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Cases / Wind, hydro and other renewables · India · 2013

Expert panel says hydropower amplified 2013 Uttarakhand flood

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No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 2 none on record · 1 not measured · 1 unclear See the gaps

An Indian expert panel reported that hydropower schemes worsened the 2013 Uttarakhand flood, and the Supreme Court halted 24 of them. River valleys in Uttarakhand are the nature at stake.

What?
An expert panel reported that hydropower schemes amplified the 2013 Uttarakhand flood; the Supreme Court halted 24 of them. Down To Earth
Where?
Uttarakhand state, India. Down To Earth
When?
The flood was in 2013; the court process is recorded for 2014 to 2026. Down To Earth
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Hydropower schemes are said to have worsened the flood's impact; the Supreme Court then halted 24 of them. Down To Earth
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who

What happened

The record, in order.

An expert panel reported that hydropower schemes amplified the 2013 Uttarakhand flood, according to Down To Earth.

The Supreme Court halted 24 of the schemes, according to the same source.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not name the expert panel or say how it measured the flood's amplification.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say who gained, lost or was harmed.
    • Unclear Whether the 24 halted schemes remain stopped after 2026 is not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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