Prime Minister Modi To Dedicate 3 Himachal Hydro Plants To Nation
Shimla: On his maiden visit to Himachal Pradesh after being elected Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 18th October will dedicate three hydro electric power stations…
Shimla: On his maiden visit to Himachal Pradesh after being elected Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 18th October will dedicate three hydro electric power stations…
A case of gross negligence, where the states authorities have been found wanting in preventing a big fraud, has come to light when a…
Shimla: Er. Pavan Kumar Kohli, currently Director (Civil) at HPSEB has been selected for this year’s Rashtriya Gaurav Award. This award is given away…
Shimla: The upfront payment policy, introduced in December 2006, had by July 2009 fetched the government Rs 665.85 crores in ready cash in allotment of 15 medium and large projects and 293 small hydro project.
It is quite evident that the Larji project has not been following the prescribed safety and environmental protocols that its licence imposes on it, and that the practices it does follow are harmful and damaging to the environment and the residents of that area.
Justice Tarlok Chauhan observed, ‘ in case the water has been discharged without any warning as alleged, then prima-facie, it is established that it is not only a case of callousness, but a case of grave negligence on the part of the project authorities.”
The death of twenty four students owing to a sudden surge in the Beas at Thalout by the release of waters from the Larji Dam yesterday is another instance of how the hydel projects in Himachal just don’t give a damn about safety-whether it is of the environment or of human beings.
Shimla: Burying the controversy over allotment of a 15 MW hydropower project, the cabinet today decided to hand it over to HP State Electricity…
Main opposition BJP staying away from the budget session, Congress legislators patting the back of a lame Virbhadra Singh government over the 2014-15 budget…
Shimla: Chief minister Virbhadra Singh after admitting that his wife Pratibha Singh, daughter Aprajita Singh and son Vikramaditya Singh did own shares in Tarini…