Sikkim Minister requests Shinde to clear imposition on six projects
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Sikkim Minister requests Shinde to clear imposition on six projects
GANGTOK, November 19: Referring to the Ministry of Environment’s order to stop any field work in respect of six hydro power projects with total capacity of 1100 MW above Chungthang, the State Power Minister Sonam Gyatso Lepcha recently requested the Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to clear those hydro power projects with whom the Agreement has already been signed by the Government of Sikkim.
Mr, Lepcha was addressing the Power Minister’s conference held in New Delhi on November 15.
“The decision had been imposed on the basis of study report by the Centre for Inter Disciplinary studies of Mountain and Hill Environment (CISME) on the carrying capacity of Teesta,” he said adding that the State Government had at the draft stage of the report asserted that a holistic view of the situation taking all aspects like effects on environment, social economic and cultural life of the people of Sikkim had to be weighed before taking such a drastic decision.
During the meeting chaired by the Union Power Minister, Minister for State for Power, GoI, Bharatsing Solanki and attended by Ministers of all the States and Union Territories and Union Power Secretary and Power Secretaries of all the States and UTs, the Sikkim Minister said that the Himalayan State had taken the leading initiative in harnessing its hydro potential and have already allotted 26 hydro projects with an installed capacity of about 5000 MW. “Work has already started in 1200 MW Teesta III, 500MW Teesta VI, 99 MW Chujachen, 96 MW Jorethang Loop, 120MW Rangit IV Projects, and all the above projects are expected to be commissioned by the end of the 11th Plan, resulting in the capacity addition of about 2000MW,” he said. Mr. Lepcha further hoped that by the end of the 12th Plan all the remaining Hydro project also are expected to be commissioned.
On the occasion, he also emphasised on the inclusion of other District and Sub Divisions of Sikkim like Namchi, Gyalshing, Mangan, Jorethang, Rhenock, Singtam, Rongli, Rangpo, Ranipool, Chandmari Chungthang, Pakyoung, Rabongla and Soreng under the R-APDRP (Regarding Restructure Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme). He said, only two townships Gangtok and Upper Tadong have been identified for implementing the R-APDRP project, for which WIPRO has been engaged as the I.T. Consultant. “Based on DPR prepared by them, an amount of Rs. 26.3 crore has been recently sanctioned,” he said. This scheme, the minister added will help the department check the loss of energy/electricity in Gangtok town and also in raising fund in the State exchequer.
Since the townships to qualify to be included in the scheme should have a minimum population of 10000 as per the 2001 census, only two townships in Sikkim were found eligible, which is why Mr. Lepcha requested the concerned Ministry to keep the population bench mark at 5000 or even less.
Talking on Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidhyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), the State Power minister said, Sikkim has been accorded sanction for four packages at a total cost of Rs. 148.00 crore. He further said that the state Government had proposed to extend electricity supply to BPL households in Sikkim. Materials in all theses works have reached at respective sites and work have started. It is expected that the works shall be completed within the stipulated time period by August 2010, he added.
Mr. Lepcha was accompanied by department secretary Pema Wangchen.
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Thanks VOS for the photo of two Lang -Dharma & ten-shi ( Anti- Buddhist Tibetan King and distroyer of Identity) of Sikkim. Our generation will spit on their grave.
YES RIMPOCHE IS RIGHT, THEY ARE BENT TO DISTROY INDRAKHIL…..
modern rawan of lanka to finish sikkim.
hehehe.cant stop laughing at the comments hehehe..but yea indeed they are right..
well seems like you guys are to jelous and my not know that rawan was a very good king and seems like you are very new to these political reviews and must know that this senction was in process befor you are long born he he get some knowledge before you say something and rinpoche is a wronged spelled too.
Well the comments on the short article are indeed loud. We do hope that our natural resources are kept intact for our suceeding generations and it would be good if the statesman would think alike . Development should be sustainable and the people of sikkim should be sensitized on this issue.
Hi Dolma……
shame on you r u really Lepcha????? see the hills across the river do you think its beautiful… comm”n you also seems to be one who sold DZONGU (mother land of Lepcha)… please tell me what you get from implementing power project in Dzongu….. i know you dont care because you dont know the importants of Dzongu to Lepcha world…
Dolma is just Dolma for name sake …act like Tara Devi…
Talking about Ravana…he is a loser ok…Sonam Gyatso is a cheater…he has cheated his own political guru..
Even gyatso’s father was against the projects….but as we say..a spoiled son…he is a jasckass
jigme wangchuk our natural resources are not kept intact for our suceeding generations, you go and see the condition of TEESTA River even children are crossing, also see influx which starts form balutar where local needs special permit to get into. Dolma don’t spit on sky it will on your face
ITS NOT JUST A TALK OF LEPCHA COMMUNITY,WHOLE OF SIKKIM IS BEING SOLD,SHAME OF THIS PEOPLE WHO ARE SELLING THEIR MOTHER LAND.I THINK THEY FORGET THOSE TRESS AND FIELDS OF RICE AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR LAND NOW THEIR EYES ARE COVERED WITH MONEY STRIS.THERE SHOULD BE SUSTINABE DEVELOPMENT IN ALL,NOT A TOTL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MOTHERLAND.
SIKKIMESE BRO..WHAT YOU HAVE SAID IS RIGHT..ITS NOT JUST ABT LEPCHAS…
BUT WHEN THE LEPCHAS WERE PROTESTING ..WHERE DID OTHERS GO??
ITS NOT THE LEPCHAS WHO MADE IT A LEPCHA ISSUE..ITS THE DUMB JANTA….ITS THE BRAINLESS SIKKIMESE WHO MADE ..
WHEN THE ACT, CLOS YOUTHS WERE PROTESTING..WHY DIDNT WE..YOU ..OR PEOPLE FRM ANYOTHER COMMUNITY GO AND HELP THEM??
ITS NOT THEM..BUT ITS U AND ME..WHO MADE IT A LEPCHA ISSUE..
AACHULAY
ATHINGPA ……..Myself being born and bought up lepcha from dzongu i think …. Mr lepcha’s father had no point of view regarding the dirty politics weather its the teesta project politics or the ruling state politics he was a simple monk…… concerning Mr lepcha image as a son than i bet he is the son who has taken action looking and respecting his ethic and culture point of view and i am sure that his father was very PROUD of him …..people like you who does’nt know wat YOU ARE talking about ……and whatever YOU SPEAK is the feedback given to YOU by other person WHO were once against giving rightS to lepcha AND U CALL YOURSELF PROUD LEPCHA CITIZEN …….WELL THAN U SHOULD GO TO HELL …….by the way whoever you are you must be from a very bad an rotten family BACKGROUNG …..criticiz a person about his work you dont have to come with an idea about taking name of MR LEPCHA deceased father…..YOU ARE SICK AND HAVE NO LIFE……….. YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING BAD ABOUT HIS WORK BECAUSE HE IS A PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE AND YOU STUPID PERSON HAVE UR RIGHT THERE….. BUT DONT GET PERSONAL …IF U REALLY CALL UR SELF A VERY DIE HEARTED SOUL OF LEPCHA THAN DONT GET PERSONAL AND DONT TAKE OUT NAME OF A PERSON WHO HAS REST THEIR SOUL IN PEACE …………. ……….
Well Mr denzongpa I too feel the CRY of the entire resource acquisition and depletion of our Sikkim, Infact it saddens me to look at the condition of Teesta being reduced to a minor stream .But as i said before infrastructural development comes with a price tag and this time the odds are heavy on our natural resources. Iam against the wanton hydel power projects and i do sympathise with the people of dzongu trying to protect their natural heritage. We need to take a united stand aginst these greedy corporate endeavours.Yes i agree to the fact that development has not been sustainable in Sikkim and furtur hope that the stateman would come up legislations that are more sensative towards our natural heritage.
Well said Mr jigme wangchuk, legislation is last resort to protect our natural haritage
Great point Jigmee… the legislation is last resort…. but what we can expect from our legislators who are inspired by nothing more than commission… perfect legislation will cme we hve honest concern abt our environment in the heads of our representative in assembly…. otherwise NOOOOOO HOPeeeeeeeeeeeeee