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Explained: Status of hydroelectric power in India

At present, India’s total installed power capacity is 375.32 gigawatt (GW) as of December 2020. Out of this, only 12 percent, or 45.8 GW, is coming from hydroelectric power projects.
Glacier burst: Did the rising number of dams in Uttarakhand trigger the disaster?

After the 2013 floods, a committee set up by the Supreme Court recommended that no more dams be constructed in the State. Despite that, since 2013, five dams have been built on the Alaknanda river, which suffered the glacier burst on February 7

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Tapovan Vishnugad

Explained: Status of hydroelectric power in India

Glacier burst: Did the rising number of dams in Uttarakhand trigger the disaster?