{DUU-1} Legal Case on Dams

LEGAL CASES

Project Name: Tehri Dam Project

1) Tehri Dam

# For generation of electricity, facilitation of irrigation and creation of a conservation reservoir, a 260.5 m of Rock fill Dam was envisaged on the Bhagirathi River.

# An underground power-generating unit to generate 1,000 mega watts of electricity (4x250 megawatts) through traditional turbine generating sets was to be set up in the first phase of the construction of the Tehri Dam.

# In the second phase of the construction of the Dam, another underground generating unit to be set up with associated pump turbine units of a capacity of 4,000 megawatts.

2) Koteshwar Dam

# On Bhagirathi River, 22 Km. downstream from the Tehri Dam construction site in Koteshwar, a concrete dam of 103.5 meters height, having a capacity of 400 (4x100 megawatts) would be set up for generating electricity and a balancing water reservoir to be created in the same place.

# To create two single circuit of transmission for transmitting 765 Kilo Volts of electrical power form Tehri and Koteshwar projects and to lay electric lines to the northern areas, particularly till Meerut.

River: Bhagirathi & Bhilangana
Agency: Tehri Hydro Development Corporation

On 18-12-04 Petitioners Mr. N. D. Jayal and Mr. Shekhar Singh file an application in the High Court of Uttaranchal. On 28-2005 THDC has filed reply on this. Next date is 8-6-2005.

2) Project Name: Loharinag-Pala Hydroelectric Project (4x150 MW)

River: BhagirathiAgency: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

Environmental Clearance granted on 8.2.2005

A Case filed against Ministry of Environment & Forest, Uttaranchal State Pollution Control Board and NTPC in National Applet authority on 1-4-2005. Notice has been issued to all three parties. Hearing will be on 5^th May 2005.

Case filed by Matu Peoples’ Organisation and Two headmen of effected villages named Tihar and Bhatwari.

3)Project Name: Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project (4x130 MW)
Agency: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

River: Alaknandaganga

Environmental Clearance granted on 8.2.2005

A Case filed against Ministry of Environment & Forest, Uttaranchal State Pollution Control Board and NTPC in National Applet authority on 1-4-2005. Notice has been issued to all three parties. Hearing will be on 5^th May 2005.

Case filed by Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti and Matu Peoples’ Organisation.

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