The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Arunachal Pradesh Government on sharing power to be generated in the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP).
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has urged all power developers to execute their projects within the timeframe as per the Memorandum of Understanding. He also affirmed his government
New Delhi: Highways minister Kamal Nath may have been harping upon exceeding the target of laying 20km of new roads in the country every day but his ministry has been dragging its feet since August 2009 over repairing a bridge in Assam, leaving staterun hydel utility NHPC stranded with vital equipment for a 2,000 mw project.
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has demanded that construction of all mega hydel dams proposed in Arunachal Pradesh should be suspended until comprehensive studies on their socio-economic, environmental, technological and downstream impacts are completed and the people of Assam are convinced of the efficacy of the steps to keep life and property in the downstream areas safe.
Researchers working on the Subansiri river have expressed the fear that the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydel Project (LSHP) may mean death to this major north bank tributary of the Brahmaputra. They also demanded a fresh and transparent environment impact assessment (EIA) report through an in-depth study for the project.
