पत्थर लगने से चार घायल चंबा: अमर उजाला चम्बा, 11/04/2014 होली-बजोली प्रोजेक्ट का विरोध कर रही महिलाओं के आंदोलन को दबाने के लिए कुछ ठेकेदारों ने कंप्रेशर का तेज प्रेशर छोड़ दिया। इससे कंप्रेशर की पाइप अनियंत्रित होकर उछलने लगी और इस भगदड़ में तीन महिलाएं घायल हो गईं। इनमें से एक महिला को गंभीर […]
19th March 2014 Him Dhara, Environment Research and Action Collective in collaboration with Jan Jangran evam Vikas Sangathan The Schedule Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is an act meant to recognise and vest rights of forest dwelling communities over forest land. These rights include the right to continue […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shimla Published on Saturday, 26 October 2013 Environment activists have asked the state government to declare Kinnaur a disaster affected area in view of the destruction caused by heavy rains and snow during the month of June this year. Appalled by the government apathy towards reckless and unplanned development in the tribal district, the […]
Sparse vegetation and loose soils are characteristic of upper Kinnaur and Spiti regions of the Satluj valley. The area is increasingly sensitive to climatic changes and human interventions. Extreme rains that devastated Uttarakhand this June left its imprint on neighbouring Himachal Pradesh as well. This photo feature documents the impact of the June calamity in […]
DP Correspondent Shimla ‘Green groups’ in Himachal have demanded a moratorium on construction of all new hydro-power projects on the Satluj and Chenab in the state, till a study on cumulative impact of all the projects on fragile ecology is done. Raising this issue in the wake of disaster that stuck Uttarakhand and Kinnaur, six […]
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 […]