It appears that no lessons have been learnt from the Uttarakhand tragedy as the Uttarakhand government has been pushing full steam ahead with the Lakhwar dam project on the Yamuna river.

Significantly even after Supreme Court directive not to grant clearance for hydroelectric project in the State until further orders

The State Government is seeking forest clearance for the 300 MW Lakhwar hydroelectric power project even after the Supreme Court on August 13 directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the State Government not to grant clearance for hydroelectric power projects in the State until further orders.

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand high court on Monday banned all construction activity within 200 metres of all rivers in the state — including the Ganga and its tributaries such as the Alaknanda, Bhagira

Under the scheme, the ministry of new and renewable energy would provide one-time subsidy of 30% on the benchmark cost of the project.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed the Uttarakhand government and the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for their failure to provide a list of illegal construction along the riv

Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna has said the state government would shortly formulate special policies for the development of new hydel projects and other reconstruction works in view of the June 16-

Despite receiving several warnings from different government agencies on how Uttarakhand was prone to natural disaster, the state government and the Centre sat on these reports only to witness the

Heavy showers continued to lash various parts of Uttarakhand, where a number of houses were damaged in Chamoli following a cloudburst while many other settlements in Uttarkashi district are sinking

Ministry of Environment and Forests directed to constitute an expert body to make detailed study

The Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the State of Uttarakhand not to grant any further environmental clearance or forest clearance for any hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand until further orders.