11th November 2014 : Concerned citizens and environmentalists demand rollback in Hydro Policy Amendments

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 […]

Dec 7, 2013 Public Uproar at Satluj Basin Consultation

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 […]

Environment activists for moratorium in Kinnaur :Daily Post

Shimla Published on Saturday, 26 October 2013   Environment activists have asked the state government to declare Kinnaur a disaster affected area in view of the destruction caused by heavy rains and snow during the month of June this year. Appalled by the government apathy towards reckless and unplanned development in the tribal district, the […]

No light at the end of the tunnel

On occasion of the World Environment Day Himdhara, Environment Research and Action Collective and Him Lok Jagriti Manch, a Kinnaur based platform of communities fighting for their natural resources have written to the Chief Minister and the Union Minister of Environment and Forests drawing their attention to the urgent issues in relation tunnels being cosntructed […]

Business Standard: Forests are disappearing in Himachal Pradesh! (April 22 is Earth Day)

Shimla, April 22 (IANS) Green activists have long protested the hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh that have been gobbling up forests and drying up water channels. Now a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) too backs the claims of the greens. Compensatory afforestation was highly deficient, as 58 percent of the 12 surveyed […]