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Sarikah Atreya

Gangtok, June 16 Mr Dawa Tshering Lepcha and Mr Tenzing Lepcha have withdrawn their indefinite hunger strike following the State Government’s move to scrap four mega hydro electric power projects in Dzongu in North Sikkim.

According to a letter dated June 12, addressed to the ACT (Affected Citizens of Teesta) President, Mr Athup Lepcha, the Principal Chief Engineer-cum-Secretary of the State Power and Energy Department, Mr P. Wangchen, said that the four projects were scrapped by the State Government “taking into consideration the sentiment of the local people and the need to conserve the environment.”

The scrapped hydel power projects are Rangyong (141 MW), Lingza (120 MW), Ringpi (90 MW) and Rukel (33 MW), all located in Dzongu in North Sikkim. The State Government has scrapped both the Rangyong and Lingzya hydel power projects, for which it had initially signed MoUs with private developers while no definite proposals were made for the Ringpi and Rukel projects, both located inside the Khangchendzonga National Park in Dzongu.

The scrapping of the four projects “is a step towards protection of Sikkim, its nature and environment,” said the ACT Chief Coordinator, Mr Tseten Lepcha, while addressing a press conference.

However, the supporters of the ACT are not so happy over the development.

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