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Tiger presence in Dibang Valley could pave way for people-led conservation plan
In the Dibang-Kamlang-Namdapha block, the report has estimated the presence of 29 tigers based on scat samples and camera-trap images.
Updated on Jul 31, 2020 12:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Anger after firm assesses own project in Arunachal Pradesh
The state has since submitted the analysis -- done, not by it but by the developer of the project, Etalin Hydro Electric Power Company Limited .
Updated on Jul 07, 2020 06:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Is Etalin hydropower project financially viable? FAC asks power ministry
FAC has asked the power ministry to comment whether the project in its current form is viable. It has also directed Arunachal Pradesh to submit a cost-benefit analysis of the project.
Updated on May 12, 2020 06:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
WII’s Dibang Valley Project report biased and incomplete, says peer review
Based on WII’s technical report, an FAC sub committee which visited the project area in February this year has approved the project which will involve clearing of at least 2.7 lakh trees in sub-tropical evergreen and rain forests and in a vital tiger area.
Updated on May 05, 2020 10:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Forest panel to share its views on Etalin Hydropower Project soon
But the officials said the FAC hadn’t yet taken a decision on whether to reject or allow the project, which conservationists say entails felling tens of thousands of trees and poses a threat to the region’s rich biodiversity.
Updated on May 04, 2020 06:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
