The Karanataka government issued a government order on Friday forming a team under the leadership of the Karnataka Engineering Research Station Director (KERS) to expedite the 'Mekedatu' dam project in view of the favourable Supreme Court order.
AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) issued a strongly worded condemnation of the DMK government on Thursday following the Supreme Court's permission for Karnataka to proceed with its Mekedatu dam project, a decision he described as a "deeply
India needs to verify and then trust China, a leading Chinese Studies expert has said, noting that there has been no disengagement so far along the LAC with China in eastern Ladakh, Beijing has had double standards on cross-border terrorism faced by India, it provided information to Pakis
The Central Tibetan Administration profiled Tibetan political prisoner Jamyang Lekshay, jailed for opposing China's Kamtok Dam. Chinese authorities reportedly targeted Yena Monastery monks with re-education. The CTA condemned these actions and highlighted human rights abuses, urging the glob
The project cropped up after India held in abeyance the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and amid complicated border disputes with China.
In a high-level meeting on Friday, Secretary of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Suman issued strict directives to all dam projects operating in Uttarakhand, mandating prior information-sharing with authorities before releasing water.
On being asked about China's views, as India and Bangladesh have both expressed concerns over its hydropower dam project in Tibet, and NGOs have also expressed concerns to the damage to biodiversity and people's livelihoods, Guo said that the project aims to improve people's lives.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday conducted an aerial survey of the under-construction multipurpose Jamrani Dam project in Nainital district and reviewed the ongoing work at the site.
The conference held on Wednesday gathered environmental specialists, policy advocates, and European representatives to assess the extensive impacts of China's hydropower initiatives on the Tibetan Plateau, as reported by CTA.
The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives has voiced worry about the delays in dam construction in Balochistan, which are mostly the result of financial problems and growing project expenses
Amid growing concerns over China's plans to construct the "world's largest dam" on Brahmaputra, experts from India and Bhutan have voiced serious reservations about the project, warning of environmental and geopolitical risks.