29September 1-15, 2008 • Down To Earth

C O V E R S T O R Y

Devaprayag

Puri

Srinagar

Karnaprayag

Chamoli

Pipalkoti

Joshimath

Badrinath

Ghastoli

Kedarnath

Tehri

Tharali

Okhimath

Uttarkashi

Yamunotri

Gangotri

Chham

Rishikesh

Tehri (2,400 mw)Dam height: 260.5 mProponents: THDCReservoir: 45 kmCurrent status: Under operation1st stage commissioned:2006Villages affected: 109Land Acquisition: 5200 haKoteshwar (400 mw)

Dam height: 97.5 mProponents: THDCCurrent Status: Under construction

Kotli Bhel II (530 mw)Dam height: 82 mTunnel: 0.78 kmReservoir: 29 kmProponents: NHPCCurrent Status: Proposed projectVillages affected: 17Land Acquisition: 606.14 ha

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Alaknanda river

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Maneri Bhali II (304 mw)Tunnel: 16 kmProponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Under operationDate of commission: 2008

Maneri Bhali I (90 mw)Dam height: 39 mTunnel: 16 kmProponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Under operationDate of commission: 1984

Pala Maneri (480 mw)Dam height: 78 mTunnel: 14.02 kmProponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Proposedproject (stalled)Villages affected: 7Land Acquisition: 82 ha

Loharinag Pala (520 mw)Tunnel: 14.41 kmProponents: NTPCCurrent Status: Under constructionVillages affected: 12Land Acquisition: 164 ha

Harsil (210 mw)Tunnel: 5.06 kmProponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Proposedproject

Alaknanda,Badrinath (300 mw)Dam height: 18 mTunnel: 4.65 kmProponent: GMR**Current status: ProposedprojectVillages affected: 5Land Acquisition: 83.9 Ha.

Bowla Nandprayag (132 mw)Tunnel: 9 kmProponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Proposed project

Nandprayag Langasu(141 mw)Current Status: Proposedproject

Tamak Lata (280 mw)Tunnel: 5.7 kmProponents: UJVNLCurrent status: proposedproject

Karnaprayag (160 mw)Current Status: Proposedproject

Devsari dam (252 mw)Proponents: SJVNLCurrent status: proposedprojectUtyasu dam (860 mw)

Current Status: Proposedproject

Srinagar (330 mw)Tunnel: 4.08 kmReservoir: 20 kmProponents: GVK**Current Status: Under constructionVillages affected: 24Land Acquisition: 475 ha

Lata Tapovan (310 mw)Tunnel: 7.83 kmProponents: NTPCCurrent status: Under constructionVillages affected: 4Land Acquisition: 76.77 ha

Vishnugad Pipalkoti(444 mw)Tunnel: 16.47 kmProponents: NTPCCurrent status: Under constructionVillages affected: 14Land Acquisition: 120 ha

Tapovan Vishnugad (520 mw)Dam height: 22 mTunnel: 12.16 kmProponents: NTPCCurrent status: Under constructionVillages affected: 12Land Acquisition: 240 ha

Vishnuprayag (400 mw)Dam height: 14 mTunnel: 11.323 kmProponents: Jaypee Group**Current status: Existing projectDate of commission: 2006

Kotli Bhel IA (195 mw)Dam height: 82.5 mTunnel: 0.31 kmReservoir: 18.4 kmProponents: NHPCCurrent status: Proposed projectVillages affected: 11Land Acquisition: 278.33 ha

Rudraprayag

Hydroelectric projects in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins

Bhaironghati I (380 mw)Proponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Proposed project (stalled)

Bhaironghati II (65 mw)Proponents: UJVNLCurrent Status: Proposed project (stalled)

Alaknanda basin projectsBhagirathi basin projects

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UJVNL-Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam LtdNTPC-National Thermal Power CorporationTHDC-Tehri Hydro Development CorporationNHPC-National Hydroelectric Power Corporation** -Private companies

Source:www.sandrp.in

Kotli Bhel IB (320 mw)Dam height: 90 mTunnel: 0.73 kmReservoir: 27.5 kmProponents: NHPCCurrent Status: Proposed projectVillages affected: 27Land Acquisition: 500.62 ha