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'Such Catastrophes Will Only Worsen'

'There is a clear relationship between the Char Dham road widening and these landslides.''The situation has further worsened with the massive influx of tourists whose number are running into......

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has......

'Tunnel rescue like war, can't speculate when it will end'

The 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel for the last 11 days are likely to be rescued in the next few hours or by tomorrow, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt......

Can more disasters happen in Uttarakhand?

'Above 2,000 metres the gradient of the Himalayas is very steep and if you build any infrastructure (roads, dams, hydro power projects) in these regions, it will not be able to sustain these events......

It may take less than 3 days to rescue trapped tunnel workers if ...: Official

The government is focusing on horizontal drilling to bring out alive all the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi and it may take less than three days to rescue them if no......

Business lessons from Uttarakhand

Financial markets and public policy will have to privilege those businesses which not only reduce emissions but try to holistically resuscitate the environment. It will be some time before the full......

Uttarakhand disaster: Should govt ban dam construction?

Banning hydro projects is not the solution. Government needs to carry out environmental assessment, disaster potential assessment, climate change assessment and put a proper environmental......

Govt in knots over dams in Uttarakhand

Environment ministry wanted a halt to new dams, but Attorney General now says matter to be decided by PMO With the government binding itself in knots over the future of new hydro-dams in......

NTPC compensation: PowerMin to move Cabinet plan

The power ministry will soon put up a proposal to the Union Cabinet for compensating state-run NTPC, whose upcoming 600-MW hydro-power project at Loharinag Pala in Uttarakhand was scrapped recently......

Three states to kick-start power sector reforms

Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has started the process of setting the power sector right,......

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