Friday 2 May 2014

Hydro-power plants partly blamed for deadly India floods: study

WATER WORLD
Hydro-power plants partly blamed for deadly India floods: study
New Delhi (AFP) April 30, 2014 - Hydropower projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands, a government report has concluded, in a warning to other Himalayan nations investing in the alternative energy source. Floods and landslides caused by early monsoon rains tore through the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand last June leaving more than 5,500 people dead or missing, an ... more


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