Centre Now Tries To Save Valley Of Flowers
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 10,
October 2010
In a letter, Union Minster of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh asked the state government to stop the 24.3-Mw Bhyundar Ganga power project in order to save the famous Valley of Flowers situated in Chamoli district of the Garhwal region.
"I am sure you will not agree to any project that will destroy the serenity, splendour and richness of the Valley of Flowers," said Ramesh in his letter to CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
Ramesh also cited concerns expressed by famous environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhat against the project and reminded the state government that similar concerns had also been expressed in the past by late Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. Read the full report here.
Source: Shishir Prashant, Sify Finance.
