Minister of forest & environment (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh, announced the scrapping of two major hydel projects, the Pala Maneri (480 mw) and the Bhaironghati (381 mw) on the Bhagirathi river.

Mr Ramesh however, admitted that work on the Loharinag Pala run of the river power project, also on the Bhagirathi and 100 kilometres upstream of the controversial Tehri Dam, would continue.