Floods hit power projects in Himalayan states; plans for more raise safety concerns. Heavy rainfall leading to flash floods in Himalayan rivers in July-end devastated three states—Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. It claimed 34 human lives and damaged property extensively. It also brought into focus the precarious condition of more than a dozen dams in the region.
For full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/reservoirs-losing-capacity [2]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/reservoirs-losing-capacity
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/reservoirs-losing-capacity
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anupam-chakravartty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/small-hydro-power
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dam-safety
