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Sikkim Govt stops work on Dzongu hydel projects
The State Government has asked ACT to call off its relay hunger strike.
Sarikah Atreya
Gangtok, Sept 10 The Sikkim Government ordered last week that work on all the five hydel projects in Dzongu in North Sikkim be stopped for now.
This move came following the setting up of a committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to review and examine issues relating to implementation of hydel projects in Dzongu and make suitable recommendations to the State Government.
The five projects planned for Dzongu are at Ringpi, Lingza, Rukel, Rangyang and Panan.
Apart from Government officials, the committee comprises Mr Athup Lepcha, President of the Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT), Mr Pintsho Namgyal Lepcha, a resident of Lingthem in Dzongu, and environmentalist Mr Sanjay Kumar Jain.
The committee has been asked to submit its report within 100 days from today.
The State Government has asked ACT to call off its relay hunger strike so that the committee can “deliberate on the matter in a congenial atmosphere.”
Sources indicated that ACT will be holding a meeting soon to discuss the latest developments.
It may be mentioned that ACT, which has been spearheading the movement against the hydel projects planned in the Lepcha reserve of Dzongu since June 20 this year, has been demanding that the review committee have independent members.
Last week, the relay hunger strike completed 77 days.
The protest movement has secured support even from the Lepcha community from the Darjeeling hills.
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