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The ground beneath her feet [1]

The mountains in Sikkim are being drilled with explosives to make long tunnels to dam rivers for hydel power projects, despite warnings of geological damage.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2008
Business Standard [2]
Tags:
Ecology [3], Rivers [4], Dams [5], Hydroelectricity [6], Sikkim [7]
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim