Raising anti-dam voice in New Delhi This serious lacuna in environmental decision-making is one of the root causes of the ongoing conflict in Assam. However, no lessons seem to have been learnt by the MoEF through the Lower Subansiri experience,β said Mr Vagholikar adding that the authority had recently granted wildlife clearance to the 1750 MW Demwe Lower project and again asked for post-clearance downstream studies. βIn light of this short-sighted decision-making, this dialogue on green clearances in New Delhi is important. Both academics and activists from the Northeast have highlighted the serious social and environmental concerns in current green clearances being granted to large hydropower projects in the region,β he warped up.
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