At present, eight
Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs) with an installed
capacity of 2351 MW are under construction on the river Ganga
and its tributaries.
To assess the
cumulative impact of HEPs including impact on flow of
water, riverine eco-system and land & aquatic
bio-diversity, the Ministry of Environment & Forests has got two studies
conducted through Wild-Life Institute of India, Dehradun
and IIT, Roorkee.
The Ministry of
Environment & Forests accords environment & forest clearances to HEPs as per defined procedures, laid-down through various
Notifications, issued by them from time to time. Those clearances are based on
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) studies / Environment Management Plan (EMP)
including specific studies mentioned above wherein issues concerning
environment Impact, impact on bio-diversity, environmental flow, rehabilitation
& resettlement are adequately addressed.
The details of eight projects are as
under:
|
Under Construction hydro electric projects on River Ganga & its tributaries
(Excluding projects under Ministry of New & Renewable
Energy)
|
|
Sl.
No.
|
Name of Scheme
|
Basin
|
State
|
Installed Capacity
|
Likely
Commissioning
|
|
(No. x MW)
|
MW
|
|
|
Central Sector
|
|
1
|
Tehri PSP (THDC)
|
Ganga
|
Uttarakhand
|
4x250
|
1000.00
|
2017-18
|
|
2
|
Tapovan Vishnugad
(NTPC)
|
Ganga
|
Uttarakhand
|
4x130
|
520.00
|
2015-16
|
|
3
|
Lata tapovan
(NTPC)
|
Ganga
|
Uttarakhand
|
3x57
|
171.00
|
2017-18
|
|
|
Sub- total (Central Sector) :
|
1691.00
|
|
|
|
State Sector
|
|
4
|
Swara Kuddu
(HPPCL)
|
Ganga
|
H.P.
|
3x37
|
111.00
|
2014-15
|
|
|
Sub- total (State Sector) :
|
111.00
|
|
|
|
Private Sector
|
|
5
|
Tangu Romai-
I (TRPGL)
|
Ganga
|
H.P.
|
2x22
|
44.00
|
2015-16
|
|
6
|
Shrinagar (GVK)
|
Ganga
|
Uttarakhand
|
4x82.5
|
330.00
|
2013-15
|
|
7
|
Phata Byung
(LANCO)
|
Ganga
|
Uttarakhand
|
2x38
|
76.00
|
2014-15
|
|
8
|
Singoli Bhatwari
(L&T)
|
Ganga
|
Uttarakhand
|
3x33
|
99.00
|
2015-16
|
|
|
Sub- total (Private Sector) :
|
549.00
|
|
|
|
Total:
|
2351.00
|
|
This information was given by MoS (I/C) Power Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in Lok Sabha today.
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