Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project

In March 20265, the Karnataka High Court,directed the State government to stop work in the forest area for the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, until further orders.

  • A group of environmentalists had moved the Court, challenging the State Wildlife Board’s approval for the proposed project in the Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Wildlife Sanctuary which is part of the Western Ghats, and a biodiversity hotspot.
  • Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project is aproposed on the Sharavathi River in the Shivamogga district, Karnataka.
  • The project involves building a pumped storage power plant between two existing reservoirs.
  • The Talakalale dam, which stands at ....
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