Dams/ Irrigation

Uttarakhand tragedy fallout: SC orders review of 24 hydel projects

Deeply concerned about the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered fresh environment impact assessment of 24 hydro-electric projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers a

Publication Date: 
14/08/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dams, Supreme Court, Floods, Landslides, Hydroelectricity, Central Water Commission (CWC), Alakananda, Disaster Management, Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd., Dams/ Irrigation, Forest Clearance, Ecology, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Dams/ Irrigation

No more hydro-power projects in Uttarakhand: SC

Expressing “deep concern” over the recent tragedy caused by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state government not to clear any hydroelectric

Publication Date: 
14/08/2013
R Sedhuraman
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dams, Supreme Court, Floods, Landslides, Hydroelectricity, Central Water Commission (CWC), Alakananda, Disaster Management, Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd., Dams/ Irrigation
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on environmental clearance for hydroelectric projects in the state of Uttarakhand dated 13/08/2013

Expressing concern over the proliferation of hydrolectric projects and their impact on the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, the SC has directed the environment ministry to not grant any environmental clearances to the hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
13/08/2013
Tags:
Dams, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Supreme Court, Natural Disasters, Floods, Disaster Management, Alakananda, Bhagirathi, Riverine Ecology, Ganga, Tehri, Reservoirs, Hydroelectricity
Dams/ Irrigation

Rising level in Tehri dam a cause for concern

Questions being raised about possible floods in downstream areas

The level in the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand on Sunday reached 818.50 metres against the permissible mark of 825 metres, Tehri District Magistrate Nitesh Kumar Jha told The Hindu .

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Kavita Upadhyay
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tehri Garhwal, Dams, Central Water Commission (CWC), Dam Safety, Hydroelectricity, Ganga, Ministry Of Water Resources, Floods, Dams/ Irrigation
Natural Disasters

Heavy rains in Uttarakhand, four persons feared dead

Heavy rains today lashed Uttarkashi and Ranikhet in Uttarakhand where four persons were feared dead after their jeep fell into the swollen Mandakini river.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2013
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rainfall, Natural Disasters, Floods, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Uttarkashi (D)
Natural Disasters

World Bank, ADB to provide $400 m for Uttarakhand

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would jointly provide $400 million to rain-ravaged Uttarakhand to redevelop basic amenities like housing, agriculture, education and healthcare facilit

Publication Date: 
07/08/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Floods, Health, Education, Agriculture, Housing, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Flood Relief
Natural Disasters

Govt puts Uttarakhand flood, landslide toll at 6,000

Over 6,000 persons are feared to have been killed in the devastating floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand in June, government said today.

“The scale and magnitude of the extreme event was such that more than 580 persons are confirmed to have lost their lives. Besides, another 5,474 persons are still missing and fearedto be no more,” Defence Minister A K Antony said in a statement in the Lok Sabha.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2013
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Landslides, Rehabilitation, Natural Disasters
Habitat And Urbanisation

World Bank & ADB to give $ 400m

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday agreed to provide $ 400 million for reconstruction and rehabilitation in the disaster-hit areas in Uttarakhand.

In a meeting presided by Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar, it was decided that the money would be spent in works in sectors including the housing, tourism, irrigation, agriculture, education, and health sector.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2013
Kavita Upadhyay
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Natural Disasters, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Housing, Tourism, Agriculture, Habitat And Urbanisation
Energy

Green signal for 11 hydro projects in Uttarakhand since 2006

Eleven hydropower projects in the downstream of Gaumukh in Uttarakhand have got clearance from the Environment Ministry since 2006, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2013
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Energy, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Act 1986, Bhagirathi, Floods, Uttarkashi (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Natural Disasters

Human activities increasing risk of calamities: Study

Increasing human activities are augmenting the risk of natural disasters in the ecologically sensitive region of Kedarnath, which was washed away by the floods triggered by a cloudburst in June, a

Publication Date: 
05/08/2013
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Rudraprayag (D), Floods, Saraswati, Landslides, Natural Disasters

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