Yet another hydropower project disaster devastated property, lands and livelihoods in Himachal Pradesh. This time in a 25 MW hydropower project executed by the Megha engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), whose penstock/tunnel failure caused seepages which turned to a flash flood and landslide devastating farmlands and property in Multhan village and market in the Chhota Bhangal […]
A preliminary fact-finding report on the Lambadug hydroproject disaster, May 2024
The disastrous flash floods in Uttarkhand in June 2013 turned the spotlight on a frontier region in the Western Himalayas, at least for a time. Was it a cloud burst or heavy rainfall? Could it have been predicted and prevented? Did the meteorological department mess up or was the problem the state government’s slow response? […]
Narratives on Hydropower ‘development’ from Lahaul Valley 5th June 2015 On occasion of the World Environment Day, Himdhara, an Environment Research and Action Collective released a report titled ‘Changing the Colours of Chenab’ on ‘hydropower development’ in the Lahaul Valley. Highlighting local sentiment and probable adverse impacts of the proposed projects in the Chandra-Bhaga or […]