In a setback to NCC Limited, formerly Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited, the Sikkim government is believed to have cancelled the proposed Teesta-I hydel power project that was bagged by the company. According to a senior official of the Sikkim government, the state home department has issued a notification cancelling the 280 MW power project. "The project was cancelled for two reasons. Firstly, continuous opposition from locals on the project and secondly, environmental issues. However, it was cancelled due to public resistance," the official told PTI. Along with Teesta-I, the state government has also cancelled three other Hydel Power Projects- the 99-MW project at Bop, the 99-MW project at Bhimkang, 99-MW project at Lachung, the official added. The four projects were planned at Lachen and Lachung in North Sikkim on three tributaries of the Teesta and Lachen rivers. When contacted, KV Rao, CEO, Power Division, NCCL said they have not received any official intimation from the Sikkim government.