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 Cleared at cost of biodiversity [1]

Environment ministry clears hydro project rejected twice by its advisory committee. The union environment ministry has given in-principle clearance to a proposed hydro-project on the Alaknanda river, a tributary of the Ganga, in Uttarakhand. The 300 MW project had been rejected twice by the statutory body which recommends forest clearances, the forest advisory committee (FAC). FAC says the project lies in the buffer zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), a home to many endangered species.

for full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/cleared-cost-biodiversity [2]

Publication Date: 
31/01/2012
Jyotika Sood [3]
Down to Earth [4]
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Tags:
Biodiversity [5], Wildlife [6], Nanda Devi NP [7], Alakananda [8], Hydroelectricity [9], Small Hydro Power [10], Renewable Energy [11], Energy [12], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [13], Ganga [14], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [15], Endangered Species [16], Biosphere Reserves [17], Forests [18]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cleared-cost-biodiversity

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cleared-cost-biodiversity
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/cleared-cost-biodiversity
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jyotika-sood
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nanda-devi-np
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alakananda
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/small-hydro-power
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biosphere-reserves
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests