Chamoli District
India now has 49 Ramsar sites, highest in South Asia
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:03 AMRamsar has designated two more wetlands in India, bringing the total to 49
Need to revamp developmental planning in the Uttarakhand hills
Posted on 12 Feb, 2021 11:02 AMThe recent catastrophe in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, where a large part of the Nanda Devi Glacier fell into the Alaknanda stream near Joshimath, caused severe flooding.
NITI Ayog allocates Rs 1000 crore for groundwater contaminated zones
Posted on 11 Jan, 2016 09:48 PMGovernment to install community water purification plants in water toxic zones
Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
Drinking water quality worst in Kerala: Report
Posted on 29 Dec, 2013 04:50 PMKerala scores worst in access to potable water: NSSO
Floods in Assam affect one lakh people - Dhemaji worst hit
Posted on 08 Jul, 2013 11:31 AMFlood fury hits Assam
Celebrating Uttarakhand
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:14 PMThroughout history, the Uttarakhand Himalayas have been a source of timber and water to the rest of the nation. However, this has led to severe depletion of resources in the state. Today, the mountain communities find it hard to meet their basic needs of fodder, fuel and water.
Let Pinder river flow free - Thousands gather in people's public hearing and vow to oppose the dam
Posted on 15 Apr, 2011 05:16 PMI pray to all my friends, brothers and sisters to not join the company in turning this valley into a monstrosity!” These are the powerful words by Narmada Devi from Village Padmallah that marked the flavor of a peoples' public hearing on the Devsari HEP.
This public hearing on the 3 April 2011 saw strength of 2000 people from all proposed Devsari HEP affected and surrounding villages of the Pinder valley. The hearing was organized by Bhu Swami Sangharsh Samiti and Matu Jan Sangathan and took place at the Sangam Maidan of Block Deval, Tehsil Tharali, District Chomoli, Uttarakhand. Public hearing at Deval was a peoples' response to the project proponent hearing at Chepdu on 20 January 2011.
Environmental Public Hearing of the proposed Devsari HEP, on River Pinder, disrupted by angry villagers
Posted on 03 Nov, 2009 01:19 PMPublic Hearing not Performed in Devsari HEP
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FIR filed against 11 people by name (Vimalbhai, Gabbarsingh etc.) under IPC. 148,332,427,436,504
Agitation is continue in Deval
On 13th October, 2009 the Environmental Public Hearing (PH) of the proposed Devsari HEP (252 MW) on river Pinder, one of the main tributary of Alaknanda River, District Chamoli, Uttarakhand was organised by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board amidst growing opposition to the Project from the local vilagers. Satluj Jal Vidhut Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Central Govt. and Himachal State is the project proponent.