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

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

Due to the flash floods, vast agriculture land in the hill areas had been washed away, while those in the plains had also been damaged.

Uttarakhand on Wednesday sought Rs 13,800 crore from the Centre for reconstruction and relief work in the flood-ravaged State at the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the issue and claimed

Four members of a family were killed, while five others, including SDM of Almora district, were feared dead in rain-related incidents as heavy showers lashed Uttarakhand on Wednesday, causing fresh

कहने के लिए बरसात में ख्रनन बंद रहता है, मगर रेत-बजरी लदी गाड़ियों का रेला इस नियम को सरेआम झुठला रहा है। खनन माफिया बेखौफ नदियों का सीना चीर रहे हैं, भोर होने से लेकर अंधेरा घिर आने तक। ट्रैक्टर-ट्

Central water commission last year had given its clearance to 300 the Lakhwar project located in Dehradun district

With the Uttarakhand government keen on constructing the 300 MW multipurpose Lakhwar project on the river Yamuna, the state planning commission has chalked out plans for developing a Rs 351 crore drinking water network from the dam in order to fulfill the growing water needs of Dehradun city.

BAHRAICH: The level of Ghaghra is regularly rising because of heavy rainfall in the catchment areas and water being discharged by various barrages in Nepal and Uttarakhand.

The jury is still out on whether the existing and under construction hydro-power projects in Uttarakhand exacerbated the impact of floods there, but a group of environmentalists claim that the proj

Terming the recent flash floods in Uttarakhand a “man-made disaster,” noted geoscientists, environmentalists and social activists have cautioned against showing any haste in carrying out constructi