DEHRADUN: A recent study which revealed cause of Chamoli flashfloods as a rock and ice avalanche
releasing energy “equivalent to about 15 Hiroshima atomic bombs” highlighted the risks associated with the ‘rapid expansion of hydropower infrastructure into increasingly unstable territory’.
Published in ‘Science Magazine’ journal authored by 53 scientists, experts and researchers, the study questions long-term sustainability of hydroelectric power projects and asserts that such projects must be planned keeping in mind both current and future social and environmental conditions including risks to infrastructure, personnel, and downstream communities.
