Opposition mounting to Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Project

  • 24/09/2008

  • Sentinel (Guwahati)

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. HPC (D), underground outfit, quite recently issued a press statement, cautioning against any construction work to build up the infrastructure of the dam. The newly-floated Citizens