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“Environmental activists and local villagers have questioned the proposed building of the World Bank funded 775 MW Luhri project by SJVNL in Himachal Pradesh.
“The environment clearance public hearings for the project were organised from 5 to 7 May at various places of Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts,” Manshi Asher a top environmental activist said today.
“While the first two public hearings saw stiff local opposition as well as objections by environmental activists, it was the hearing held yesterday at Theksu, Kullu which really faced the heat and had to be finally cancelled by the government,” said Asher.
The proposed Rs 4795 crore project involves construction of a 86 m high concrete gravity dam (with gross reservoir capacity of 35 million cubic meter) from which 38.14 km long twin tunnels of 9 m diameter will bring water to an underground power house about 40 km downstream of the dam site.
“The reservoir of the project will submerge 153 hectares of land. Total land to be acquired is 290 hectares. More than 27 villages of 3 districts will be impacted by the project,” said Asher.
“Locals have been raising a lot of crucial issues relating to the impacts of this project.The disappearance of Satluj in a stretch of 20 km will impact local climate which is already facing the impacts of global warming,” Asher claimed.”
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