Blamed for Joshimath sinking, NTPC justifies project

A 12-kilometer long tunnel connected to the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project is 1 kilometers away from Joshimath town and at least a kilometer below the ground, state-owned National Thermal......

Chorus of 'NTPC go back' grows louder in sinking Joshimath

Amid evacuations and demolitions in sinking Joshimath, several residents and activists are calling for the National Thermal Power Corporation to shut down its activities in the region, alleging......

Projects that harm Joshimath should be stopped: Badrinath head priest

Expressing concern over land subsidence at Joshimath in Uttarakhand, the rawal or head priest of the famed Badrinath shrine, Easwaraprasad Namboothiri, has urged the authorities to stop the......

'Rishiganga has been obliterated from the map'

IMAGE: Rescue operations in full swing in the Neeti valley, February 8, 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo   While rescue efforts are on in full swing, the narrow tunnel and the massive slush that......