Cong flays govt over hydel projects set up without thought to environmental impact
Millennium Post Delhi|August 22, 2024
In the wake of landslides in Sikkim, the Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government and said hydel projects in ecologically fragile regions have been coming up over the past few years without giving adequate thought to their cumulative environmental impact.
Cong flays govt over hydel projects set up without thought to environmental impact

The opposition party also asserted that dams on the Teesta river are the prime example of how ecology is being fundamentally altered with grave consequences for this and future generations.

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