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Himalayan projects face flood risk [1]

Potential hydro power projects in the Himalayan region would need to factor in chances of increased floods from the formation of new lakes and the expansion of existing ones due to melting glaciers

Publication Date: 
24/11/2016
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [3], Hydroelectricity [4], Floods [5], Himalaya [6], Ecology [7], Global Warming [8], Energy [9]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
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