Himachal Bachao Sangarsh Morcha, (HBSM) has protested forest violations allegedly taking place for constructing of roads for 36 MW Chanju I hydro project in Churah valley of Chamba district.
Uma Kumari, a HBSM workers let media persons know that blatant violations of Forest Conservation Act 1980 were taking place in Bagheigarh and Tikrigarh Panchayats.
Not only precious forest land were being destroyed but grasslands on which villagers depended upon for meeting fodder needs for domestic farm animals were being destroyed unscientifically dumping freshly excavated muck on the slopes, she said.
Uma added that it was not clear whether Indo Aryan Company which was executing the project had obtained forest and environment clearance for union ministry of environment and forest (MOEF) as this information was not available on its website.
No dumping sites had been marked on the ground nor the any demarcation of land allotted for the project had been done at the site, says the organisation.
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State govt please save himachal
I think that compaign is motivated by communist party some socalled journalist of the area are also involved in the compaign.one of them is working with dainik jagran group.although before starting the work company paid more than one crore cheque to the chief minister prem kumar dhumal during his visit under Lada,which he handed over to the Deputy Commissioner,chamba.If people have some demands they should come to the Deputy commissioner,they should not stop the work