[India News]: Tehri (Uttaranchal), Dec 30 : Environmentalists in Tehri, home to the world’s fourth biggest dam project, fear for the safety of millions of residents saying that the highly seismic region could get active again.
After the Tsunamis killed thousands in Asia, people living near the Tehri Dam are worried about their lives, as the region is an earthquake prone region. Scientists fear the 260-metre high Tehri Dam is coming up in an earthquake-prone area and can endanger the lives of millions if damaged. Landslides occur frequently in this region. [more]
