The following informed commentary by Devesh Pant on the government’s decision to privatise hydro plants throughout Uttarakhand should arouse concern and action to thwart the “colossal” sell out of Uttarakhand’s patrimony at fire-sale prices.
To the Editor, The Garhwal Post,
Sir,
Today’s front page news should arouse every Uttarakhandi. Selling off Uttarakhand’s Hydro-Power houses is putting a [...]

State Pulse, Central Chronicle, July 11, 2008
Tapping energy or sapping the Himalayas - report by Chandi Prasad Bhatt, eminent activist and environmentalist

A series of dams are being planned on the Ganga between the Gangotri glacier and Uttarkashi to generate hydropower. The government has an economic agenda that requires huge amount energy. Well, it can go [...]