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Joshimath crisis: Sushma Swaraj strongly opposed dams on Ganga to 'save' UttarakhandBJP leader Sushma Swaraj was addressing the Lok Sabha as the then Leader of Opposition. Disasters are occurring in Uttarakhand as the Ganga...- Uma Bharti flags off Ganga river rafting expedition from DevprayagUnderlining the need to keep the flow of the river unobstructed to keep it clean, she said only run-of-the-river dam projects will be given...
- Stop clearances to Uttarakhand dams, Supreme Court to centreThe SC has directed the MoEF not to clear hydropower projects in Uttarakhand saying it was concerned with the proliferation of such project...
- SC prohibits new hydroelectric power project in UttarakhandExpressing concern over the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today prohibited setting up of any new hydroelectric power pro...
- Uttarakhand disaster caused due to unplanned development: Medha PatkarPatkar also asked the Centre to prepare a policy to give economic security to people whose livelihood was linked to tourism and the chardha...
- How Tehri dam held Ganga and saved Rishikesh, HaridwarWater levels in Tehri dam were low at the start of the monsoon. This proved a critical factor in retaining waters of an engorged Bhagirathi.
- Experts blame bad planning for tragedy in hills"Dams are cleared without any proper data, the planning is bad. Buildings are illegally constructed, roads are widened for heavy traffic.
- Hydel power plants in Uttarakhand, Himachal operationalHydel power generation from the projects affected by rains and floods in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh has been restored, according to a...
- Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial groupRecognizing that the plethora of dams built could almost empty Ganga, an inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects be re-en...
- Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial groupAn inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects in Ganga basin be re-engineered to maintain 30-50% of water flow in the lean p...
- 34 Ganga dam projects may cause harm to Uttarakhand’s biodiversity: Green panelA report commissioned by the government has recommended that 34 dams on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers — the two main tributaries of t...
- Scrap 34 dams on Ganga: Green panelA report commissioned by the government has recommended that 34 dams on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers — the two main tributaries of t...
- Environmentalist Agrawal sits on fast in HaridwarNoted environmentalist G D Agrawal has begun an indefinite fast over the cleanliness of Ganga river in Matri Sadan ashram.
- Study recommends minimum flow on Ganga tributariesA study by IIT Roorkee, commissioned by the environment and forests ministry, has recommended that minimum flow be maintained on nearly 60 ...
- Uttarakhand's Srinagar hydel project stoppedThe 'stop work' order has been issued based on former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharati's representation.
- Pranab gives go-ahead for dam on BhagirathiThe three-member group of ministers headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has decided that the 600 MW Loharinag Pala hydroelectric pr...
- 2 yrs on, Ganga hydel plans still stuck in talksEven after a technical committee of the government put in a report stating that the 600MW Loharinag Pala dam can be shut down, the governme...
- 'Dam on Bhagirathi can be shut down'The third big dam on the Bhagirathi river — 600 MW Loharinag Pala — can be shut down after taking due care, a technical committee set up by...
- Receding of Gangotri glacier natural: GovtDespite fears that the flow of the Bhagirathi, the main tributary of the Ganga, is falling in volume, the government has said there is no s...
- Tehri power project to be commissioned on July 30After more than three decades and Rs 7,500 crore investment, one of India's largest and the most controversial power projects - the Tehri h...
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