Members of the Sal Ghati Sangharsh Morcha have been on an indefinite protest in the Jadera area near Chamba against the 4.5-MW Hul stage-I micro hydel project for the past nine days.

Their contention is that there will be no water left for the ongoing and future drinking water and irrigation schemes for Sillagharat, Jadera, Barour, Sungal, Kaila and Paloohin gram panchayats if this project is a