Power Minister R.K. Singh on Tuesday said that NTPC’s Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project has nothing to do with the land subsidence issue being faced in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, the problem is with the area’s land.
He also ruled out review of the ongoing hydropower projects in hilly areas.
In an interview to a media outlet on the sidelines of the ongoing Davos WEF meet, Singh further said that hydropower projects won’t be stopped in the country, despite rising concerns over rampant construction in hilly areas.
The minister said that the problem in Joshimath was detected in 1975 and the following year a committee of top geologists was set up,
