Analysis of decisions taken by Expert Appraisal Committees under the Ministry of Environment & Forests reveals their bias in favour of pro-river valley and hydroelectric projects - Newsletter by SANDRP, January 2013

Content courtesy: South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People

South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People

The highlights of the January newsletter by South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) are as follows:

  • Many inconsistencies in the EAC's approval of 775 MW Luhri Hydropower project, that is proposed to be built on Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh.
  • Indian Biodiversity Congress lays stress on freshwater biodiversity conservation.
  • MoEF to amend Wetlands Rules (2010) to include main river channels in its definition of wetlands, in line with Ramsar Conventions.
  • To quench the thirst of people in Maharashtra, the government should stop diverting water from East flowing rivers to the West.
  • India presses China to have a water commission/an inter-governmental dialogue/ a treaty,  to deal with water issues between the two countries.

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