Despite the inherent risks, India is determined to join China, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan in turning the Himalayas into the Saudi Arabia of hydroelectric energy. Almost 300 big hydropower projects are under construction or proposed for India’s five Himalayan states, according to the Central Electric Authority. “The government wants to put dams on every river … Continue reading Uttarakhand’s Furious Himalayan Flood Could Bury India’s Hydropower Program