हिंदी के लिए नीचे स्क्रोल करें Lack of safety compliance in Hydro Projects invitation to disasters: Community representatives, activists to authorities This Lok Sabha elections both major national parties, the BJP and Congress in their manifestos speak of “Protecting the Himalayas”. However both parties and their candidates remain silent on a grave issue of concern […]
With tourism to Parvati Valley on the rise, local communities struggle to cope with the pressures of the new consumerist society. The village square is bustling with activity. Women are seated along the stone wall boundary of the exquisitely wood carved temple. In the centre is a huddle of local men, and emerging from it is a golden […]
In The DirtyHydro Diaries we bring you the Parbati Story from Raila village, Sainj valley in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, affected by the NHPC’s 800 MW Parbati II Hydropower project. On 16th April 2017, villagers discovered a deep crack in their fields which now is threatening their lives.