Public Hearing On Polavaram Irrigation Project

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 3, March 2011

 

'Union Minister for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh has agreed to hold a public hearing on Polavaram irrigation project after the Chhattisgarh government strongly put the case before him,' an official statement said.

 

According to the Chhattisgarh government, the project will submerge 7,500 hectares of forest land in the state and will affect population of 20 villages in Dantewada district.

 

The statement said Ramesh has informed Chief Minister Raman Singh by a letter about the decision to hold a public hearing. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Sify News, Raipur.

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