SHIMLA, 18 OCT: The Rs 3,000 crore Renuka Dam project hanging fire for the last two decades has received a fresh set-back. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has turned down the request for using about 775 hectares of forest land and felling of 1.5 lakh trees for its construction.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/setbacks-hppcl-renuka-dam-project
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/statesman-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renuka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation