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Power States - Other States Impasse over North Sikkim hydel projects may end
Sarikah Atreya Gangtok, July 18 After nearly a month, the impasse between the protesting members of the Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) and the State Government over the proposed hydel power projects in Dzongu, North Sikkim, may finally be over. The Assam Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, has authorised the State High Level Committee headed by the Chief Secretary to meet ACT representatives and resolve the problem at the earliest. The announcement was made at a meeting held on Monday – the first such meeting – to review the ongoing hunger strike by the ACT. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Power portfolio, has emphasised that the sanctity of the Dzongu area has to be protected. The ACT wants all hydro-electric power projects in Dzongu stopped and the others in the State reviewed. Six mega projects have been planned in the Dzongu area alone. A survey has been conducted for the 260 MW Panang project, which is to come up in the Dzongu heartland, the project being already awarded to a private consortium. Protected area
The Sikkim Government has been justifying its plans to harness the hydro power potential of the State by saying that the hydel projects will be a major source of revenue for the tiny Himalayan State. According to the State Government, there is limited scope to raise revenue and hydel projects are the best source.
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