Health & Environment
Assam and Meghalaya Villagers Oppose Joint Kulsi River Hydropower Project
The Hindu1h
THE BRIEF
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Villagers from Assam and Meghalaya along the Kulsi River formed the Assam-Meghalaya Joint Protection Committee to oppose a joint 55-megawatt hydropower-cum-irrigation project announced in June 2025.
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Over 2,000 residents from indigenous communities gathered at Ukiam on Thursday to protest the dam, which is proposed at the habitat of the endangered Gangetic dolphin and threatens 46 villages.
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Three traditional chiefs assured villagers they would withhold mandatory no-objection certificates, while the Brahmaputra Board estimated the project would cost 1,454.95 crore rupees at 2017 prices.