abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

1 Dec 2008

Author:
Shripad Dharmadhikary, for Intl. Rivers

Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas

... the governments of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan are planning to transform the Himalayan rivers into the powerhouse of South Asia. They want to build hundreds of mega-dams to generate electricity from the wild waters of the Himalayas...The dams’ reservoirs and transmission lines will destroy thousands of houses, towns, villages, fields, spiritual sites...But who will reap their benefits? Will they be able to generate as much electricity as promised? What will happen to the people, ecosystems and rivers of the Himalayas if the dams are built and climate change takes its toll? [refers to NHPC, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEPCO), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC), Nigam Ltd. (SVJNL), National Thermal Power (NTPC), Sutluj Valley Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SVJNL), Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board, Bhilwara Group, D S Constructions, Gati Infrastructures, Jay Pee, KSK Group, Mountain Falls, Reliance Energy, GMR, Tata Power, China Exim, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China,, Bank of China, China Gezhouba, China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation]