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Stop Mapithel dam works: Villages
- Morung Express -
Dimapur, April 4 (MExN):
Villages affected by the Mapithel Dam in Manipur had demanded immediate stop to construction works.
An organization, Mapithel Dam Affected Villages Organization (MDAVO), issued a copy of a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Expert Review Committee Government of Manipur stating the demand.
The organization also reiterated that construction on the dam must cease now until the Expert Review is continuing its review process, until the agreed new RR plan is approved and comprehensively implemented.
“As per the Rehabilitation Plan for the Oustees, 1998, prepared by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, GOM for Thoubal Multipurpose Project (Mapithel Dam), Page no 58 Para 8, it is stated clearly that ‘The Rehabilitation plan will be completed before one year of the completion of the project”. In addition, the Government has accepted the TOR No.12 which demands that the ‘Rehabilitation and Resettlement should be completed at least one year before any submergence takes place’.
“MDAVO has been extending our utmost support, however, we notice lack of serious research and review process. We would like to see more rigor in social, cultural, economic impacts assessment, and how villages after their displacement can have their better lives,” it added.
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