Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of ministers for home, environment, power and water resources to discuss the issue of mega dams in the Northeast, several NGOs and civil society organisations have called for a moratorium to such projects till downstream impact studies are conducted.
A memorandum sent to the Prime Minister Wednesday by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a farmers’ body in Assam, demanded that the state be made a party to any MoUs for construction of dams or hydel-power projects on rivers that flow down from Arunachal Pradesh and other Northeastern states.
All Assam Students’ Union, Asom Gana Parishad, Asom Jatiyabadi Yuva-Chatra Parishad and other organisations have also sent similar pleas to the Prime Minister as well as the Environment Minister.
KMSS also demanded a probe into the 100-odd MoUs signed by Arunachal for building dams.
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