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India again promises 'no Tipaimukh harm'
bdnews24.com | New Delhi, Nov 22
India has reiterated that its controversial 1500 MW Tipaimukh Hydro-Electric (Multi-Purpose) Project would not involve diversion of water and hence would not have any adverse downstream impact on Bangladesh. New Delhi said on Tuesday that it still stood by its assurance to Dhaka that it would not take steps on the proposed hydro-power plant that would adversely impact on Bangladesh.
The assurance came in the wake of media reports on signing of a promoter's agreement by India's state-owned NHPC Limited, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited and State Government of Manipur to set up a joint venture company for implementation of the Tipaimukh project.
The Tipaimukh Project was conceived as a multipurpose storage project on the Barak River in Churachandpur district of Manipur, with main objective of hydropower generation along with flood mitigation in downstream area. The project is estimated to generate 3800 Million Units of electricity per annum and is likely to be completed within seven and a half years after the clearance from the Indian Government's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
India's Tipaimukh Project has been a major political issue in Bangladesh. The opposition Bangladesh National Party has been raising it repeatedly to question the rationale of the efforts of the Awami League led Government in Dhaka to strengthen bilateral ties with New Delhi.
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