NGOs against Tipaimukh Dam
Some NGOs which include Society on Activities and Forest Environment, Committee on People and Environment and Rural Education Development Institute have raised their voice against the reported decision
Barak Dam
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Himalayan Tsunami calls for relook into Barak Dam
Bimolangshu Roy Foundation, named after the late MLA of Silchar, has raised question about the construction of Barak Dam, also known as Tipaimukh Multipurpose Dam Project, against the backdrop of Himalayan
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Citizens' group opposes sub-panel on Tipaimukh dam
Imphal: A citizens’ group on Thursday opposed the formation of an India-Bangladesh joint sub-group on Manipur’s Tipaimukh power project. The mega-power project, one of the largest in Northeastern India, is vital for meeting the increasing electricity demand in the region, but has been opposed by environmental groups and opposition parties in Bangladesh. “Any decision on Tipaimukh dam construction cannot be bilaterally decided only by India and Bangladesh as the land, rivers, forests and all resources in Manipur belong to the indigenous people of our state.
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Barak dam: Delhi-Dhaka for expert meet on August 27
SILCHAR: In order to resolve the raging controversy over the construction of Barak dam, both Delhi and Dhaka have agreed for an expert-meet on August 27 in the national capital. The six decade old multipurpose
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Barak Dam: How ministers overlook government guidelines
SILCHAR: Foundation stone for the much-hyped and politically as well as from ecological angle, the most debated multi-purpose hydel project at Tipaimukh in Manipur, popularly known as Barak Dam, was laid
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Ecological disaster: Outcry against Barak and other dams
SILCHAR: Notwithstanding the uncertainty over Barak dam, also known as Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Power Project, several NGOs and organizations have raised concern over the proposed construction of dams
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In Bangladesh, Tipaimukh dam pact sparks fresh row
Though the Ministry of External Affairs has promised to provide Bangladesh with details of the agreement on the construction of the Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur, the very signing of the deal has sparked a
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Committee on People and Environment opposes Barak Dam
SILCHAR, April 7: Committee on People and Environment (COPE) in a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of Manipur expressed its deep concern at the construction of Tipaimukh Dam despite opposition from naturalists and environmentalists of Northeast. There have been protest demonstrations by NGOs in Manipur, Mizoram and Barak Valley of Assam, besides that of in Bangladesh.
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Manipur dam will not harm Bangladesh, says India
IMPHAL, July 2: India
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Opposition mounting to Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Project
SILCHAR, Sept 24: The fate of nearly four-decade old 1500 MW multipurpose Barak Dam at Tipaimukh has again been pushed to uncertainty. In fact, this project has been caught in the vortex of controversies due mainly to the objection of Manipur Government over apprehension that it would inundate a large number of tribal villages and cause ecological disaster.