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There Was Once An Old Tehri Town

By Harsh Dobhal

28 December, 2006
Countercurrents.org

With the Tehri water gushing into the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant, a long wait by a parched Delhi has ended with the completion of the first phase of the controversial Tehri dam project. As of mid-July, the project has begun producing 150 to 400 megawatts of electricity, depending upon water availability. Meanwhile, with the closure of the project’s Tunnel 2 in October 2005, Tehri town and nearby villages have been completely submerged under the dam’s artificial lake. This project has been mired in controversy ever since its 1972 approval, particularly with regard to rehabilitation and environmental issues, but also as pertains to alleged structural flaws in the dam, its size, design and location. Lawsuits have repeatedly challenged the project, and national and international criticism has forced construction to drag on for nearly three decades. [more]



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