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Tribune: 12 Pindar villages to be saved from submergence

Rakesh Lohumi Tribune News Service Shimla, February 10 A dozen villages along the banks of the Pinder, a tributary of the Alaknanda in Uttarakhand, will be saved from submergence, with the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) redesigning the 300 MW Devsari hydroelectric project as a…

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Again an unjust public hearing

Project Name: Proposed Kotali-Bhel Phase-1 “A+B” Hydroelectric Project (195+280 MW) River: Bhilangana (Tehri and Pauri District) Uttarakhand Agency: National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) Dispatch from Vimal Bhai and Ravinder Bist, February 5, 2007 At 11am on January 28, hundreds of villagers entered the pandal where…

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Another Fake Environmental Impact Hearing

12-1-2007: Update from Matu Peoples’ Organisation Pipalkoti-Vishnugad HEP Second Public Hearing: Another fake exercise Project Name: Proposed Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project (444MW) River: Alaknanda (Chamoli Distt.) Uttarakhand Agency: Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) Attached photos (17-10-06) were taken by Mr. Priyabrata from LIFE(A collective of lawyers…

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Dam Consultation in Uttarkashi, January 27-28, 2007

People from over 60 exisiting and forthcomming hydro-power project areas in Uttarakhand are coming together to discuss the issues related to energy projects development and the potential community strategies development in village Aungi, Near Maneri Dam (15 km from Uttarkashi) on the 27th and 28th…

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There Was Once An Old Tehri Town

By Harsh Dobhal 28 December, 2006 Countercurrents.org With the Tehri water gushing into the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant, a long wait by a parched Delhi has ended with the completion of the first phase of the controversial Tehri dam project. As of mid-July, the…

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A Report on the Falenda Agreement

By Rajiv Lochan Sah, Editor Nainital Samachar (Translated by Chandan Dangi) Recently, in North Kerala, PLACHIMADA village has agitated against Coca-Cola Corporation’s giant plant in the state which drew underground water for the main feed to its operations. The MNC had a real tough time…

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PTI (2006.5.5): Uttaranchal govt, villagers reach agreement on Falenda project

Dehra Dun: Construction work at the Falenda hydro-power project in Tehri district of Uttaranchal is expected to resume unhindered with the local villagers calling off their three-year-old agitation today after reaching an agreement with the state government. The agreement was reached after several rounds of…

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BS: Uttaranchal project under CBI scanner

Our Regional Bureau / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun March 30, 2006 The controversial 304 Mw Maneri Bhali Hydel project II has run into trouble again with the Uttaranchal government announcing a CBI probe into the alleged financial irregularities and other corruption charges in connection with…

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NK (2006.1.31): Relocation in New Tehri poses new challenges to its residents

By Vinay Chadda, New Tehri (Uttaranchal): The Tehri Hydro Development Corporation. Ltd. (THDC) may have won a long battle to rehabilitate the persons displaced by the Tehri Hydel Project, but it seems that fresh challenges have arisen after the completion of the relocation drive. Prakash…

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TOI (2006.1.29): Tehri dam rehabilitation issue hots up again

DEHRA DUN: The issue of rehabilitation of people displaced by the Tehri Dam is hotting up again with more areas getting submerged under the Bhaghirathi river and the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party demanding a fresh compensation package for those affected. The rising waters…

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