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Himachal irked at dam sale
Expressing shock over Jaypee group's sale of the Karcham Wangtoo and Baspa hydropower projects to an Abu Dhabi firm, the state chief minister Virbhadra Singh said the company cannot sell its projects without the government's consent as it has signed an MoU with the state
Kerala has enough sand to last 50 years: Study
India's largest pvt hydel project sold
In a deal involving Rs 10,500 crores, Jaypee sells two hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh to an Abu Dhabi firm. The 1000 mega watt Karcham Wangtoo one of them
Rajasthan complains against contaminated water in Satluj
764 industries behind Ganga pollution
In a survey conducted between 2011 and 2013, the Central Pollution Control Board identified the polluting industries in five states on the main stem of the river and its tributaries
Ineffective chlorination behind railway stations' contaminated water
Metal plant contaminates groundwater in Kollam
Groundwater has turned acidic and agricultural fields gone waste within 500 metres radius of Kerala Minerals and Metal Limited in Chittoor village, affecting 300 familes. Tankers supply water only once a week
Maha Irrigation Scam report ready
Manipur villagers spend Rs 400 per month on drinking water
79% people living in villages of the four valley districts in Manipur use raw water from ponds, rivers and canals, says the Village Development Profile published by the Manipur State Panchayat Parishad
Pollution plagues holy wells of Rameshwaram temple
Post Telangana, tribals want Polavaram dam scrapped
The dam will benefit only Seemandhra and displace about two lakh tribals, most of them in Telangana. Tribal activists launch padyatra to protest against an amendment in the Telangana Bill which proposes to shift their villages to Seemandhra.
Bhopal gas leak victims protest for clean water
Contaminated groundwater due to hazardous waste from the abandoned Union Carbide plant impacts 50,000 people from 22 areas. Groundwater was declared chemically polluted way back in 1991.
2010 was wettest for Tibet in last 3,500 years
