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Farmers protest against Hydro Power Project in Himachal |
Hundreds of residents and
farmers here protested against the construction of run-of-river hydropower plant
project on the river Satluj. The campaigners called for Save Satluj drive and
complained that the hydropower plant would disturb the ecological balance of the
region. "Our protest is to save our environment and our natural resources. They
are being affected by the project. Because of this, the Sutlaj river will dry
up, water mammals will die and the temperature of the region will also rise,"
said Mohan Singh, a farmer. Environmentalists believe that the 412MW Rampur
hydropower
project is not suitable to the fragile ecology of the region. "The project will
divert this river through the tunnel leaving the river bed dry which will disturb
the ecological balance. This will not only affect the course of river but will
also harm the crop grown in the area," said Jai Chand, head of the Village Committee
for Environment Protection. The activists were protesting against the Rampur hydropower
project authorities and the district administration. The campaigners later staged
a sit-in-protest outside the office of Sub-Divisional Magistrate demanding his
intervention into the matter. Rampur Hydropower Project will provide renewable
and low carbon energy to the country's over-stretched Northern Electricity Grid. |
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