Two landslides in Kinnaur last summer which claimed 22 lives have made the local population more aware of the ecological dangers posed by hydropower projects, such as the proposed Jangi Thopan Powari project.
And every time a disaster unfolds, the burden of establishing its ‘scientific’ relationship with project construction is thrust on the local community.
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Pratibha Chauhan
Tribune News Service
Shimla, August 26
The echo of “No more hydel projects in Kinnaur” is reverberating in the hills of Kinnaur with villagers from across the tribal di