Affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of News item titled "Glacial lakes multiply in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, posing a threat to lives and infrastructure downstream" appearing in the Hindu, August 11, 2024. The report said that the Ministry of Jal Shakti …
Promoter Mukul Kasliwal and main lender PFC trade charges of serious lapses The government has ordered an enquiry into “operation and mismanagement“ of Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corp even as promoter Mukul Kasliwal and main lender Power Finance Corp trade charges of serious lapses that delayed and derailed the country's …
Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of Nirmalabai Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 17/03/2016 regarding acquisition of land to rehabilitate oustees of the Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project. The petitioner is still in possession of the land in question. The amount of compensation has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Antarsingh Patel & Anr.Vs. Union of India &Ors. dated 28/10/2015 regarding rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) work related to Maheshwar Dam, Madhya Pradesh. NGT in its order said that "there shall be no lowering/closure of the gates causing submergence of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Antrasingh Patel & Anr. V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 23/07/2015 regarding filling of Maheshwar dam upto EL 154 meters. The Tribunal also noted that "it was the obligation of the project proponent to have …
Responding to a petition, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to resolve the rehabilitation issues of persons displaced by the Maheshwar dam project. According to a press statement, the NGT directive came after it heard the petition filed by Anatarsingh Patel and Sanjay Nigam, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Antarsingh Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 03/07/2014 regarding Maheshwar 400 MW Hydro 3 Power Project constructed over Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. Previous Orders
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Antarsingh Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 08/05/2014 regarding Maheshwar 400 MW Hydro 3 Power Project constructed over Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. The Tribunal has directed the Project Proponent to furnish …
BHOPAL: The acquisition of houses belonging to 6,500 families affected by the Maheshwar dam project lapsed on March 11, 2013 owing to failure of MaheshwarHydel Power Corporation Limited in depositing required funds for award of compensation to affected villagers. Activists of Narmada Bachalo Andolan (NBA) on Sunday demanded that Maheshwar …
Observing that Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd. (SMHPCL), the private promoters of the Maheshwar dam project, had failed to begin commercial operation and had no funds to complete the project and rehabilitate the displaced, the Madhya Pradesh Government has threatened to terminate the project’s power purchase agreement. A notice …
BHOPAL: The state government has initiated legal proceedings to terminate power purchase agreement with Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Limited, starting with serving a legal notice of default to the promoters of the company. Delay in execution of the project is said to be the major reason for this action. Notice …
The Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has recommended against filling the Maheshwar dam reservoir up to 154 metres since the project promoters, Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd (SMHPCL), had not completed the required relief and rehabilitation (R & R) works yet. Last month, the National Green Tribunal …
Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation (SMHPCL) here on Tuesday has accused the Narmada Bachao Andolan of misrepresenting the report of the MOEF's committee of experts on the filling of the water level in the Maheshwar dam reservoir. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) team which made a tour of …
A committee constituted by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), on the directive of the National Green Tribunal, has submitted its investigation report which categorically states that filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh up to elevation level (EL) of 154 metres cannot be permitted since …
Growth is happening faster than we ever imagined. Construction is booming and expansion is gobbling agricultural land I travelled to two different cities in two different states last fortnight — Indore and Guwahati. I came back with images identified by common distinctions: piles of garbage and glitzy new shopping malls. …
Members of the Narmada Bachao Andolan has they said will file a petition seeking review of the recent order of the Green Tribunal directing the generation of 40-Mw electricity in the controversial Shri Maheshwar Hydel Power Project and permitting the filling of Maheshwar dam reservoir up to 154 meters. Meanwhile, …
Convener of Narmada Bachao Andolan ( NBA) Alok Agrawal has said the dams on Narmada Valley are rendering thousands of tribals, farmers and poor people homeless and the State Government is not doing anything for rehabilitation of the project hit. Addressing the participants of the demonstration, jointly staged by Indore …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has criticised the August 9 order of the National Green Tribunal, allowing the filling of the Maheshwar dam up to 154 metres and generation of 400 MW electricity from the dam. Saying the order was given on a “completely erroneous basis,” the NBA said the …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has alleged that the decision of the National Green Tribunal to permit raising the water level of the Narmada dam is based on the “false claims of the promoters” of the project. The tribunal permitted to fill up the reservoir at the dam site up …
Thousands of people affected by the Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Indira Sagar, Upper Beda and Man dams responded to a call by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and joined a protest march at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to raise their voice against the state government decision to raise the water …
The war of words between the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd. (SMHPCL), the private company building the Maheshwar dam, has reached its peak with the NBA threatening to file a suit against the company for making “wild and defamatory” allegations. “The SMHPCL has falsely …
