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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Themrei Tuithung & Ors. V/s State of Manipur & Ors. dated 20/11/2013 regarding proposal made by the Government of Manipur for construction of a multipurpose hydroelectric project (Thoubal Multipurpose Hydroelectric). When the second stage of the project has to be …
HARSUD (KHANDWA): 'Water, water, everywhere, not a drop to drink' the lines from Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' has come true for residents of Harsud in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Pratappur, a nondescript village of 200 families, despite being surrounded by water from all sides after construction of …
The government has released Rs 21 billion for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the last four years (2009-10 to 2012-13), says a document of the Ministry of Water and Power. According to the document, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Asian Development Bank …
The govt has released so far Rs 2,076 million for construction of dams and water reservoirs during current financial year 2013-14 to effectively meet future power needs. The amount released also included Rs 231.51 million which is WAPDA’s self-financing. WAPDA sources said here on Thursday the government has set nine …
ISLAMABAD - The government has released Rs 21 billion for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the last four years (2009-10 to 2012-13), says a document of the Ministry of Water and Power. According to the document, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Asian …
The government has maintained that it would study the Supreme Court's ruling on hydel projects At a time when the Uttarakhand government has launched a campaign to highlight its achievements in the media, the hydropower sector, a key growth driver in the hill state, has virtually been put on the …
Power producers have sought more representation of the industry in the committee set up by the government to assess the impact of Uttarakhand’s two dozen hydropower projects on the ecology of the hill state that witnessed devastating flash floods in June. The Association of Power Producers (APP) and Indian National …
A report by International Rivers, an NGO campaigning against destructive dam projects worldwide, has highlighted the absence of policies regarding decommissioning of old dams in India. “Ageing dams are a serious concern in India. The report reviews the lifecycle of dams and its relation to the safety of the riverine …
The 2×30 kilo watt Ashapani micro hydel project has been commissioned in Chaglagam circle under remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China. With the commissioning of the project recently, the long-awaited demand of the circle for total electrification of the remotest circle and its adjoining villages has been fulfilled, …
One development plan that seems to be moving backwards in poll-bound Mizoram is hydro power. “We have said many times we are going to dam all our rivers,” Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla had said when this journalist asked AICC general secretary Luizinho Faleiro in September how the party intends to …
The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Syed Raghib Abbas Shah today visited Diamer Basha Dam Project. He was accompanied by the senior officers of WAPDA and the project authorities. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman said that because of the keen interest taken by the Prime Minister …
Panel favours drawing water from Linganamakki for parched districts Hydel power generation at the Linganamakki dam may take a beating, if the government goes ahead with the plan to draw water from the Sharavati river to meet Bangalore’s needs. Water is proposed to be drawn from a distance of 386 …
The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet has approved to allocate the 330 mega watt Kurung Kumey Hydro Power Project to the North East Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for execution. The cabinet in its sitting on November 1 last also approved establishment of Gas Power Plant in Miao under Changlang district and establishment …
Touted as a low carbon source of energy, China's hydropower projects are wreaking havoc on river systems across the country and southeast Asia, reports Yale Environment 360 In their search for renewable electric power, China’s engineers have been building mega-dams at a rate unmatched in human history. Many far larger …
DADU: The first concrete gravity dam in Sindh has been completed at Nai Baran near Jhangri village in Jamshoro district by a Chinese company and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda). A joint team of Chinese and Wapda dam engineers invited the media on Monday to visit the site. …
The Environment Friendly Local Governance Framework 2013 that was approved by the Nepal Cabinet recently is being implemented in all local bodies from the current fiscal year. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Nepal State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. …
Bhutan will have a fully documented realigned national action plan (NAP) to combat land degradation by January next year, which would then be endorsed by the government and submitted to the United Nations convention to combat desertification (UNCCD). Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bhutan State …
Environment and forests minister Hasan Mahmud slammed Transparency International, Bangladesh for its recent investigation report on the government’s climate change trust fund utilization. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. ENVIRONMENT …
Gem mining in Seethawaka river has been taken over by the Sri Lankan government, National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA). According to Director General Janaka Udaya Kumara, this decision was taken to prevent illegal gem mining in the Thalduwa area of Seethawaka river. Read more in this October 2013 edition …
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) have begun working on a feasibility study for the construction of waste water treatment plants on the Ravi river at two sites at an amount of Rs 486 million. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly …
