Now in a dismantled state, the 4.8 MW Aleo II hydro project, situated between Aleo and Prini village in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh made it to the news recently, but for wrong reasons. The reservoir of the newly built Aleo II hydro project on the Aleo nallah, a tributary of the Beas river, collapsed […]
A meeting on Forest Rights Act (FRA) and forest diversion in the context of the proposed 520 MW Nakthan hydro-electricity project was conducted by Himdhara on December 28, 2013 in Nakthan Village in Parbati Valley. A valley which already houses the giant 800 MW Parbati II HEP is now making way for 520 MW Nakthan […]
मुआयना रिपोर्ट: पांवटा साहिब औद्योगिक क्षेत्र फैक्ट्री के बारे में – कंसल बिल्डिंग सोल्युशन (प) लिमिटेड, कुण्डियों अजीवाला, तहसील पांवटा साहिब, जिला सिरमौर, हिमाचल प्रदेश में बाता नदी व अबी नदी, चौड़ी खाल (बरसाती नाले) के किनारे आटोक्लेवड सेलुलर कांक्रिट ब्लाक बनाने की फैक्ट्री का काम चल रहा है। फैक्ट्री के लिये आवंटित 54-21 बिघा […]
SHIMLA: Published on Jan 22, 2014 Having resorted to protest demonstration and agitation to save the fragile ecology of Himalayas from the destruction caused by slew of developmental projects in the Himalayan region, now green activists have started a unique programme with the sole objective of creating an army of youth fighting to save Himalayas from destruction. Recently […]
SHIMLA: Environmentalists denounce the process as an ill-timed eyewash; Force Government to conduct Consultations at Tehsil levelA public consultation on the Cumulative Environment Impact study of the Satluj river basin conducted today at Jhakhri today saw uproarious scenes with the project affected people of the Satluj valley and environmental organisations vehemently protesting against the conduct […]
Monday, 19 August 2013 | IANS | Shimla | in Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh Government has warned that the decision of GMR Hydro Power Ltd to change the location of its mega hydro power project in the State would prove disastrous. “The decision to shift the powerhouse and headrace tunnel sites from right to left bank […]
Manshi Asher, Tehelka, May 22 2013 Close to 30 percent of forests have been converted to Chir Pine monocultures displacing grazing rights of several communities like the Gaddis and Gujjars. There is no quantitative assessment of the impact of loss on people’s lives The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, or Recognition of […]
7th July 2012 In a major setback to Jaiprakash Associates Limited, a Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed two review petitions filed by the corporate group against the Court’s decision to dismantle its captive thermal power plant and against a direction imposing punitive damages of Rs.100 crore for not taking […]