A panel of experts appointed by the Himachal Pradesh government has said that popular opposition to large hydel power projects on the Sutlej is being fanned by the establishment’s “indifference” to
There are virtually no takers for the 37 hydropower projects located in the “remote locations” in the five river basins of the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Yamuna.
The Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) authorities seem not to care two hoots about the advice of environmentalists or the Punjab Pollution Control Board norms.
Chandigarh, July 24: The quality of water of the Sutlej is deteriorating at a fast pace as the much-publicised Sutlej Action Plan (SAP) has failed to yield any result, said a report of the Comptrol
Global bids will be invited for the 960-Mega watt (Mw) Jangi-Thopan-Powari hydro-electric project, proposed to be built on the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district.
With the Centre allocating Rs 2,037 crore for cleaning the Ganga, residents want the state government to allocate funds for cleaning various rivers in the state, especially the Sutlej.
Untreated sewage, open defecation from project sites and townships, dissolved solids and faecal coliforms (bacteria) have emerged as the largest polluters contributing to the deterioration of the S
