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CPIML (2005.10): Environmental Devastation in Uttaranchal

Liberation, October 2005 For the past several months, Utaranchal has been witnessing a movement against the Hydro Electric Power Project at Joshimath – one of the 93 projects planned by the State Government to tap the State’s rivers for power. We carry an interview with…

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ANI (2005.8.31): Tehri Dam displaced still await rehabilitation and compensation

GARHWAL: As the first phase of a controversial dam in Uttaranchal nears completion, displaced villagers have accused the state authorities of not giving them enough compensation. The Tehri Dam project, which has entered its 28th year, has displaced about 100,000 people, many of whom say…

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Tehri Dam: Submersion of a Town, Not of an Idea

By Shekhar Pathak Economic and Political Weekly 13th August 2005, p. 3637 Despite local protests over two decades, the Tehri dam was finally built. There were people in the area who supported it because of the seemingly attractive compensation that was offered. The completion of…

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ANI: Heavy rains make life difficult

Uttarkashi | July 13, 2005 Incessant and heavy rains for over a week now has increased the danger of landslides and road blockades, an annual feature in the monsoons. Due to this, most of the rivers, including the Ganges are flowing over the danger level…

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ANI (2005.3.7): Hydropower projects destroying Himalayan town: locals

[India News]: Joshimath (Uttaranchal), Mar 6 : The beauteous tiny township of Joshimath, a hugely revered pilgrimage centre in Uttaranchal, is pleading with authorities to scrap work on two major hydro-power projects, saying the extensive drilling and felling of trees is creating havoc with the…

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GP (2005.2.20): Falenda River Privatization Struggle

“Govt is selling off state’s rivers”: Mahila Manch opposes Falenda River Project By OUR STAFF REPORTER Garhwal Post, February 20-26, 2005 DEHRADUN:The Mahila Manch and ‘Chetna Andolan’ expressed opposition on behalf of local villagers in Tehri district to the Falenda River Project on the Bhilangana…

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ANI (2004.12.30): Tsunami raises old fears over Tehri Dam

[India News]: Tehri (Uttaranchal), Dec 30 : Environmentalists in Tehri, home to the world’s fourth biggest dam project, fear for the safety of millions of residents saying that the highly seismic region could get active again. After the Tsunamis killed thousands in Asia, people living…

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IHT (2004.12.14): The valley vanishes

This sobering commentary, while romantic in its writing, points to a destructive present, where the old Uttarakhand is dying and the new one of mountain slums and environmental destruction is rapidly becoming the universal reality. Not only is this transformation physical, but also cultural —…

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ANI (2004.12.07): Acute water shortage in New Tehri

[India News]: Tehri (Dehradun), Dec 7 : Despite tall promises by the Uttaranchal government, residents of New Tehri, the township built for resettlement of Tehri Dam evacuees, are facing a severe water shortage as winter sets in.The state government is unable to provide water even…

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NK (2004.11.06): Tehri Dam oustees complain of heart diseases

[India News]: Tehri, Nov.5 : Hundreds of relocated Tehri residents are unable to adapt to the high altitude and have complained about suffering from complicated heart and respiratory disorders. Forty eight-year-old Lakhiram Bhadri, now a heart patient, said his health has deteriorated ever since they…

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