โ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
The Western Ghats span 1,600 km as India's ecological spine, hosting vast biodiversity and serving as the wellspring for major peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri.
โ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
They capture the southwest monsoon, temper regional climates, draw down carbon, and mitigate downstream flooding across six states.
โ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐:
The proposed 2,000MW Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project in Karnataka threatens to fragment critical wildlife corridors inside the legally protected Sharavathi Valley Lion-Tailed Macaque Wildlife Sanctuary.
โ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น & ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐:
An expert panel flagged irreversible ecological damage, severe landslide risks, and a net energy loss of roughly 500 MW due to heavy pumping requirements.
โ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ:
Balancing renewable energy goals must rely on non-destructive storage alternatives (like Battery Energy Storage Systems) rather than sacrificing vital carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots.
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