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 Supreme Court’s observation that Kerala’s version was not heard before the Empowered Committee (EC) on Mullaperiyar drew its final conclusions has brought cheers to the state. Through its arguments, the counsel for the state pointed out that the panel which looked into the issue, denied natural justice to the …
Kerala on Tuesday submitted before the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the report of the Empowered Committee (EC) on the safety of Mullaperiyar dam has to be relooked in the light of the facts brought by the state. Senior counsel Harish Salve, appearing for Kerala, argued that the …
Villagers of three gram panchayats in the Jispa valley have said they will never allow the 300-MW Jispa Dam on the Bhaga river, which has been declared a project of national importance by the Central Government as it is being executed as part of the Indus Water Treaty. The dam …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Durga Ram Sharma Vs MoEF and Others dated 06/08/2013 regarding forest clearance for Renuka Dam, Himachal Pradesh.
Reservoirs across the State fast filling up; shutters of Neyyar, Moozhiyar dams opened In view of the increase in water level, seven control rooms have started functioning at vulnerable areas of the Mullaperiyar dam. District Collector Ajit Patil on Sunday visited the dam and held a meeting with officials of …
The state government once again turned down the demand to empower the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Rs 70,000-crore irrigation scam and give it more teeth. The Opposition called it an attempt to scuttle the probe. into the Rs 70,000-crore irrigation scam. The legislative council was disrupted on Thursday, …
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the government of India, has refused to give clearance for the proposed Tipaimukh Dam Project in the northeastern state of Manipur, India on grounds of saving the environment. The FAC in a recent meeting held on July 11 …
Finds Study On Dam Safety Unreliable Kochi: Members of the Supreme Court constitution bench hearing the Mullaperiyar dam case on Wednesday raised doubts over the reliability of the finding of a team from IIT Delhi that the dam is unsafe. The judges observed on the second day of Kerala’s argument …
Large dams on India’s major rivers are perceived as drivers of growth to meet the soaring demand for water and energy. Hydropower now plays a central role in the country’s efforts to boost electricity generation. Northeast India is slated to become the future powerhouse of the country. This guide by …
Kerala on Tuesday argued before the Supreme Court that the Mullaperiyar water agreement has become legally unsustainable after the state legislature passed the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003. The agreement was signed as a lease deed executed between the Government of the Maharaja of Travancore and Secretary of …
Project, built at a cost of Rs 1,118 crore, will harness water flow from Rangpo, Rongli rivers Gati Infrastructure Private Limited (GIPL), a Hyderabad-based company focused on generating non-carbon power, has commissioned a 110-Mw hydro-electric power project in the northeastern state of Sikkim. The project, built at a cost of …
Anti-dam lobbyists have hailed the rejection of forest clearance for the proposed 1500MW Tipaimukh multi-purpose project by the forest advisory committee. A few days ago, at a meeting convened in New Delhi, the committee, which is a unit of the ministry of environment and forest, declined to accept diversion of …
To meet the ever-increasing demand for power due to changing lifestyle and increased usage of electrical appliances, the Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating achieving additional hydel capacity of 410 Mw by 2014-15 with the construction and commissioning of more units at Nagarjuna Sagar, Pulichintala and Jurala. At present, the state …
The Empowered Committee after going through several aspects had technically concluded that the Mullaperiyar dam is hydrologically, structurally and seismically safe for raising the water level beyond 136 ft, senior counsel Vinod Bobde, appearing for Tamil Nadu, asserted in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Mr. Bobde made this submission before …
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday commissioned another Mahaweli Zone project to provide water for drinking and agriculture to the people in the Eastern Province. The President released the first flow of water and opened the Rambaken Oya Reservoir which was constructed at a cost of Rs. 3.97 billion to …
Centre approves additional fund of Rs 400 cr for rail projects in NE Taking note of the time overrun of national projects in the northeast, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked Power Minister Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia to take steps to expeditiously complete the hydropower projects in the region. In …
In order to fulfill the needs of water for agricultural and other purposes, the Punjab government has decided to construct nine mini dams in Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar).The government has allocated Rs9.74 billion for the project. The dams will be constructed in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal and the water will …
Following the calamitous deluge in Uttarakhand, as criticism mounted that too many hydel projects were destabilising the hills, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna claimed that but for the Tehri dam, Rishikesh and Haridwar would have been washed away. Over the past fortnight, it has become a popular justification for multi-purpose dams. …
The destruction in Uttarakhand was caused not merely by excessive rain but due to mindless construction across young mountains and building of dams on the Ganga and its tributaries, said Magsaysay award winning conservationist Rajendra Singh. Speaking to The Hindu here on Sunday, Mr. Singh urged the Centre and the …
Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Friday said dams would be constructed on all the rivers of the state to generate hydro-electricity. "We plan to dam all our rivers and generate more than 2500 Mega-Watts of electricity," Lal Thanhawla said in a speech to party workers at Congress Bhavan. The …
