Published: Monday, February 8, 2021, 16:15 [IST]
Gopeshwar, Feb 08: The glacial burst near Chamoli district''s Raini village, the cradle of the Chipko movement, should serve as a wake-up call to stop the rampage on the Himalayan ecological system in the name of development, said Magsaysay awardee Chandi Prasad Bhatt on Monday.
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According to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore the brunt of Sunday''s calamity, should not have been given environmental clearance.
Bhatt said that in 2010 he had written to the then environment minister warning against the adverse effects of the project.