Waterfall in Athirapally Power project site

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Kerala Electricity Board Uproots Trees for Hydro Project; Kadars Continue Agitation

Amid consistent protests for community rights by Kadars (a tribal group), Kerala Electricity Board has started felling eight-hectares forest for Anakkayam Hydropower project. The project is said to require blasting in the buffer-zone of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which can submerge stretches of evergreen-forests with highly endemic animal-species. Reportedly, no consent from Kadars was taken before commencing the project. Earlier, in 2014,… read-more

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 - 03:41 PM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: Hydroelectric power, Kerala, electricity board, Kadar, tribal, Forest Rights Act, Athirapally, Anakkaya, Tiger Reserve

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