Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna flayed Chamling Government on hydel project
Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna flayed Chamling Government on hydel project
13 Nov, Gangtok: Noted environmentalist and follower of Mahatma Gandhi philoshopy of Non-Voilence Sunderlal Bahuguna criticized Sikkim Government over the Hydel Project. For year has fought for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in 1970s, and later spearheaded the Anti-Tehri Dam movement starting 1980s, to early 2004. He was one of the early environmentalists of India, and later he and people associated with the Chipko movement later started taking up environmental issues, like against large dams, mining and deforestation, across the country.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour, on January 26, 2009 and Padma award on April 14, 2009.
Sunderlal flayed Chamling government for tapping revenue by destructing the ecology for commercial purpose. He stated that North Sikkim which is covered by a thick green forest is the national resource which should be preserved instead of tampering for hydel projects. “Himalayan region landscape are fragile for such massive projects, construction of hydel project is direct destruction of environment.” he told to reporters.
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Sir,
Its like – better late then never, but we salute you and hope you will take up the matter with central govt.
T. Palzor
I respect Bahuguna but this, I feel, is more complicated than it looks. Of course, theres the stereotypical view of power hungry government and angry environmentalists but I find myself unsure of taking sides. Theres bound to be some damage to the environment, which is never good, but then again more revenue for development. So its actually a matter of weighing the pros and cons of the project. We cannot industrialise like the west nor can we go back to living like nomads. Rather strike a balance to be honest.