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 …
In June 2014, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) of the Government of India approved the Gujarat Government’s application to increase the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam by 17.6 metres to 138.6 metres. The news was reported in the media, and there were a few scattered stories. There was also …
The global number of dam constructions has increased dramatically over the past six decades and is forecast to continue to rise, particularly in less industrialized regions. Identifying development pathways that can deliver the benefits of new infrastructure while also maintaining healthy and productive river systems is a great challenge that …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the large dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government / Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. The sole purpose of the …
CHENNAI: In what could trigger a fresh controversy, the National Board for Wildlife under the ministry of environment and forests has cleared the Kerala government's proposal for an environment impact assessment study for a new Mullaperiyar dam. The board's standing committee, headed by environment and forest minister Prakash Javedekar, during …
Chandigarh, December 24: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has directed the State Vigilance Bureau to probe the alleged irregularities in construction work of the Kaushalya Dam on the river of the same name in the vicinity of the Panchkula-Shimla road, near Pinjore. The inquiry has been marked on a recent …
GUWAHATI, Nov 30 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of construction of dams on the Brahmaputra river with China. In a memorandum to Modi, Gogoi pointed out that there were reports of China constructing dams on the Brahmaputra river, …
AURANGABAD: Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has given its nod for release of water from upstream dams into Jayakwadi reservoir for the drinking purpose only. In its interim order issued on Tuesday, the division bench comprising Justice P B Dharmadhikari and Justice A M Badar directed not to …
An all-party conference on the Mullaperiyar issue on Wednesday decided to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to highlight the adverse ecological impact resulting from the raising of the water level of the reservoir to 142 feet. The meeting also decided to urge the Centre to institute a new study …
The European commission has sent France a final notice to explain how it can reconcile EU environmental law with a proposed dam project that sparked riots, which claimed a protester’s life last month. Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old student, died after being hit in the back by a grenade during police …
China is the upper riparian since the Brahmaputra River originates in Tibet, and India is sharing the role of lower riparian alongside Bangladesh Two members of parliament yesterday voiced concerns in the house over China’s Zangmu dam project on the Brahmaputra River, demanding that the government take immediate measures to …
China today partly commissioned its largest hydropower station in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river, that could restrict the flow of water in the major river in the riparian regions in India and Bangladesh. The first generating unit of the 9.6 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) Zangmu Hydropower Station, which is …
The State government is seriously thinking of moving the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the destruction of bio-diversity at the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) on account of the rising water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir, Minister for Forests and Transport Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has said. Speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday, …
China has announced that it has completed a major hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra, called Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet. The dam is bound to enhance fears in India and Bangladesh about flash floods and related risks like landslides involving lives of millions of people downstream. India has repeatedly expressed concern …
With the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam touching the contentious 142 foot mark, the the Kerala Government today urged Tamil Nadu to “understand” its concerns over the dam’s stability, while indicating that it had no problems sharing water with its neighbour. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reiterated his government’s stand …
The Cabinet has decided to implement the Kundasale Haragama Water Project for the benefit of the people in that region. Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minster of Water Resource and Drainage, obtained cabinet approval to implement this mega water project which will be the largest in the Kundasale area since the construction …
The study indicates that analysis of morphometric parameters with the help of geographic information system (GIS) would prove a viable method of characterizing the hydrological response behaviour of the watershed. It is also well observed that remote sensing satellite data is emerging as the most effective, time saving and accurate …
This paper examines the socio-economic impact of proposed dam on cropland productivity of Mahadayi project, Karnataka, India. Systematic appraisal of dam and their designing by categories of classes on the basis of physical and chemical characteristics of soil has been done in favour of development of agronomic conditions for the …
People living along the river issued flood warning While landslides at Urni continue to be a nightmare for people of Kinnaur, the formation of an artificial lake on the Sutlej near Chauling in the district has added to the worries of local people. Following landslides during the past few days, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the ministries of Environment and Forest, Power and the Brahmaputra Board to submit their replies within four weeks on the construction of big dams including the Subansiri (Lower) Hydropower Project. The NGT Kolkata Court of Justice Pratap Kumar Ray and Justice Dr PC …
British Columbia’s C$7.9 billion ($7 billion) Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River won environmental approval, paving the way for final decision later this year. The project proposed by provincially owned BC Hydro & Power Authority would involve construction of a power station near Fort St. John and the …
