As the Bhagirathi swells again, satellite images show a new warning sign in the Dharali-Harsil valley.

Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganga, will now flow untamed and unchecked. For, the govt has decided not to proceed with the 381MW Bhaironghati and 480MW Pala-Maneri hydroelectric plants.

New Delhi: Four years after a government ban on mining and dam-building on a 100-km stretch of the Ganga, an environment ministry panel is considering a dilution of its provisions, documents seen by ...