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A la Goa mining scam, upcoming Sikkim hydel projects flout wildlife board clearance [1]

Sikkim could be in for a Goa-like scam of environmental violations with several hydroelectric projects coming up on the Teesta river basin without mandatory wildlife clearance, flouting Supreme Cou

Publication Date: 
04/10/2013
Nitin SethI [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Sikkim [4], Teesta [5], Dams [6], Hydroelectricity [7], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [8], Goa [9], Mining [10], Illegal Trade [11], Public Interest Litigation (PIL) [12], Supreme Court [13], Wildlife [14], National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) [15], Environment Clearance (EC) [16], Environment [17]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nitin-sethi-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/teesta
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-hydroelectric-power-corporation-nhpc
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment