To flow or not to flow

Reduce Subansiri dam height: panel

Will National Hydro Power Corporation heed report?

CWC may commission cumulative impact assessment of dam projects in Brahmaputra basin in Assam

2,000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project in the basin has been stalled since 2011 due to safety concerns

NHPC cornered over Subansiri

Reports pick apart NHPC’s hydel project in Assam, call for design overhaul

Dibang dam on hold

South Asia

The balancing act

Tribunal cancels three environmental clearances; upholds three

Subansiri dam: green tribunal issues notices to NHPC, government

Petition seeks minimum flow in the river to protect Gangetic dolphins and other life forms

Power ministry gets a jolt

Waterbullying to sink 20 villages

Subansiri dam protests: blockade of Arunachal Pradesh continues

Assam appoints group of ministers to talk to agitating people

MoEF's forest panel rejects Dibang, Tipaimukh hydel projects

Diversion of large tracts of forests,impact on wildlife and people’s livelihoods cited as main reasons; ball now in minister’s court

Arunachal Pradesh postpones public hearing as anti-dam protests get violent

In Assam, activists block road leading to Gerugamukh project on Assam-Arunachal border

“MoU virus” hits Arunachal Pradesh

Non-profits ask for white paper on the upfront payments received

Subansiri dam protests: Akhil Gogoi goes on indefinite fast

WAPCOS completes cumulative impact studies for dams in Subansiri and Siang sub-basins

Assam not a necessary party to hydel power development in Arunachal, says green tribunal

Tribunal ignores recommendations of Assam GoM on conducting cumulative impact study on hydropower projects in upstream state

Kerala overlooks environmental aspects of proposed small hydropower plants

No information available on location of dams and whether the projects are in ecologically sensitive areas like the Western Ghats

Why Manipur is flooded

The state's worst flood in recent history raises doubts over the role of dams

Hydropower projects suffer severe damage

19 projects in Uttarakhand washed away; state hydel power corporation loses Rs 77 crore

Kargil: Wall of landslide debris over river at risk of collapse

A tributary of the Zanskar river remains blocked due to landslide debris, threatening life in the valley. National Disaster Management Authority …

ULFA supports Assam’s protest against big dam projects

The project would eliminate 206 species of fish and threaten existence of the people living near the banks of River Subansiri

Subansiri dam unsafe: experts committee

Report kept under wraps shows project plan ignores flood control and compromises on design, safety

Maximum devastation occurred in areas of maximum forestland diversion

Experts say deforestation aggravated floods in Uttarakhand; only 12 per cent compensatory afforestation achieved

Experts' panel red flags power, mining projects in Western Ghats

Urges MoEF to reject Gundia hydro-electric project and Athirapally dam

Venezuela imposes 2-day working week for government employees

The reduced workweek will extend throughout May