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Namani Subansiri Bandhbirudhi Sangrami Okyamancha (NSBSO) will stage a demonstration before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal when he visits North Lakhimpur on Monday.

NSBSO is an umbrella organization of various bodies opposing the Lower Subansiri Hydro-Electric Power Project (LSHEP) at Gerukamukh.

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In a release issued to the media on Friday, the NSBO said, “National Hydro-electrical Power Corporation (NHPC)’s decision to restart the dam construction is condemnable.”

“It would pose a threat to downstream areas of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Majuli,” the release added.

NSBSO was referring to the stand taken by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on hydro-electric projects in the state.

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Khandu recently scrapped 22 hydro-electrical power projects in the state citing safety reasons.

“Assam CM should also follow the footsteps of Pema Khandu for the interest of people and scrap LSHEP,” it added.

 

Farhana Ahmed is Northeast Now Correspondent in North Lakhimpur. She can be reached at: [email protected]