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Environmental activist Sunderlal Bahuguna led the Anti-Tehri Dam movement from 1980s till 2004. The protest was against the displacement of town inhabitants and environmental consequence of the weak ecosystem. Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India
Apr 22, 2024 · Tehri Dam Conflict. Year: 1990’s; Place: Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand. Leaders: Sundarlal Bahuguna; Aim: The protest was against the displacement of town inhabitants and the environmental consequence of the weak ecosystem. Tehri Dam attracted national attention in the 1980s and the 1990s.
The Tehri dam protests were influenced by India's Chipko Andolan movement (See Indians embrace trees (Chipko) to stop logging activity, 1971-1974)(1). The protests also influenced other dam protests in the Himalayas, especially in the Sikkim region (1).
While the Anti Tehri Dam Movement began in the late 1970s as a local resistance movement against the dam, it evolved into a civil movement in the 1980s as the participants of the movement diversified beyond the boundary of the locality.
Sep 25, 2021 · On September 24, 2021, Tehri Dam reservoir was filled for the first time to a height of 830 meters. Key Points It is worth mentioning that under the Tehri Hydroelectric Project, till now it is filled up to 828 meters, but in the month of August itself, after getting permission from the government, the water level was increased.
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose dam situated in the Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. It is the tallest dam in India and provides water to generate electricity, irrigation and municipal water supply.
Feb 24, 2010 · For the last 12 years construction has continued unabated on India's Tehri Dam amidst staunch opposition, massive environmental degradation and social upheaval. Even lack of sufficient funds has not stopped this monstrous, concrete Juggernaut; it has been moving along in stages, with money acquired from state and national budgets.
May 29, 2021 · In the early 1990s, he reorganised the ‘Save Himalaya’ movement and launched his agitation against the Tehri dam. The first opposition against Tehri though was led by advocate and geologist...
Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and fourth highest dam in the world. It is around 260.5 metre high and 592 metre long. It is part of the Tehri Dam & Hydro Power Project (the multi-purpose river valley project) taken up for construction on River Bhagirathi to tap its vast potential for irrigation and hydro-electric purposes.
Oct 1, 2002 · This fact sheet gives information about the Tehri Dam on India's Bhagirathi River, the main tributary of the Ganges. The dam is one of the largest and most controversial dams on earth, with its reservoir submerging the homes of more than 100,000 people.
