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.
Following the calamitous deluge in Uttarakhand, as criticism mounted that too many hydel projects were destabilising the hills, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna claimed that but for the Tehri dam, Ris
It seems that Ganga, the holy river that has been nurturing the Indian civilization since time immemorial but today cursed with manmade pollution, has become a potential issue for all sections like
Development-induced displacement has brought about a profound economic and sociocultural disruption to the victims of displaced communities. While forced displacement affects both men and women, women experience displacement and relocation in a particularly gendered way. This differential impact on women occurs due to the gendered division of labour that has arisen from socio-historical processes of men's traditional incorporation in the wage-earning and labour-oriented tasks while women remain on the land jobs and its management on a daily basis.
NEW DELHI, 1 JULY: The government is planning to divest up to 25 per cent stake in Tehri Hydro Development Corporation this financial year, which could fetch the exchequer around Rs 1,300 crore.
As the government battles to save hydro-electric projects along the upper reaches of the Ganga from stiff opposition of religious activists, scientists from the National Environmental Engineering R
The health of rivers in Uttarakhand has deteriorated substantially due to violation of environment laws by various hydroelectric projects in the hill State.
Traffic on Char Dham Yatra routes was closed due to roads blocked by landslides caused by heavy rains on Sunday. However, Tehri SP Rajiv Swarup claimed that the Border Roads Organisation had opened most roads for passage of light vehicles by Sunday afternoon.
