'No means, No' is a powerful slogan coined by the locals in Kinnaur supported by some social and environmental groups to stop sanctioning of any new hydel projects, almost on the lines of Uttarakhand라이브 바카라 famous “Chipko anadolan” – a mass movement to save the forests there .
Massive environmental바카라 웹사이트destruction, loss of rare biodiversity including an endangered forest species of Chilgoza and spate of human tragedies recently due to huge landslides, the tribal population in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur is up in their arms to oppose new hydel projects ,much against the total carrying capacity of the fragile mountain ecology.
“No means, No “ is a powerful slogan coined by the locals supported by some social and environmental groups to stop sanctioning of any new hydel projects, almost on the lines of Uttarakhand라이브 바카라 famous “Chipko anadolan” – a mass movement to save the forests there .
Here in Kinnaur , it라이브 바카라 Eak Kinnaur, Eak Awaz.
Says Sunder Negi , a youth with B.Tech degree and engaged in farming, “Enough is enough. We started a movement against hydel projects three years back and submitted memorandum to the state government. There was no response or full stop to the works on the hydel projects and continue even바카라 웹사이트today바카라 웹사이트after Kinnaur has seen loss of so many lives in the landslides –two of these making national headlines “.
In response to the call given by the organisations leading the movement, thousands of바카라 웹사이트tribals바카라 웹사이트demonstrated at Reckong Peo –the바카라 웹사이트headquarter바카라 웹사이트of Kinnaur district and held a rally asking the natives to join hand to save their existence in the backdrop of natural disasters and landslides happening after every brief interval.
Prominent of these bodies in the forefront of the movement are:바카라 웹사이트Himlok Jagriti Manch바카라 웹사이트,바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Forest Adhikar Sangharsh Samiti바카라 웹사이트,바카라 웹사이트Jangi Thopan Powari Pratibha Sangharsh Samiti and Hangrang Sangharsh Samiti.
One of the forceful demands raised by the protesters on바카라 웹사이트Wednesday바카라 웹사이트was scrapping of all the proposed hydroelectric projects in Sutlej river, falling in Kinnaur district. The immediate concern was about바카라 웹사이트804바카라 웹사이트MW Jangi Topan project, which had not only put the local biodiversity in threat but also challenges the existence and survival of Chilgoza forests –one of the most endangered species of the바카라 웹사이트organic바카라 웹사이트dry fruit.
Roshan Lal Negi, an environmentalist, alleged at the rally the바카라 웹사이트government and scientists have been attributing the landslides and mountain slips as natural disasters to give a clean chit to the hydropower projects. But, the buck stops somewhere else.
The area of Jangi Thopan Project is a big zone of ‘Khadoora’ landslide and such a situation is a result of willful interference with the nature and바카라 웹사이트over exploitation바카라 웹사이트of the resources. Massive work on the projects and land use changes are causing man-made disasters.
“Any more of tampering will prove to be fatal for the area and its residents” said Shanta Kumar Negi of Hangrang Sangharsh Samiti.
Capitalist profiteering in the blind race of development has not only destroyed the environment but has also increased inequalities within the country – in this model companies dominate and political parties act as middlemen for them. “Our resources are getting privatized on a large scale and this is leading to the development of a handful of companies and the general public바카라 웹사이트losing바카라 웹사이트their livelihood”,바카라 웹사이트said Manshi Ashar of Himdhara environmental group.
Questioning the model of disastrous development in the entire Himalayan region, Guman Singh of Himalaya Policy Campaign said that if the government sitting in power바카라 웹사이트today바카라 웹사이트does not ban the dams in Kinnaur, then it will be considered a murderer in history.
They also expressed disappointment against the state government not implementing the Forest Rights Act바카라 웹사이트2006바카라 웹사이트and granting 바카라 웹사이트‘Nautor’ ( land바카라 웹사이트allotments바카라 웹사이트of the tribals) and not considering the genuine demands of the locals pertaining to the land, water and forests.바카라 웹사이트
Priya, a resident of Jangi area and a member of the Zilla Parishad, said that this Kinnaur movement would rise above party lines and fight for the existence of Kinnaur.바카라 웹사이트