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The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. [1] With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft), it is the tallest dam in India and the 13th-tallest dam in the world .
Jul 9, 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.
1.4 Main Environmental Movements in India . The main environmental movements in India are as under: o Chipko Andolan, o Narmada Dam Andolan. o Silent Valley Movement . 1.4.1 The Chipko Movement . Year: 1973 . Place: In Chamoli district and later at Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.
Jul 21, 2016 · Some key points: - The Tehri Dam is located on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand and has a power generation capacity of 2400 MW and provides irrigation to 270,000 hectares. - Construction began in 1978 but faced significant protests over its environmental and social impacts, including the displacement of over 100,000 people.
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...
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.
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.
Oct 2, 2017 · The Tehri dam is designed for both energy production and water diversion. It produces up to 1,000 MW of electricity and transfers about 250 MGD (million gallons per day) of water to Delhi. Some of that water goes to irrigation, but a large portion becomes tap water.
