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Matu Jansangthan: Do not hinder the Pinder

Letter to the NRGBA: We would like to bring to your attention the issue of saving River Pinder, which is the only major tributary of National River Ganga in Uttarakhand that remains un-dammed. The Pinder River originates from Pindari Glasier in Kumaun, Uttarakhand. [more]

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Film exposes the reality of Rudrapur riots

The Pratirodh Bureau has released a documentary film ‘PARTITION REVISITED‘ based on the Rudrapur riot of 2nd Oct, 2011, wherein four persons were killed. Policemen & mobs led by leaders of the BJP, Congress & BSP had ransacked shops and settlements of Muslims in their…

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Urgent Action: Activists Arrested

Activists Arrested Protesting against Singoli-Bhatwadi and Phata-Bhyung Hydroelectric Projects Mandakini River is boiling Release from Matu People’s Organization Citizens familiar with the situation in Uttarakhand would know of the demonstrations and protests against the Singoli-Bhatwadi and Phata-Bhyung projects that have been going on for many…

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Petition to Save the Centre for Performing Arts and Culture

Please take a few moments to sign the following important petition: To: Minister, Human Resource Dev., Government of India We, the undersigned, hereby Petition the Minister, Human Resource Development, Government of India to intervene and save the Centre for Performing Arts and Culture at the…

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Leh and Uttarakhand Flood Damage Could Have Been Averted

Climate Revolution Initiative Press Release Contact: Manu Sharma, +91 9811 576 772 Gurgaon, Sep 20, 2010 *– *Damage caused by flash floods in Leh and Uttarakhand regions could have been minimised or averted had their respective state governments put in place warning systems to alert…

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Scrap All Dams and Hydropower Projects on Ganga

MAINSTREAM, VOL XLVIII, NO 25, JUNE 12, 2010 The following is a statement issued by participants at a seminar “Social and Environmental Impacts of Hydro Power Projects on Alaknanda and Mandakini Rivers”, HNB Garhwal (Central) University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, April 24-25, 2010. We, the undersigned,…

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Timber mafia still operative in Pauri Garhwal

JP Dabral of Himalayan Chipko Foundation has filed several PILs in Supreme Court of India exposing the misuse of Hak hakook system and the nexus between the forest department officials and the timber mafia. In two such matters the Ministry of Environment & Forests has…

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Shimla Declaration on Climate Justice

Kalibari, Shimla, 30th October, 2009. We the constituents of the nation-wide Climate Justice movements in India, on behalf of the billion-strong deprived, under-consuming people of India, demand from our democratically elected government, the following principles to be followed in the international climate negotiations in Bercelona…

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Himalayan Peoples Conclave On Climate Justice Report

Himalayan people’s conclave on climate justice was organized by Himalaya Niti Abhiyan HP and people’s movements from the Western Himalaya states of J&K and Uttarakhand at Shimla on 30th Oct. 2009. Six hundred delegates participated in it. Climate change has emerged as a new catchphrase…

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Kashipur Declaration: Implement Ceiling laws in Uttarakhand State

The Padyatra i.e. Footmarch organized by Uttar-Pradesh Land Alliance under the leadership of Mr Vidya Bhushan Rawat, human rights activist began from Golbohji forest village in Palia district of Uttar-Pradesh on December 13th, 2008. After traveling 20-25 kilometer a day, the Padyatra finally culminated at…

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