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Villagers oppose WB-funded Luhri hydro project
Villagers oppose WB-funded Luhri hydro project
Villagers in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district are protesting against the building of the World Bank funded 775 MW Luhri hydro electric project. Around 78 villages are to be affected by the 38 km long twin tunnels proposed to be built by the state run Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. They said the power company building the project should first seek the required green clearances . Green activists claimed that the project is completely killing the free flowing of Sutlej river over a stretch of 50 km. "The local village council has passed a resolution for stopping the testing work in the area as this is in violation of the forest rights act," they claim . "We have noticed in all such projects in the state the construction of tunnels are responsible for drying up of natural water sources around them , we don't want this to happen here ," said Nek Ram Sharma of the Sutlej Jan Sangarsh Samiti.
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