A perusal of environment impact assessments for hydel projects in Uttarakhand brings out various deficiencies in the reports, and the unstudied manner in which such projects have been embarked upon. That many more of such projects have been proposed points to the muddled direction adopted for energy supply, reminding us of the hydropower story in the United States.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/hydropower-uttarakhand-development-real-objective
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dunu-roy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sedimentation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
