20 Jul 2026
Uttara Kannada’s evergreen forests remain under relentless assault in the name of clean energy
Uttara Kannada, one of India’s most forested districts and part of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, is facing growing pressure from hydropower, pumped storage, nuclear expansion, ports and river diversion projects. The proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project is located in the same forest landscape around the Gerusoppa dam, where earlier hydropower development triggered major public…