Himalayas

This blog post appeared on www.motherjones.com/blue-marble in March 2009.

By Josh Harkinson

This article appeared on infochangeindia.org in April 2009.

By Kannan Kasturi

Monday, January 12, 2009 from 2.30pm to 4pm
India International Centre (Annex), Conference Hall-3
40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003, India

The Himalayas store a vast amount of water, and with their high slopes, the fast-moving rivers present a huge potential for generating hydropower. India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan have initiated massive plans to build several hundred dams.