Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Developmental characteristics of dam-break research on earth-rock dam were reviewed and nowadays researchers emphasized corporation and paid more attention to quantitative description, multiple processes coupling and system integration in research. Combining with most concerned problems in dam safety management (DSM), achievements were reviewed in three fields: causal factors of disasters, …
Kerala today affirmed its commitment to build a new dam at Mullaperiyar in place of the 116-year-old structure, saying its resolve to do so is based on the principle of ‘water for Tamil Nadu and safety for Kerala’. The Governor, Mr H. R. Bhardwaj, in his address to the legislative …
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a further two months time to the expert committee, headed by former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand to submit its report on the safety of the controversial Mullaperiyar dam. The panel had been directed by the top court …
“There is no dam safety Act in place nor is there proper Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study, and not even a single argument logically supporting the need for big river dams in State – yet, persisting with its adamant attitude favouring mega dams, the Government of Assam is etching a …
Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Speaker Wazir Baig on Monday constituted a committee headed by Wazir Shakil, Minister for Water and Power, to investigate reasons behind cracks appeared in the water reservoir of 18MW power station in Naltar. The committee was formed after member Syed Raziuddin Rizvi raised a question in the …
The Assam government on Thursday sought an assurance from the public sector NHPC that the dam that it was constructing for the the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri hydro-electric project was safe. Work on the project has remained in a standstill due to an agitation in Assam. Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi …
Guwahati: NHPC on Thursday hinted at adopting a more flexible approach to accommodate concerns raised by anti-big dam activists in Assam. This development came after NHPC maintained an almost rigid stand on not incorporating any change in its 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydel Power Project at Gerukamukh in Assam-Arunachal Pradesh …
GUWAHATI: The much-hyped parleys between the Group of Ministers (GoM) and officials of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on Thursday on the Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric Power Project remained pretty inconclusive, with the NHPC tactfully pushing the onus onto the CD Thatte Committee. NHPC officials asserted that the final decision …
The five-member Empowered Committee (EC) headed by former Chief Justice of India A. S. Anand is seeking time from the Supreme Court till April 30 for submission of its final report on the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam. The committee, whose term is due to end on February 29, met …
CHENNAI: Taking strong exception to Kerala's reported "unilateral" action in ordering real time monitoring of Mullaperiyar Dam along with the Centre without Tamil Nadu's consent, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today slammed it as a "blatant violation" of the principle of federalism and constitutional framework. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan …
Taking strong exception to Kerala’s reported “unilateral” action in ordering real time monitoring of Mullaperiyar Dam along with the Centre without Tamil Nadu’s consent, the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, today slammed it as a “blatant violation” of the principle of federalism and constitutional framework. In a letter to the …
CHENNAI, 3 FEB: The DMK today charged the Centre and the AIADMK government with being “lethargic” in solving the Koodankulam nuclear plant row and raised the pitch on the Mullaiperiyar Dam issue demanding that Kerala restore the area, where the reservoir is located, to Tamil Nadu. The DMK general council …
Mullaperiyar issue is not a conventional inter-state water dispute as visualised in Article 162 of the Constitution. As an extraordinary and ageing dam, the useful life period of which is clearly over, it poses questions of safety which precisely mean questions of survival for the people in at least four …
KOCHI: The disaster management measures to be adopted in the district in case of a Mullaperiyar disaster will be decided based on the impact-assessment report being prepared by IIT Roorkee. A decision to this effect was taken at the District Development Council meeting held in Kochi on Saturday. A high-level …
Making it clear that it would not compromise on its rights on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, the AIADMK Government in Tamil Nadu has alleged that it is a victim of the Centre’s “persistent indifference” and accused Kerala of whipping up “mass fear and insecurity” over the row. “The attempts on …
Sticking to its stand on building a new dam in place of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar reservoir, Kerala on Friday said it is aware of the importance of giving water to five parched districts of Tamil Nadu, but is concerned over the safety of its people. "We know very well the …
Tamil Nadu wants it to maintain that dam will continue to serve its purpose The Surpeme Court-appointed Empowered Committee indicated on Tuesday that it would submit a report on the Mullaperiyar dam to the court in February third week. At a meeting here, it discussed various technical reports on the …
Kerala would do all that was necessary to protect the Mullaperiyar dam, and all protection was being given to Tamil Nadu PWD staff working in the dam, tourists from Tamil Nadu and Ayyappa devotees visiting Kerala, the Kerala Chief Secretary today submitted in the Madras High Court Bench here. In …
A dawn to dusk State-wide hartal called on Wednesday by a forum supporting Kerala’s stand on constructing a new dam was total in Idukki district, where the 116-year old dam is situated and was partial in other parts of the State. Shops, business establishments and schools remained closed in Idukki …
AHMEDABAD: The state government's ambitious Kalpasar dam project, which is estimated to cost Rs 30,000 crore, could lead to earthquakes in the state. This was pointed out by senior scientists taking part in a workshop at the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), Gandhinagar. The scientists said large water reservoirs can …
