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Risk and Uncertainty in Hydro-power Development in Uttarakhand Post Kedarnath and Chamoli Flood Disasters in Uttarakhand
The state of Uttarakhand is situated in the upper reaches of the Indian sub-continent. It is also locally termed as—Dev Bhoomi as it houses many of the famous temples attracting millions of tourists and pilgrims from within and outside the country. This state is also blessed with rivers fed by natural glaciers as well as rains contributing to a huge hydro-power potential. (UJVNL) The main source of income for the state is through hydro-power development and tourism. The state having a hilly terrain does not support the establishment of large industries, and hence, migration is increasing year by year. Thus, promoting hydro-power production and promotion of tourism are some of the feasible options for economic development. If hydro-power development is scuttled, it will be difficult to arrest mass migrations from these states. Uttarakhand has a hydro-power potential of the order of 20,000 MW against which only about 3164 MW (16% approx.) has been harnessed so far (Agarwal and Kansal in Water Energy Int 59, 2017). The state is gifted by nature with rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi providing an ideal location for hydro-power development. Unfortunately, most of hydro-power projects under development were stayed by The Supreme Court of India (2013) after Kedarnath flood disasters that occurred in Uttarakhand in June-2013. Situation has worsened further after the current Chamoli flood in Feb-2021. In the present paper, authors have discussed about the above flood disasters and their impact on hydro-power development in the state.
Risk and Uncertainty in Hydro-power Development in Uttarakhand Post Kedarnath and Chamoli Flood Disasters in Uttarakhand
The state of Uttarakhand is situated in the upper reaches of the Indian sub-continent. It is also locally termed as—Dev Bhoomi as it houses many of the famous temples attracting millions of tourists and pilgrims from within and outside the country. This state is also blessed with rivers fed by natural glaciers as well as rains contributing to a huge hydro-power potential. (UJVNL) The main source of income for the state is through hydro-power development and tourism. The state having a hilly terrain does not support the establishment of large industries, and hence, migration is increasing year by year. Thus, promoting hydro-power production and promotion of tourism are some of the feasible options for economic development. If hydro-power development is scuttled, it will be difficult to arrest mass migrations from these states. Uttarakhand has a hydro-power potential of the order of 20,000 MW against which only about 3164 MW (16% approx.) has been harnessed so far (Agarwal and Kansal in Water Energy Int 59, 2017). The state is gifted by nature with rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi providing an ideal location for hydro-power development. Unfortunately, most of hydro-power projects under development were stayed by The Supreme Court of India (2013) after Kedarnath flood disasters that occurred in Uttarakhand in June-2013. Situation has worsened further after the current Chamoli flood in Feb-2021. In the present paper, authors have discussed about the above flood disasters and their impact on hydro-power development in the state.
Risk and Uncertainty in Hydro-power Development in Uttarakhand Post Kedarnath and Chamoli Flood Disasters in Uttarakhand
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Timbadiya, P. V. (Herausgeber:in) / Patel, Prem Lal (Herausgeber:in) / Singh, Vijay P. (Herausgeber:in) / Manekar, Vivek L. (Herausgeber:in) / Mazumder, S. K. (Autor:in) / Sharma, Shivdayal (Autor:in)
International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering ; 2021
01.09.2023
11 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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