The health of rivers in Uttarakhand has deteriorated substantially due to violation of environment laws by various hydroelectric projects in the hill State. Important rivers such as the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda are either disappearing downstream of dams or are being used as dumping ground. Garbage dumped in the Tehri dam reservoir has made the Bhagirathi ‘untouchable’ for even local residents. In a letter written to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, T Chatterjee and member

Traffic on Char Dham Yatra routes was closed due to roads blocked by landslides caused by heavy rains on Sunday. However, Tehri SP Rajiv Swarup claimed that the Border Roads Organisation had opened most roads for passage of light vehicles by Sunday afternoon.

Rishikesh: The residents of the Padagli village affected by the construction of the Tehri dam have alleged that the concerned department officials have been misinforming them since past many years.

Among cash crops, fish farming seems to hae become handy for the farmers of the hill State in recent years.
The fact remains that the fish seed production, which was only around 20 lakh seeds in the year 2000, today, it has gone over more four crore seeds resulting in fish production over 35,000 metric tonne(mt).

Keeping in view high fish farming prospects the State Fisheries Department has se

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday approved the revised cost estimate of over Rs 8,390 crore for the Tehri Hydro Electric-Project Stage-1 in Uttarakhand implemented by THDC India (THDCIL).

The decision to revise the cost of the project to Rs 8,392.45 crore, against the original cost of Rs 2,963.66 crore in March 1994, was taken here by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Dehra Dun: Central teams arrived here on Thursday to make an assessment of the damage caused by landslides, cloudbursts and floods following incessant rain in various parts of Uttarakhand.

Three teams from the Centre comprising officers and experts of various departments have landed in Uttarakhand for making the assessment, a government spokesman said.

Natural disasters

During their three

Large Parts Of Bareilly, Bijnore Go Under; Army Called For Relief Ops

Lucknow: Overall flood situation in UP worsened on Tuesday with nine more western and eastern districts being declared flood-hit.

Incessant rain has put the Tehri dam under tremendous threat with water levels in the reservoir crossing the 828.85 metre mark.
This is seven metres above its normal strength.

Dehradun/Lucknow: Water levels at the Tehri dam rose menacingly, following incessant rain in the hills of Uttarakhand, and the release of waters from its massive reservoir to avoid breaches threatened flooding of nearly 1,200 villages downstream along the Ganga.

But a threat of floods in Haridwar passed, with Tehri authorities staggering flows to avoid a sudden surge.