A special report by Down to Earth on the 252-MW dam proposed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam on the river Pindar in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district that would reduce the river’s 22-km stretch to a mere trickle and threaten the life & ways of 20,000 inhabitants of the district.
Dam proposed on the last unrestricted tributary of Alaknanda stirs valley residents.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/pindars-last-gush
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bharat-lal-seth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alakananda
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[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/landslides
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/satluj-jal-vidyut-nigam
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand