PMO Move On Arunachal Dam Projects
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 1,
January 2011
Highly placed sources said the PMO has issued two reminders to the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) over the delay in environment clearances of the hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh, and also sought reasons for the delay in clearance of the projects.
The reminder by the PMO may have come because of the protest lodged by Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu protesting the delay in clearances.
Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh, denying any differences between the MoEF and Arunachal Pradesh Government, had admitted that a communication was received from the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh expressing the need to harness hydro power potential in the State. Read the full report here.
Source: Special Correspondent, The Assam Tribune, New Delhi.
