Order of National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamlesh Roj Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 21/01/2025. The issue raised in the application are protection of historical Hingonia Dam from the encroachment from the local residence violating the environmental norms and damaging the area …
Chinese government auditors have found more accounting problems with projects linked to the $59-billion Three Gorges dam, the world's biggest hydropower scheme, following a critical report last year that revealed nepotism and other corrupt practices. The state audit office has conducted 21 inspections since construction began in 1992, uncovering issues …
In the wake of the National Wildlife Board decision to cancel the nod granted for carrying out the Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) for the new dam at Mullaperiyar, Kerala has pinned its hopes on the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to take up the Mullaperiyar case on October 9. And the …
Fifteen-year old Rahul Karpe is up at 5am. The next two-hour stretch is the only undisturbed period he will get to study for his 10th board exams. That's be cause Rahul spends at least six hours daily fetching wa ter for his home in Kaij talu ka's Sonijawala village. All …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lakhan Musafir & Others Vs Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited dated 01/09/2015 regarding Garudeshwar Weir project. The Applicants submit that Garudeshwar Weir project is a project spread out over vast land tracts, which is irreversible in nature and is bound …
A hydroelectric project in India’s eastern Himalayas will soon destroy one of the winter habitats of the magnificent Tibetan crane, a vulnerable bird regarded by local Buddhists as the reincarnation of a the sixth Dalai Lama, scientists and environmentalists have warned. The Tibetan, or black-necked, crane, a species unique to …
The Eighth meeting of the Tripartite Technical Committee on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) concluded on Friday August 21, 2015 in Addis Abeba, Hilton Hotel. The committee requested the two firms selected to conduct an impact assessment of the GERD, presenting additional explanation and directives to decide whether they …
Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday declared that he would leave no stone unturned in removing hurdles, small or large, which held up inter-State North Koel Irrigation project for last 40 years. Admitting that several serious issues are involved in making Mandal Dam operational, …
Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku on Friday inaugurated the 400kW Tunga Dam Small Hydro Power Plant put in place to provide electricity to Mambilla Beverages Company and its environs. The power plant, which was constructed by the state government in collaboration with United Nations High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) …
Odisha has declined permission to the proposal of a 54-km link canal for diversion of 85 million cubic metre water from Mahanadi to Tandula dam in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. The State government, in a letter to Central Water Commission, has objected to construction of a series of water reservoirs by Chhattisgarh …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on construction/renovation of dams, 13/08/2015. Central water Commission (CWC) under this ministry maintains ‘National Register of Large Dams (NRLD)’. As per NRLD, there are 4857 completed and 314 under construction large dams in the country. The state-wise/river-wise list of large dams completed and under construction …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shyam Singh Chauhan Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/08/2015 regarding Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) plan to construct a 38 km long tunnel for the Luhri Hydro project in Himachal Pradesh. The Counsel …
PANJIM: In a major disclosure, the Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said that Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances (EC) for the controversial Virdi dam, currently in a legal battle before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT). “Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances for the Virdi dam …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Satyanarayan Banchhor and Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2015 regarding diversion of 637.68 hectares of forest land for construction of lower Suktel Irrigation Project, Orissa.
Overall, nearly 52 lakh people have been affected till now. On Sunday, the Army joined the relief and rescue operations in the state. With fresh discharge of water from barrages and continuing high tide, the flood situation in South Bengal remained grim on Monday, as the death toll mounted to …
Natural and cultural sites in Africa are under threat from poaching, uncontrolled human development, invasive species and civil unrest. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), despite the continent having less than 10 per cent of sites on the World Heritage list, it has more than …
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government assured the Supreme Court that it will go ahead with its plan to build the Dadhocha Dam, at the site allegedly being included in a housing scheme by private developers. A report submitted to the apex court on Monday on behalf the Punjab Irrigation Department said …
The Shramik Mukti Dal, an organization fighting for the rights of displaced people, has decided to hold protests at the various dams in the state on August 9 to attract attention of the state government to their issues. Bharat Patankar, president of the organization has warned that the people displaced …
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua yesterday launched a Sh2.5 billion water programme in which all homes are to be connected with piped water. Mutua also unveiled 100 new boreholes and 105 dams, which have been done by the county government in the past two months. He launched the programme at the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Yog Raj V/s State of Himanchal Pradesh & Ors. dated 30/07/2015 regarding damage caused to the houses of the Applicants because of construction (especially tunnel) and other project activities carried out by the Project Proponent in …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on clearance for dams, 28/07/2015. The Ministry has received sixteen (16) proposals for construction of multipurpose, irrigations and flood control dams in the country during the last 3 years. Environmental clearance has been accorded to 12 projects. A list of these 12 projects is annexed.
