Punjab Govt to set up hydropower units
The Punjab government has decided to establish small hydropower units at newly constructed barrages including New Khanki Barrage being funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB is extending $
View ArticleIndia ready to alter dam design being built on Chenab
India has expressed its willingness to change the design of Ratle Dam (850mw Hydropower Generation Project) being built on Chenab River in Indian held Kashmir. Following the reservations and serious...
View Article21 hydel projects in bad shape
An independent audit has revealed that all the 21 hydel power projects run by the J&K State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) are not following the Standard Operating Manual which is necessary...
View ArticleLikely Chenab flood may affect 0.3m villagers
The district administration has chalked out a comprehensive plan to meet any eventuality during likely flood in the river Chenab and other nullahs, and feared that according to estimates, 229,368 acres
View ArticleChenab River diversion plan opposed
Led by a former MNA, the growers and inhabitants of three union councils of Bunwala, Chenab Rasoolpur and Bakhtiari staged a demonstration on the bank of River Chenab against the Punjab government's plan
View ArticleIndia agrees to re-examine objections to Kishanganga dam design
LAHORE: India has agreed to re-examine Pakistan’s objections over designs of Kishanganga dam and four other hydroelectric power projects on Jhelum and Chenab rivers. During the third and concluding
View ArticleMountain of trash may be driving Himalayas to disaster
Lalpani, a reserve forest, lies four kilometres off Shimla. For all the protection it is supposed to get, there is a giant heap of rubbish festering in it, a proof of neglect and contempt for...
View ArticleIllegal constructions along river banks behind massive destruction
Massive destruction of residential structures along the Tawi, Chenab and Ujj rivers in the Jammu region has once again brought to focus illegal constructions and encroachments on the river banks by people
View ArticleFarmers in Chenab basin battle starvation
Were known for prosperity only 10 days back Farmers in the Chenab basin have been struggling for a handful of foodgrain to save their families from starvation after the devastating floods snatched...
View ArticleTo ensure no water is diverted, Pak team to visit Chenab basin
A Pakistani delegation will visit the Chenab basin in Himachal Pradesh on September 20 to see that there is no diversion of the river waters. During the visit, the first-ever since the Indus Waters
View ArticleLahaul-Spiti residents reject big hydro power projects
Tell govt-appointed panel to prepare policy in favour of small ones Tribals in the snowbound Lahaul-Spiti district Wednesday rejected the construction of big hydro power projects, pleading that the
View ArticlePanel to prepare final draft of CEIA study on Chenab basin by 2015
Even as tribals in the snow-bound Lahaul-Spiti and Pangi subdivision of Chamba rejected the construction of big hydropower projects in the Chenab basin on the ground that these would wreak havoc in the
View ArticleIndia ready to alter dam design being built on Chenab
India has expressed its willingness to change the design of Ratle Dam (850mw Hydropower Generation Project) being built on Chenab River in Indian held Kashmir. Following the reservations and serious...
View ArticleNDMA issues flood warning for areas in Punjab
SIALKOT: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a weather advisory on Wednesday warning that the area around Punjab's Chenab River could be hit with a flood within a day's span (April
View ArticleMove to ease hydropower project allotment norms
State to study rules in Uttarakhand before taking final call After getting a poor response for 37 power projects, the Directorate of Energy (DoE) has proposed a change in its allotment policy to woo
View ArticleJammu heads for major water crisis
State government abandons plan to divert water from the Chenab river Jammu is heading for a major water crisis in the coming years as the PDP-BJP government has almost abandoned the plan to divert water
View ArticleRiver model to help J-Kprepare for floods
The Jammu and Kashmir Government will soon get a 3D terrain model of major rivers called digital elevation model to improve disaster management planning to deal with a deluge like the one in September
View ArticleThe catastrophe over Jammu and Kashmir in September 2014: a meteorological...
An observational analysis of the catastrophic rainstorm during 4–6 September 2014 over Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) presented in this study shows that the event was unprecedented in terms of the
View ArticleJispa Dam project faces opposition
The 260-mw Jispa Dam project at the snowbound Lahaul valley faces tribal opposition. The dam aims at storing about 0.8 million-acre feet of water to feed 11 major power projects downstream in the Chenab
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of debris from the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 30/05/2016 regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal
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