Says river’s catchment area is fragile and falls under Zone V seismic belt
Citing the fragility and seismic nature of the Yamuna catchment as one of the reasons for not going ahead with the construction of dams, a Delhi-based non-government organisation, Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, has written to the Planning Commission to refrain from funding construction of the proposed Lakhwar Byasi hydroelectric dam project over the river.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ngo-writes-planning-commission-reject-funding-dam-yamuna
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/smriti-kak-ramachandran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dehradun-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakhwar
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yamuna
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
