Sunderlal Bahuguna protests against dam construction in Arunachal
Guwahati:Renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna on Wednesday
registered his protest against dams being constructed in Arunachal Pradesh. During a news conference in Guwahati, Bahuguna said: "We ourselves are a victim of dams
which I would say are disastrous in the long run and the border areas should be
free of dams." Bahuguna was protesting against the mega dams being constructed
as part of the Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project which is the biggest hydroelectric
project undertaken in India so far and is a run of river scheme on river Subansiri.
Many locals joined Bahuguna who has called for a total ban on construction of
mega dams, saying that such huge constructions could be dangerous in high seismic
regions. The project is located near North Lakhimpur on the border of Assam and
Aruncachal Pradesh.
