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NE dams fail green test - Forest ministry denies big two clearance
The Telegraph | Guwahati, July 25:
The ministry of environment and forests has denied forest clearance to the 1,500MW Tipaimukh hydel project in Manipur and the 3,000MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh.
On the 1,500MW Tipai-mukh hydel project in Manipur, the committee said the requirement of forestland was large and disproportionate to its power generation capacity. “The very high ecological, environmental and social impact/cost of the diversion of the vast tract of forestland will far outweigh the benefits likely to accrue from the project. The FAC, therefore, stro-ngly recommended that the approval for the said forestland should not be accorded,” the report stated.
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