Uttarakhand tragedy fallout: SC orders review of 24 hydel projects

NEW DELHI: Deeply concerned about the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered fresh environment impact assessment of 24 hydro-electric projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers and scrutiny of the disaster management plan. 

A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra ordered the ministry of environment and forests to constitute a multi-member expert body to examine whether these 24 under-construction projects and other existing projects "contributed to the tragedy that occurred in Uttarakhand in June".Times of India .

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