Project vs Protest
1949: Dam conceived 1961: Tehri chosen as tentative site 1967 to 1972: Sporadic protests begin 1972: Planning Commission go-ahead 1978: Construction begins under police
1949: Dam conceived 1961: Tehri chosen as tentative site 1967 to 1972: Sporadic protests begin 1972: Planning Commission go-ahead 1978: Construction begins under police
VHP s anti dam protest ends with a whimper
1949 Tehri dam conceived 1961 Tehri chosen as a tentative site for the dam 1972 Planning Commission gives its nod to the dam 1978 Actual construction of the dam begins
The Municipal Corporation of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has been awarded the green city award by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), a public sector company. The award was given to
Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna's fast, undertaken to highlight the dangers of the Tehri dam project, has lasted for more than 40 days. This is the fourth fast by the 72-year-old Chipko
Noted environmentalist, Mr. Sunderlal Bahuguna, has said the country needed a new development policy which ensured human non-interference in nature's functioning. All the political parties were
Noted environmentalists and founder of Chipko movement Sunderlal Bahuguna, while addressing a seminar on "Development and Youth" organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra, said that forests were being
Desperate Hindu extremists are making a mockery of the real problems that the river Ganga faces
A function to mark the World Environment Day and the 17th anniversary of the National Museum of Natural History, witnessed high drama as anti-Tehri dam activists gheraoed the Union minister of state
Tehri project criticised for lapses in rehabilitation and flouting of environmental norms
Sunderlal Bahuguna is an Indian eco-activist and Gandhian peace worker, who has been one of the leaders of the Chipko movement, fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas. Chipko means 'embrace'
A sudden eviction notice to the people of Tehri town, warning of an imminent flooding, has incensed the public
Like all religions, Buddhism is eco friendly. But lofty ideals rarely translate into pragmatism
IT HAS taken decades of singleminded toil for the world's leading green organisations to move centripetally from what was considered the lunatic fringe to a position of such popular power and
The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to lift the ban on tree felling in the Garhwal Himalaya has brought on it the wrath of both the Central government and environmentalists
CHIPKO was the culmination of a century of popular resistance to commercial forestry in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. And its timing was right. Unlike past movements, Chipko's underlying message was
1973 • Chipko is born when villagers of Mandal, near Gopeshwar, led by Chandi Prasad Bhatt and the Dasholi Gram Swarajya Mandal, stop contractors of an Allahabad-based sports goods company,
A crack has appeared on the mountainface forming part of the Tehri dam reservoir. Will such cracks effect the dam project in case of seismic activity? How safe is the site? How serious are the implications?
The beginning of submergence of Tehri also marked the drowning of anti dam sentiments. Any strong protest was conspicuous by its absence. Does this signal the end of the three decade old movement?
Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals