Centre notifies e-flow norms for river Ganga, asking existing projects to comply with it within 3 years
Won’t allow any new hydel project on Ganga: GadkariGadkari said his ministry was also weighing new interventions to ensure that the river has adequate depth throughout the year.
Ministries in talks to ensure higher e-flow in Ganga: GovernmentE-flow is the quantum of water that must uninterruptedly flow in the river in all the seasons, required for the river to perform all its ec...
- No sanction to any new dam on Ganga if it impedes uninterrupted flow of water: Ministry
The missive to the commission follows the government's assertion that it does not want any obstacle in the way of its deadline to clean the...
Constructing new dams will hinder mission to clean Ganga: Uma BhartiUma Bharti has asked different ministries to take a cautious approach while allowing construction of any new dam on the river.
- Constructing new dams will hinder mission to clean Ganga, says Uma Bharti
Flagging her concerns against the major culprit (hydro-power projects), the Union water resources minister Uma Bharti has asked different m...
BHEL commissions 82.5 MW hydro power unit in UttarakhandThe project is located on the Alaknanda river (near the town of Shrinagar in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand), a major tributary of t...
Recent tremors raise concerns on feasibility of 6 hydropower projects in UttarakhandThe Uttarakhand government, which has been demanding that the projects be given the goahead, demanded the state be part of the expert commi...
Uttarakhand hydel plants unlikely to be stalled by MoEFThe meeting was attended by officials from the ministries of power, environment, water resources, defence, road transport and Uttarakhand g...
48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close downDirections have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting River Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close downDirections have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting River Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed today by the MoE...
- 48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close down
Directions have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
No shortage of funds for Ganga project: GovernmentBoth Nitin Gadkari and Uma Bharti stressed that Monday’s meeting was a consultation and would serve as inputs for the plan that was being c...
Modi government unveils Rs 6,000 crore Ganga plan to develop waterway from Varanasi to KolkataThe government has decided to make the river stretch between Varanasi and Hooghly navigable by boats while beautifying the major banks.
HCC wins Rs 1,597-crore contract for hydro project in UttarakhandThe company recently completed three hydel power projects in Jammu & Kashmir including URI stage II, Chutak HEP and Nimoo Bazgo HEP.
Section 144 imposed around KGHEP to curb civilian movementsThe government ordered the restrictions as the local residents, demanding adequate compensation from NHPC threatened to intensify agitation.
Activists express concerns over IMG's report on GangaThe report favours hydro projects but fails to give blueprint for balanced environmental needs and viability of Ganga as a water system.