Reply affidavit filed on behalf of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Pentapati Pullarao Vs Union of India & Others, 31/08/2021. The report said that M/s Indira Sagar (Polavaram) multipurpose project, is an irrigation project located in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh and obtained Environmental Clearance, …
There have been problems with the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, a landmark legislation of the UPA-I government. The problems have been to a great extent on account of discrepancy in rules. By nature, rules are supposed to supplement and complement the law. I will resolve these discrepancies. For …
Fear of submergence haunts Kurturu, a village nestled in the Papi hills of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. In 2005, a band of officials, an unusual sight in this remote village in West Godavari district, visited the place and marked a rock. Then they broke the news about the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Centre is reported to have taken a stand that the Andhra Pradesh Government cannot go ahead with the Polavaram dam without consent from Orissa and Chhattisgarh governments. Centre had recently granted environment and forest clearances to the Polavaram project despite strong protest from the State Government. The clearances …
Hyderabad Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday warned Uttrakhand of central intervention if the state government fails to take action against illegal sand mining in the state. Ramesh slammed the Uttarakhand government for its inaction against the illegal sand mining in the state and said that sending show-cause or …
Bhubaneswar: With a view to expanding irrigation coverage to additional three lakh hectares of land, the Odisha government has planned to invest Rs 12,000 crore during the next three years on major and medium projects, said principal secretary, water resources department, Suresh Mohapatra. Briefing newsmen here Mohapatra said that the …
The Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Monday directed the irrigation officials to prepare a comprehensive report on the status of Indira Sagar Polavaram Project and Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahitha-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi. The Chief Minister held a detailed review on the two irrigation projects with the minister, Mr …
The Andhra Pradesh government lied to obtain forest clearance for the Polavaram dam on the Godavari; it said there were no forest rights claimants in the dam’s submergence zone. Down To Earth visited the villages denied forest rights and found the state had indeed lied. To know more click on …
Fear of submergence haunts Kurturu, a village nestled in the Papi hills of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. In 2005, a band of officials, an unusual sight in this remote village in West Godavari district, visited the place and marked a rock. Then they broke the news about the …
400,000 MAY BE DISPLACED The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages. But the population of these villages …
Jairam Ramesh It is for the government of Orissa to meet the legal rules if the mammoth Posco steel project is to be cleared by him, said Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh. A day ahead of a meeting with Orisa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who reiterated that project clearance is …
BHUBANESWAR: The Supreme Court refusal to grant stay on the construction of the Polavaram irrigation project has exposed the State Government, said Utkal Bharat president Kharabela Swain here today. Addressing a media conference, Swain said Polavaram project was never a threat to the State and this was clarified by his …
Bhubaneswar: In a setback to the Odisha government, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected its plea to stay construction of the controversial multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project on river Godavari by Andhra Pradesh. A Bench headed by Justice Mukundakam Sharma directed former Central Water Commission (CWC) member M Gopalakrishnan to inspect …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition Congress yesterday dared the ruling BJD to bring a motion in the Assembly on the controversial Polavaram irrigation project for a full-fledged discussion. ''Do not try to give an impression that the BJD is only concerned for the State,'' remarked Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh as several …
The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that it would appoint an expert to inspect the Polavaram dam to ascertain whether it was being constructed in terms of the Godavari Tribunal Award. A Bench of Justices Mukundakam Sharma and Anil R. Dave asked Additional Solicitor-General Harin P. Raval to take instructions …
Hyderabad Admitting that the present system of preparing environmental assessment report is flawed, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the ministry would now seek third-party opinion to evaluate the projects. He also informed that the ministry would soon map the wetland areas in the country to formulate …
ADMITTING that the present system of preparing environmental assessment report is flawed, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the ministry would now seek third-party opinion to evaluate the projects. He also informed that the ministry would soon map the wetland areas in the country to formulate a …
Chhattisgarh March 9: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday announced that the state government would soon move Supreme Court seeking its intervention to stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the multi-purpose Polavaram project.
