Another Tragedy Raises Ire at Hydropower Projects in Himachal Pradesh 03/07/2021
A bird’s eye view of the Parbati II project along the river Sainj, Kullu. Image: Google Earth
The village of Palgi is mourning 27-year-old Amar Chand. He died on May 21 in an accident inside a tunnel at the 800 MW Parbati II hydroelectric project (HEP), where he was working. The project is being built in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in Kullu district, where Palgi village is also located. Three other people died in the same accident; they were from Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Darjeeling in West Bengal, and Nepal.