City Mayor Krishnamurari Moghe here on Saturday said that stoppage of construction works of the Maheshwar dam will derail Indore's ambitious water project Narmada Phase III and it can even push the IMC on the verge of bankruptcy.
NEW DELHI , May 2: Relief and rehabilitation of around one lakh affected villagers belonging to 61 villages that will be submerged once the Maheshwar Hydel project becomes operational has become the core area of dispute between the Narmada Bachao Andolan and leading textile group S. Kumars.
Already in the line of fire from his own UPA Ministerial colleagues, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday faced criticism from the Opposition quarters too. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday took up the suspension of Maheswar Hydro Electric project
NEW DELHI: About 800 people affected by the Maheshwar hydel dam project have launched an indefinite protest in the capital, demanding that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests put a halt on the project until the rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) of villagers catches up with the construction of the dam.
Cutting a sorry figure of tiger conservation in the country, Union Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that as many as 18 tiger reserves in the country were prone to Panna or Sariska like situation, if the big cats were not protected in a proper way.
Alleging that Maheshwar Private Power Project is being carried out without rehabilitating the oustees, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) on Thursday demanded that the work on Maheshwar Private Power Project should be stopped immediately.
