HYDRO PROJECTS ARE TURNING INTO MINEFIELD FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY- INDIA

As the constructions of small and medium Hydro projects are underway in Himachal Pradesh, it is putting aquatic life in peril. An environmentalist studying the impact of hydel projects has singled out several environmental catastrophe including drying up of traditional water sources, decimated vegetation along river side, new breed of plants replacing old varieties and dying of fish species. It also includes increase in water temperature and decrease in humidity of the surroundings. Over 500 hydel projects have been allotted to government and private sector in the state and half of them have already received No Objection Certificate from the Fisheries department.
17 July
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