New Delhi. On the outskirts of Rudraprayag‚ a town in the northern Indian state of whose many temples draw tourists and Hindu pilgrims with magnetic force‚ visitors often stop for a meal at a popular hotel built right on the river Alakananda. One of the two head streams of the Ganga‚ the holy lifeline of India that gushes from the Gomukh snout of the massive Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas‚ Alakananda is revered as a goddess. A night in the hotel is cheap‚ and budget tourists from home and
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Hydroelectric energy is produced by water turning a turbine to generate electricity. Hydroelectric offers a great amount of energy from a renewable source. Hydroelectric is the most common alternative energy source currently in use in the world. A hydroelectric dam is complex and hard to set up. To create a hydroelectric plant‚ it typically takes a large river with a steep drop in elevation. The greater the drop and amount of water‚ the more electricity is generated from the greater potential
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MAPPING OF SUITABLE SITE FOR THE MINI HYDRO POWER PLANT USING SWAT MODEL AND GIS TECHNIQUE ABSTRACT Hydropower is one possible method of generating electric power close to potential consumers. The accessibility of the possible sites which are mostly located in mountainous regions‚ for which large amount of data is required‚ which consumes huge amount of money and time. Since small hydropower schemes‚ used to produce electrical energy which is benefited for nearby small towns‚ villages
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Uttarakhand’s path to devastation a natural calamity or a result of industrialisation? (The hill state of Uttarakhand…) India’s go-to person for tourism‚ the man who branded Kerala as "God’s own country"‚ and turned the southern state into one of the busiest tourist destinations in the country‚ simply cannot come to terms with the devastation in Uttarakhand. Amitabh Kant‚ who is credited with pioneering tourism marketing in India‚ believes the tragedy is because of a significant error of judgement
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| | SEGI University In Collaboration with University of Sunderland‚ UK | B.ENG (HONS) ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING | EAT 221 Industrial Studies ASSIGNMENT 1 | TITLE : Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Station Disaster | DURATION: THREE WEEKS | Name: YOUSSOUF AHMED MOHAMED EUSMAN | UOS ID : 201301 | SCM ID: 021840 | Lecturer: Ms Anis Fariza Md Pazil | Word Count :2884 | Submission Form | Hardcopy: Yes/ No | Softcopy: Yes/No |
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam Here we present the pros and cons of world famous and gigantic Three Gorges Dam project. The Three Gorges Dam is the most famous and most gigantic project of the world. But‚ everything has two sides‚ so here we present the advantages and disadvantages of China’s Three Gorges Dam‚ namely its pros and cons. Supporters say the benefits of the project far outweigh the costs. The principal advantage of the project is to generate power to keep pace with
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A Publication of TRANS Asian Research Journals AJMR Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research Vol.2 Issue 3‚ March 2013‚ ISSN 2278-4853 HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS - A THREAT TO EXISTING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: A STUDY OF POWER PROJECTS IN RAVI BASIN IN CHAMBA DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH INDIA DR. MOHINDER KUMAR SLARIYA* *Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology‚ Govt. P.G. College‚ Chamba‚ H.P.‚ India. ABSTRACT Dams have had serious impacts on the lives‚ livelihoods‚ culture
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Kendall Tveter Mrs. Petric Aice General Papers 15 December 2014 Energy According to Mother Nature Network‚ green energy comes from natural sources such as sunlight‚ wind‚ rain‚ tides‚ plants‚ algae and geothermal heat. These energy resources are renewable‚ meaning they ’re naturally replenished. There are many different types of green energy such as wind energy‚ solar energy‚ and hydroelectric energy. Each type of energy is very diverse in the way it affects our society. “Last year‚ wind energy
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Power Resources Resources used for producing energy or power are known as power resources. There are many types of power resources like fossil fuels‚ oil and gas‚ wood and coal‚ solar power‚ hydro power‚ nuclear‚ wind power‚ etc. Importance of Power Resources I. Power resources are use for producing energy for running machines in industries. II. Power resources are use to running agricultural machines.
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Normative Decisions of the Canadian Government Find an article that reflects a normative decision that the Canadian government has made. Identify the economic goal with which the article deals‚ and discuss your opinion on the policy. Explain the economic reasoning involved in your decision. http://o.canada.com/2012/10/10/1011-equalization/#.UT0EUYVKJX8 Equal Distribution of Income The fair distribution of income may be the most value-laden of all economic goals; it is certainly the most
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