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 …
A GROUP of activists has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to lift the stop-work order issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on the construction of Maheshwar dam in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. It says the stay should remain till the affected people are rehabilitated. On …
Thousands of affected people took the streets on Tuesday to protest against the Maheshwar dam project in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. According to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Alok Agarwal, over 25,000 people
Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced today that compensation given on natural calamities in the state will be linked to price rise. The farmers will get compensation according to damage to the crops. The process to give compensation after calculating the average of the whole area of crop will …
Maheshwar power project is probably one major source of electricity for Madhya Pradesh that could assist substantially in clearing 24 hour power supply across the state and also step up development that is largely hindered due to power shortage. Almost three decade old Maheshwar project, should have been commissioned long …
NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked the Madhya Pradesh Government to submit a plan for rehabilitation of families affected by the Maheshwar hydro-electric project coming up in the State. This is in response to the State Government's request for Prime Minister's intervention to allow construction of the dam that was …
At least 393 activists from Indore and all over the country have written to the prime minister to refrain from giving sanction to restart construction on Sardar Sarovar (SSP) and Maheshwar dams on Narmada till the oustees have been completely rehabilitated. Chief ministers of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are appealing …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stand firm on the suspension of the Maheshwar dam construction, and not be swayed by the "propaganda" of the Madhya Pradesh government. The construction of the dam, which is being built in Madhya Pradesh by a private company belonging …
Indore: The suspension of construction in the controversial Maheshwar hydel power project is back in the court of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), after a meeting convened by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Monday. Last week, after a similar meeting, under pressure from the PMO and the …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to review suspension of the Maheshwar dam construction till rehabilitation of affected people despite a request from the Madhya Pradesh government. "Instead of taking any steps about rehabilitation, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has asked the Prime Minister …
NEW DELHI: The suspension of construction in the controversial Maheshwar hydel power project is back in the court of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), after a meeting convened by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Monday. Last week, after a similar meeting, under pressure from the PMO and …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI:Several eminent persons have come out in strong support of the order from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) suspending work on the construction of the Maheshwar Dam till the rehabilitation of thousands of displaced families is complete, and have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not …
A principle adopted to ensure rehabilitation of evacuees alongside progress on projects is known for violations When construction of a dam is delayed, it leads to cost over-runs. It delays development. We are constantly told this, with much statistics. When people living in submergence areas of dams under construction are …
A mammoth rally against prevailing water crisis in Indore has been organized by the Purvottar Bharatiya Sanskritik Parishad in the city here on Friday. The rally will commence from Rajwada at 10 am on Friday and after passing through the MG Road, will culminate at the office of the divisional …
Under pressure from the PMO, the ministr of environment and forest (MoEF) has given the gree signal to partial construc tion of the Maheshwar dam The Central Water Com mission had warned th MoEF that some parts o the project, including th seven gates that are now under construction, need …
Priscilla Jebaraj Under pressure from the Madhya Pradesh government and the Prime Minister's office (PMO), the Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to allow partial construction of the Maheshwar dam to resume, modifying its own suspension order. Sources from the Ministry told The Hindu that the decision was taken …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh here today and urged him to get Maheshwar hydel power project and other projects sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest at the earliest. Along with Chief Minister Chouhan, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj and MPs from Madhya …
New Delhi: In ordering stoppage of work at the Maheshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh, the ministry of environment overlooked the report of a committee set up by the Centre which noted that though incomplete, rehabilitation of oustees had picked up speed and was progressing well. The committee, which visited the …
NEW DELHI: Eight members of Parliament have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing support for the decision to suspend work on the Maheshwar hydel project. They have also criticised the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who wants the suspension to be revoked. The suspension order was issued …
