Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydropower Project

Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydropower Project

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The National Board for Wildlife gave the principal approval for the project in July 2025. The in-principle approval for the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, despite serious ecological concerns raised over its impact on the Sharavathi Valley Lion-tailed Macaque Sanctuary in the Western Ghats has caused concern among locals and environment activists.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sharavathi-project-gets-in-principle-nod-from-nbwl-but-environmental-concerns-remain/article69801224.ece
The National Board for Wildlife gave the principal approval for the project in July 2025. The in-principle approval for the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, despite serious ecological concerns raised over its impact on the Sharavathi Valley Lion-tailed Macaque Sanctuary in the Western Ghats has caused concern among locals and environment activists.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sharavathi-project-gets-in-principle-nod-from-nbwl-but-environmental-concerns-remain/article69801224.ece


In March 2026, protests against the project were held at [[Shivmoga District]] in Karnataka which demanded scrapping the project https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/protest-held-opposing-sharavathy-pumped-storage-project-in-shivamogga/article70779966.ece/amp/
In March 2026, protests against the project were held at [[Shivmoga District]] in Karnataka which demanded scrapping the project https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/protest-held-opposing-sharavathy-pumped-storage-project-in-shivamogga/article70779966.ece/amp/


==History==
==History==