Yes! it is a real victory of River Research Centre and Chalakkudy River Protection Forum, who led the fight. Tony
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:33 PM, aryakrishnan ramakrishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > MoEF says no to Athirapally project > > Story Dated: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 19:16 hrs IST > > http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=6522255&programId=1073754912&pageTypeId=1073754893&contentType=EDITORIAL > > New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked > the state government to respond within 15 days why the clearance > accorded earlier to the Athirampally hydro electric project should not > be revoked. > > The MoEF decision to revoke the earlier clearance comes in the wake of > severe protests by environmental groups and scientists. > > The Union ministry on July 19, 2007 had cleared the Kerala State > Electricity Board’s proposal to build a 163-mw dam on the Chalakudy > river. The clearance had sparked massive protest from environmental > activists and scientists, who accused the ministry of sounding the > death knell of a unique riparian eco-system. > > The centre gave its clearance after the Expert Appraisal Committee for > River Valley & Hydroelectric Projects visited the proposed site in > April 2007. > > The committee had recommended that the government should initiate > welfare measures for tribals living in the area. It also wanted > maintaining of a minimum flow of water through the Athirappally > waterfall. The clearance also limited the period for power generation > to four hours (7 pm to 11 pm) from February 1 to May 31 every year, > the driest months. This provision, according to the ministry, will > take care of tourism concerns during the lean season. > > Environmentalists fear the Rs 675-crore KSEB project will affect 138.6 > hectares of forestland, dry up the Athirapally waterfall and affect > tribal families living in the area. > -- > 0091 9746339846 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > > >
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