Himdhara made a detailed submission on the critique of the Cumulative Impact Assessment report of Satluj Basin conducted by ICFRE. The study was conducted for the Himachal government after the Ministry of Environment , Forest and Climate Change urged it to assess the cumulative impacts of hydro power projects on all the river basins of […]
Allege that the changes are anti-people and environment About 15 environmental groups, concerned citizens and activists from Himachal Pradesh over the last few days have sent a series of submissions to the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary, Himachal Pradesh raising strong objections to the amendments in the Hydro power Policy made by the State Government […]
हिमाचल प्रदेश सरकार ने पर्यावरण व वन मंत्रालय के निर्देश पर 2013-2014 में जल विद्युत परियोजनाओं के प्रभावों का आंकलन करने के लिये भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद् (ICFRE),देहरादून को नियुक्त किया। हिमाचल प्रदेश में सबसे पहले सतलुज घाटी का सामुहिक पर्यावरण प्रभाव आंकलन किया गया। आंकलन के अंतिम प्रक्रिया के दौरान किन्नौर व […]
August 11, 2014 Local, state level and national Environmental groups today sent a submission to the Chief Secretary, Himachal Pradesh raising strong objections to the ammendments in the Hydropower Policy made by the State Government in March 2014. The key objections of groups are to do with the gross dilution in clearance procedures by the […]
On March 25, 2014, 31 women from a nondescript remote village in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh were arrested for protesting against the starting of the work of the 180MW Bajoli Holi Power Project. The opposition to the GMR project is almost 2 years old, but in recent past the situation in the area has become sensitive […]
PETITION DEMANDING IMMEDIATE DROPPING OF CHARGES AGAINST TRIBAL WOMEN On 25th March 2014, 31 women from the remote Holi village in District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh belonging to the Gaddi Scheduled Tribe were detained/arrested by the police and taken 70 kms away to the district headquarter at Chamba for protesting against the illegal felling of trees […]
31 tribal women in Holi village, Chamba arrested for protest against hydro-project and asserting forests rights 25th March 2014 This evening (25th March 2014), the Chamba Police arrested 31 tribal women of Holi village, Chamba District at the power house site of the GMR promoted 180 MW Bajoli Holi Hydroelectricity Project. The women have been […]
SHIMLA: Environmentalists denounce the process as an ill-timed eyewash; Force Government to conduct Consultations at Tehsil levelA public consultation on the Cumulative Environment Impact study of the Satluj river basin conducted today at Jhakhri today saw uproarious scenes with the project affected people of the Satluj valley and environmental organisations vehemently protesting against the conduct […]
11th November 2013 To The Member Secretary EAC River Valley Projects Ministry of Environment and Forests New Delhi Subject: Objections related to extension of Terms of Reference for the 520 MW Nakthan Hydropower Project Sir, This is in reference to the reconsideration of the TOR for the 520 MW Nakthan hydropower project. We would like […]
Himdhara, an environment research and action group today released a report questioning the feasibility of the proposed 66 MW Dhaulasidh Hydro-electric Project to be constructed on the Beas River. Titled ‘Big Costs, Little Gain’ the report critiques the project on the rground that the environmental, socio-economic and financial costs of the project far outweigh the […]