The NGO also alleged that majority of the members of the National Ganga River Basin Authority are anti-development and it should either be scrapped or reconstituted.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEC), a local NGO, said those hydro power projects in the state which have been stalled mid-way despite getting environment clearance and meeting other mandatory requirements, like clearance of DPR, should be restarted immediately.
Citing the example of the 330 mw Alaknanda hydel power project which, according to the NGO, was stalled for alleged violation of environmental regulations, the letter said work on it should be started without further delay by shifting the ancient Dhari Devi temple in the project area elsewhere.
The NGO also demanded constitution of state Ganga River Basin Authority on the lines of National Ganga River Basin Authority keeping in mind the country's federal structure and said the state governments should be vested with the powers to monitor the progress of the projects and take all decisions pertaining to them.
It also demanded resumption of the 600 mw Loharinagpala and 480 mw Pala Maneri hydel power projects honouring the spirit of the High Court order in this regard and the recommendations of the Group of Ministers.
Pala Maneri hydel power project was stalled mid way by the then BJP government headed by B C Khanduri in 2008 after a dharna-cum-fast staged by environmentalist G D Agrawal.
Later coming under pressure, the Congress government at the Centre had also announced closure of the Loharinagpala hydro electricity project in Uttarakhand.