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 …
GANDHINAGAR: What should the response be if the Narmada Dam is knocked by disaster — for want of codified procedure to deal with crises in a measured manner, authorities have to make do with improvised situation-to-situation solutions. Indeed, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) is yet to prepare a …
Sri Lanka has obtained a state of the art tunnel boring machine for the construction of the Uma Oya project, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva says, The minister said machine would be used to bore a long tunnel to divert the Uma Oya water. He …
With the central department of science and technology (DST) withdrawing from its project of installing early warning systems at Mullaperiyar dam as part of disaster risk reduction, the chief secretary-led state executive committee is relying on private solutions providers to implement the project. “The DST has cited technical reasons for …
With an aim to cultivate crops with less use of water in Haryana, a sum of Rs 90 crore has been approved during the current financial year under National Mission for Micro Irrigation. The Micro Irrigation Systems have received overwhelming response and are becoming very popular among farmers, an official …
Govt plans to build three small hydel reservoirs The State government is looking into the possibility of taking up the controversial drinking water-cum-power generation project across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu with the twin objective to quenching the thirst of people in Bangalore and surrounding places and generate power. Speaking …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the suit filed by Tamil Nadu questioning the law passed by Kerala in 2006, constituting the Dam Safety Authority to prevent the State from raising the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 ft to 142 ft. A five-Judge Constitution …
The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro–electric project in Mizoram, a much–anticipated event, would begin soon as the Union Finance Ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here on Wednesday. “The Union Finance Ministry last month gave its endorsement to provide necessary funding for the 210 …
To protect the fragile ecology of the state during construction of hydel projects, Himachal Pradesh high court has suggested that government impose the condition of appointing professionals to supervise and monitor the activity while granting permission. While disposing of a petition against a power project in Kullu district, a division …
The project will be built at a cost of Rs 1,750.60 crore The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro-electric project in Mizoram, a much-anticipated event, would begin soon as the union finance ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here Wednesday. "The union finance ministry last …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is on board and supportive of the construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam. “We have now moved ahead and work to find a way to structure it and we are already looking at various models in this regard”, said Mr. Xiaoyu Zhao, Vice President (Perations-1) of …
The Supreme Court on Monday gave two weeks time to the Assam Government to file an affidavit over the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP). Taking up a prayer petition filled by Assam Public Works (APW) over the big dam in Assam, a two member bench of Justice BS Chauhan …
Expressing “deep concern” over the recent tragedy caused by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state government not to clear any hydroelectric power project in the hilly state. “We direct the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) as well as the …
Deeply concerned about the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered fresh environment impact assessment of 24 hydro-electric projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers and scrutiny of the disaster management plan. A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra ordered the ministry of environment and …
Expressing concern over the proliferation of hydrolectric projects and their impact on the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, the SC has directed the environment ministry to not grant any environmental clearances to the hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Alaknanda Hydro Power …
Questions being raised about possible floods in downstream areas The level in the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand on Sunday reached 818.50 metres against the permissible mark of 825 metres, Tehri District Magistrate Nitesh Kumar Jha told The Hindu . According to Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) data, the level …
Aizawl: People in Mizoram to be affected by the controversial Tipaimukh Dam have written to the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) to desist from giving forest clearance as the committee is scheduled to sit on the matter on August 13 and 14. The 1500 MW hydro project, to be built on …
China has cleared three dam projects on Brahmaputra mainstream in Tibet, the Government today said. “The recently released ‘Outline of the 12th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China’ indicates that three dam projects on the main stream of the Brahmaputra river in …
Aradhana Bhargav & Others Vs MoEF & Ors dated 12/08/2013 regarding construction of earthen dam on river Pench, a tributary of river Kanha in Godavari basin in village Machagora in Chourai Tehsil of Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh.
KSEB Says The Reservoir Can Hold Water Up To Full Level Terming the state disaster management authority’s suggestion to lift the shutters of Idukki dam well before the water level in it touches the maximum (2,403ft) as a debatable contention of academic nature, the state government has decided against draining …
