NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 15: A day after 30-year-old Gambhir Singh Kathait reportedly made a self-immolation bid in Tehri in north Uttaranchal, people accompanying him to Delhi are calling the incident an “accident”. Having suffered 45 per cent burns, he was said to be in a…
The Supreme Court clears the Tehri dam project by a split verdict but insists that rehabilitation of the affected people be completed before further impounding of water at the dam site is carried out. A THREE-JUDGE Bench of the Supreme Court on September 1 held…
PUCL Bulletin January 2002 (Excerpts from the preliminary report of the PUCL released in November 2001. The full report will follow shortly. Copies of the original report in Hindi can be had from Rajendra Dhasmana, G-7 Akashbarti Apartments, 24 – IP extension (Patparganj), Delhi 110…
The Times of India News Service July 15, 2000 LUCKNOW: The inordinate delay in the construction of 260.5- metre-high Tehri dam might eventually push the cost of the project to approximately 30 times more than the estimated one. The project, which began at an estimated…
The Times of India News Service July 14, 2000 NEW DELHI: It’s not just a question of Ram teri Ganga maili ho gayi. If the construction of the Tehri Dam is not stopped, it’ll be a situation of Ram teri Ganga hi nahin rahi. On…