The Govt. of India recently sanctioned dam building projects in the north eastern area of the country worth over 600 crores ($30 million). It is planned that about 20000 Megawatts of power will be generated by these dams. However, critics say that the plan made by the Govt. ignores the geological and ecological impact that the Dam building project will have on the Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot area. The northeastern part of the country is a highly seismic area prone to earthquakes. Also, the river Brahmaputra which flows through the proposed dam location is an extremely volatile river system and building a  dam is not favourable in this location.

The building of this dam will also result in the cutting down of two big forests leading to large scale deforestation and threaten some of India's most important wildlife habitats. The Govt. has been defending this project saying that it will reduce the country's dependence on Coal and Fossil Fuels. The Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot will be adversely affected by this project. The protests made by the tribals living in these areas have gathered widespread attention in the international media.

We hope that the Govt. reconsiders its decision and stops the advancement of this project or at least modifies the project plan in order to reduce the adverse impact it will have on the environment