Bora Khetra here in the city today was attended by a number of anti–dam activists, who unanimously voiced to stop the construction of the Lower Subansiri dam, and various other dams in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Bhutan …
Members of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today observed anti-mega dam day throughout the State with meetings, seminars, dharna etc. The members of the Samiti staged dharna at Sadiya, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Sonari, Jorhat, Bokakhat, Nagaon, Dhekiajuli, Lakhimpur, Dhuburi, Pathsala, Baska, Nalbari, Odalguri and other places and held dharna and …
Construction of hydro power projects in a planned manner is unlikely to interfere with stability of the Himalayas which offer maximum unexploited hydro power potential, says an expert. “Scientists fear that the calamity in Uttarakhand a few months ago is a precursor to bigger and more destructive floods. So more …
MAYEM: The Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) on Saturday censured Maharashtra officials for modifying the Virdi dam project without the consent of authorities and for failing to acquire environmental clearances to the construct the dam. Officials representing Goa further exposed the dangers of Maharashtra’s ambitious project by contending that Goa …
The Expert Appraisal Committee for River Valley and Hydro Electric Project (EAC), formed by the Union ministry of environment and forests, has said the 120 MW Lower Kopili dam project, planned in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, is threatened by the high acidity of the Kopili river. The project has been …
An amount of Rs 8,081 million has been released for the construction of dams and reservoirs in the country during the current financial year 2013-14, Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif said Wednesday. In a written reply to the question of Syeda Sugra Imam, he said a total of …
The State Government has created irrigation potential for 6.43 lakh hectares of agricultural land during the last 13 years while 20,670 hectares have been brought under irrigation facility till November of the current financial year. Replying to the supplementary demand discussion of Water Resources department on behalf of Chief Minister …
The Sikta irrigation project looks like missing its construction deadline as work on the main canal has been delayed due to a dispute with locals over compensation for their land. The project is targeted to be completed this year. Locals from a section of the project site have rejected the …
Construction of the much-awaited Sikta Irrigation Project in Banke has been halted after farmers resorted to protests, saying they will not part with their land until they were paid the ‘promised compensation’. “We will have no other place to go from here, so either the project has to provide us …
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to finance the construction of the 48 MW Surgani-Sundla hydro-electric project in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It has agreed to provide a loan of $ 67.9 million for the purpose. The project would be constructed in the downstream of Bera-Suil hydro power project …
K'taka allowed to raise Almatti dam height, but cannot use excess water The State government is neither under illusion that it has got justice from the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal II nor is it in victory celebration mode, the Assembly was told on Monday. On the contrary, it is planning …
But allocates 4 tmc ft more water to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh In a great relief to the people in the northern parts of Karnataka, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has upheld its award of 2010 and raising the height of the Almatti reservoir from 519.60 metres to 524.26 …
