In an astounding move, NHPC published a Tender Notice for ‘Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel Project (Link 3)’ on the 20th May 2026 [1] and immediately cancelled it on the 23rd May 2026. No details of this project were online before this sudden announcement and its retraction, nor does the project have legally required environmental, forest, tribal ministry clearances or Gram Sabha resolutions in support.
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DRP 010626: Secret Pipeline to dump untreated pollutants in River in Rajasthan
(Feature Image: Dainik Bhaskar 29 May 2026 clip on illegal pipeline from CETP discharging effluents in Jojari river.)
Even for the murky dealings going on in the name of pollution control in India, this must figure most imaginative, filmy stuff. On May 27, a 4 km long secret pipeline was discovered by a Supreme Court appointed committee in Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. The pipeline connected a Central Effluent Treatment Plant and Jojari River. It’s not yet clear for how long this has been going and how many more such imaginative infrastructure exist.
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