Hydro project on Bhagirathi may be revived by Govt

After almost a year after suspension of work, the government will again consider the 600 MW Loharinag-Pala hydel project on the Bhagirathi river following an expert committee report cautioning against stopping work at an advanced stage, as it might be disastrous for an active seismic zone. Also this region falls under severe seismic zone.
A three-member committee comprising the Union power secretary, the environment secretary and the chairman of the Central Water Commission informed that the tunnels that had been dug through the mountains for this project could potentially devastate the region if there was any seismic activity.
Due to receding Himalayn glaciers, experts are asking for a 200 km stretch free of hydel projects on the Ganges. They also want the new projects on the Bhagirathi to be decommissioned and new ones banned between Gaumukh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand.

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