The Manister in Charge of Environment stated categorically that the hydel Project at Athirappilly will not be sactioned. This is unfortunate.
The river bed and surroundings are made up of very hard rock. It is difficult to imagine what damage the dam will cause to the environment. It is already a tourist destination with good roads connecting it to Trichur, Kochi and Tamilnadu.
The Silent Vally Project was abandoned, following a hue and cry from enviromentalists. The forest has now been destroyed. It would have saved the neglected Malabar region from power shortage.
We should learn a lesson from this mistake.
All dams kill the river in fifty years. That is another matter. Why single out Athirapilly?
The river bed and surroundings are made up of very hard rock. It is difficult to imagine what damage the dam will cause to the environment. It is already a tourist destination with good roads connecting it to Trichur, Kochi and Tamilnadu.
The Silent Vally Project was abandoned, following a hue and cry from enviromentalists. The forest has now been destroyed. It would have saved the neglected Malabar region from power shortage.
We should learn a lesson from this mistake.
All dams kill the river in fifty years. That is another matter. Why single out Athirapilly?
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