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 …
Kedarnath was the worst hit in Uttarakhand in June 2013 tragedy.Dams and tunnels will wreck Uttarakhand, green activists have said all along. It's official now. Blaming hydropower projects for aggravating the impact of the Uttarakhand catastrophe of June 2013 and for environmental degradation of the state, an expert committee of …
In a significant development on role of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand flood disaster of June 2013, the Expert Body (EB) headed by Dr Ravi Chopra has recommended that at least 23 hydropower projects should be dropped, that hydropower projects played significant role in the Uttarakhand disaster and that there is …
An anti-toxic dump campaigner in South Africa has been recognised with a prestigious environmental award. Desmond D'Sa's efforts resulted in the closure of a chemicals dump in a residential area of Durban, winning him a Goldman Environmental Prize. The awards are described as "the Nobel Prize for grassroots environmentalism". Mr …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Karam Chand & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2014 regarding forest clearance granted to the GMR Bajoli Holi Hydropower Limited for setting up of 180 MW Bajoli-Holi Hydroelectric project on the basin of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs. Japee Associates dated 24/04/2014 regarding dumping of muck in the river Alaknanda by Jaypee Associates. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/322-2013(OA)_24Apr2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=6024
Major relief for Goa; Karnataka told to plug both vents of canal wall Maharashtra directed to constitute three-member monitoring team In a major victory for Goa, the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal in New Delhi on Thursday directed the Karnataka government to ensure that there is no automatic diversion of water …
Members of Pong Dam Oustees Multipurpose Cooperative Samiti staged a token protest dharna on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner (Relief and Rehabilitation) office at Raja Ka Talab near here yesterday. Samiti president Ram Kumar Sharma said the dharna had been held to protest against the apathy and failure of …
Cost overruns, debt, inflation and harmful consequences make large dams very risky projects, says Oxford University report Large dams in developing countries are not economically viable. Instead of obtaining hoped-for riches, developing countries risk drowning their fragile economies in debt owing to the ill-advised construction of large dams. New research …
A check dam across Cauvery river has been constructed by the public works department (PWD) to tackle water crisis in the district. The dam, which has come up near Kambarasanpettai in Srirangam taluk, aims to raise water recharge in the adjoining areas. The nearby villages have been facing severe water …
Almost a year later the chief minister made a promise, the three-member committee set up by him has cleared the project to construct eight cement nullah dams (CNBs) in Jalna city on the lines of Shirpur-pattern and has forwarded the same to the state government for final nod. During a …
The district administration of Mansehra would acquire a 4,400-kanal piece of land for execution of Suki Kanari hydropower project. The dam will be built on the Kunhar River in Kaghan valley to generate 870 megawatts electricity. “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is facilitating construction of Suki Kanari dam and district administration will …
Successive state governments in Uttarakhand have pursued economic growth through industrialization without taking into account the fragility of the state’s mountains. A massive rain storm in June 2013 exposed the inherently fragile character of the mountain region. As a battered state began to rehabilitate itself the Supreme Court directed the …
HC orders notice to Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Kerala Chief Secretary The Madras High Court Bench here on Tuesday ordered notices to the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) and the Chief Secretary to the Government of Kerala on a public interest litigation petition to revive Pampa-Achankovil-Vaipar …
The 120-megawatt Atai hydropower plant and its transmission line invested and built by China Datang Corporation were inaugurated on Thursday. The inauguration was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo, and attended by some 10,000 people. The hydropower dam cost $255 million …
The country is stepping up its effort to improve infrastructure, with a focus on water conservation facilities in rural areas, with a launch of 70 billion yuan ($11.29 billion) in separate investments this year, a senior official said on Wednesday. This year’s spending from the central government’s budget on agriculture, …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of power have yet again failed to file their replies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday on NHPC's Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam project. In the last hearing, the tribunal asked all respondents - state governments …
National Water Co., Saudi Arabia’s largest supplier in the desert kingdom, is planning 2 billion riyals ($533 million) of water-infrastructure projects in the tourist area of Taif, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The utility is working to increase capacity in the City of Roses near the mountainous Al Hada area …
Water management is about society and its ability to build technologies to maximise the use of water and, more importantly, technologies to share water with all March 22 is World Water Day. There is no doubt that water will determine whether India becomes wealthy or remains poor. But the management …
Kochi: Kerala has asked Tamil Nadu to stop the latter’s plans to lay tiles along the gallery of the Mullaperiyar dam, and to carry out only routine annual maintenance work. M K Parameswaran Nair, head of the Kerala’s Mullaperiyar cell who visited the dam site on Thursday said Tamil Nadu …
Peru is talking with Brazilian construction giant OAS about resuming construction on a $4 billion hydroelectric plant that has been stalled since 2011 because of local opposition, an official said on Wednesday. Jesus Ramirez, general manager of state-run electricity company Electroperu, said in an interview that discussions about restarting the …
