A flash flood in Kupara khad on the intervening night of June 28-29, 2025 had first partially blocked the flows of Yamuna River at the same location. About 9 workers had gone missing due to ‘cloudburst’ induced flash flood on that night at Silai Bend about 5 km downstream of Syana Chatti.| SANDRP
Indeed, the Nayar rivers are among the few still free flowing rivers in Ganga basin. The forest fed tributaries perennially feeding the National River also habitats endangered Mahseer fish species. However, now these back-to-back lake projects will dam and degrade the wild streams and cause significant damage to their aquatic diversity.| SANDRP
The frightening debris-laden flash flood disaster at Dharali town along Kheer Gad-Bhagirathi river just 20 km downstream of Gangotri at around 1.30 pm on Tuesday, Aug 5 has demolished over 40 buildings, with scores of people, including nine army jawans, reported missing (the numbers could go up as per several geologists) and at least five… Continue reading Dharali Disaster in Uttarakhand: Amplified by Human Causes| SANDRP
The deluge has significantly damaged the private and public infrastructures along a 25 km stretch of Sainj and Larji area. Three people from Rehla Bihal village went missing after being washed away…| SANDRP
The Karnah project has a long history of setbacks and delays. In the beginning, it was a 2 Mw small hydroelectric (SHEP) project commissioned in 1991 on Owari Nag near the actual line of control in…| SANDRP
This shows once again, that NHAI or the Ministry of Road Transport has no confidence inspiring system to firstly ensure that projects have adequate drainage component so that not only the road sust…| SANDRP
The available media reports clearly show that several extreme weather events fuelled by WDs have struck the Northwest and Northeast Himalayan states in pre-monsoon months in 2025, killing at least …| SANDRP
The ‘cloudburst’ incidents have been reported from all geographical areas of the state spanning 8 districts throughout the season beginning with May 12 in Gharshu village of Kinnaur to September 26…| SANDRP
It is interesting to see Andhra Pradesh CM hinting at bringing HYDRAA like enforcement institution to remove encroachments on Budameru and other water bodies. Considering the nature of his politics…| SANDRP
