Meghalaya govt. defends plan to dam river Umngot
The Hindu
People of 12 villages are opposed to the project
The Meghalaya government has defended its plan to dam Umngot, arguably India’s clearest river, despite protests from more than a dozen villages downstream. The villages in the West Khasi Hills district are near the border with Bangladesh but the site of the proposed 210 MW Umngot Hydroelectric Project is upstream in the adjoining West Jaintia Hills district. The Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL), which is struggling to stay afloat because of unrecovered dues of ₹600 crore, will be executing the project.More Related News