“Building the Tehri Dam in India.” Click here to watch this video. Genre: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions VideosSubjects: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions
Water for Welfare Secretariat. “Impact of Tehri Dam – Lessons Learnt.” IIT Roorkee. February 2008. Click here to read this report. Genre: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions Articles, Tehri ArticlesSubjects: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions, Tehri
Battle for the Yamuna Makes Waves in Delhi By Madhava Smullen, ISKCON News June 10, 2011 After a month-and-a-half-long march in protest of the pollution of the sacred river Yamuna, thousands of sadhus, Krishna devotees, and environmentalists have made huge waves in the political scene and brought the attention of…
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Seth, B.S. “Prayers for a little.” Down to Earth. 31 August 2011. Prayers for a little By Bharat Lal Seth August 31, 2011 Rivers’ flows must be maintained to protect the services they provide, but India has no legislation How much water should flow in Indian rivers? Hydrologists have been…
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Pant, D. “Damning the Himalayan rivers by dams.” The Pioneer. 18 October 2011. Damning the Himalayan rivers by Dams By Dinesh Pant Tuesday, October 18, 2011 The mindless construction of projects on various rivers risks the livelihood of nearly 20 lakh people, besides triggering natural disasters like landslides, writes Dinesh…
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Post-Tehri Dam Irrigation Service and Modernization of Upper Ganga Canal System By Ravindra Kumar Abstract: Multiple uses of Upper Ganga Canal (UGC) water – serving thirsty towns, major water feeder to Agra irrigation canals (of Yamuna basin), producing power at many UGC drops, presently irrigating an average 0.6 million ha…
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Kaur, R., Kendall, T. “Myth of power.” Down to Earth. 15 September 2008. Myth of power By Ravleen Kaur and Tom Kendall September 15, 2008 Nourisher of an ancient civilization, the Ganga could be gasping for its survival. Every few kilometres the water of its tributaries will be diverted to…
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Eassey, L. “India’s Tehri Dam: Stopping the Flow of Life?” Project Groundswell. Thursday 28 October 2011. India’s Tehri Dam: Stopping the Flow of Life? By Lakshmi Eassey Thursday, October 28, 2011 “There’s no means to live here anymore,” said Mooni Devi, a 42-year-old farmer in the village of Sau Upu…
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Desai, J.H. “Heavenly Ganga, The Farakka Barrage and its Atrocious Aftermath: Reflections, Lessons, and Questions.” Radio Sai Listeners’ Journal. May 2008; 6:5. Click here to read this article. Genre: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions ArticlesSubjects: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions
Tehri dam outstees to be rehabilitated again, threat of landslides eUttaranchal June 23, 2007 People living near the Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand are in trouble. Villages on the slopes overlooking the reservoir are threatened by increasing landslides and those living downstream, once ousted for the building…
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