Considering the significance of Himalayan region, the Government of India needs to regulate the construction of hydroelectric projects. Substantiate (200 Words)
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krishynachaithanya chintamani 3 years
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IAS Parliament 3 years
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KEY POINTS
· In every disaster, the increasing anthropogenic pressure in this area has been found to be a direct or an indirect contributor.
· The most recent example is the Rishi-Ganga valley disaster which claimed over 200 lives as the river turned into a flood carrying a heavy load of silt and debris and demolishing hydropower projects along its course.
· The affidavit filed recently by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in an ongoing matter in the Supreme Court of India has recommended the construction of seven partially constructed hydroelectric projects in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.
· After the Kedarnath tragedy of 2013, in suo motu cognisance by the Supreme Court, an expert body (EB-I) was constituted to investigate whether the “mushrooming of hydro-power projects” in the State of Uttarakhand was linked to the disaster.
· In its findings, EB-I said there was a “direct and indirect impact” of these dams in aggravating the disaster.
· The sustainability of the dams in the long term is highly questionable as hydropower solely relies on the excess availability of water.
· The recent events such as the Rishi Ganga tragedy and the disasters of 2012 (flashfloods), 2013 are examples of how hydroelectric projects which come in the way of high-velocity flows aggravate.
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IAS Parliament 3 years
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