March 21, 2018 To, Smt Manisha Nanda Addl. Chief Secy. cum Principal Secy. to the Chief Minister (Environment Science & Technology, Information & Public Relation, Tourism & Civil Aviation) Government of Himachal Pradesh Dear Mam, We are writing to you on the Day of Action for Rivers across the world on behalf of the concerned […]
On 15th February, there was a news report on how Uttarakhand has finally struck an agreement on the Lakhwar and Kishau Dams with its neighbouring state Himachal and other states vying for the water share from these projects which were part of the Yamuna inter state agreement signed in the 1990s. “The Yamuna Review Committee […]
Not only has the government failed to do a cost-benefit analysis of building the Pancheshwar Dam or assess its environmental impact, it has also fallen short of addressing the growing concerns of locals. Exactly a year ago, our prime minister, in his campaign speech just before the Uttarakhand state elections, declared from the podium in Pithoragarh town that […]
5 November 2017 पंचेश्वर बहुद्देशीय नही बहुधोखीय परियोजना है: पंचेश्वर बांध व रुपालीगाड बंाधों की प्रक्रिया तुरंत प्रभाव रोकी जाये। वन अधिकार दो – जैव विविधता रजिस्टर ग्राम स्तर पर बनाओं प्रभावित जनता को अंधेरे में रखकर पर्यावरण और वन स्वीकृतियंा लेने की प्रक्रियंा पूरी की जा रही है वह यह बताता है कि सरकारों […]
As the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment for River Valley Projects discussed the matter of world’s second highest dam, today, a small group of peaceful protestors stood outside to voice their dissent. “We are here to ask how the committee will take a decision in 45 minutes about a project on which 40000 crores […]
Himachal Pradesh a mountain state in Indian Himalaya, covering an area of over fifty five thousand square kilometres, has 5 major river basins Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Yamuna. Yamuna crosses only the south-eastern border of the state, and but its tributaries originating in Himachal include Giri and Tons which form a part of the […]
It is World Enviroment Day. Environment is not something outside of us. It is part of us and we are its integral part. In Kinnaur, where communities for centuries have evolved their cultures, language, livelihoods around nature are at crossroads today. In a capitalist world, in a consumerist society, how do mountain people reassess their […]
Press Release: 8th May 2017 Environmental groups and people’s movements across the country condemn its destructive projects and policies The Asian Development Bank, an international financial institution, has in the last decade financed infrastructure and other large development projects to the tune of 123 billion dollars across Asia. While ADB celebrated its 50th year with […]
In The DirtyHydro Diaries we bring you the Parbati Story from Raila village, Sainj valley in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, affected by the NHPC’s 800 MW Parbati II Hydropower project. On 16th April 2017, villagers discovered a deep crack in their fields which now is threatening their lives.
April 15 is celebrated every year as Himachal Day. It was on this day that Himachal Pradesh was declared a Union territory separate from the Punjab Hill States in 1948. Several peasant struggles against bonded labour in the hills led to the emergence of a vision of an autonomous identity for the region, centred around the social […]