Tawang monks oppose Arunachal govt.’s fresh push for hydropower projects
Most of these projects are proposed to be constructed in the Tawangchu and Nyamjangchu river basins, the nesting sites of the endangered black-necked crane.A group of Buddhist monks in Tawang district has opposed the Arunachal Pradesh government’s renewed push for hyower projects.In a statement issued on February 22, the monks-led Save Mon Region Federation (SMRF) said the proposed projects would not only affect the nesting grounds of the endangered black-necked crane but also threaten several holy Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the region.Most of these projects are proposed in the Tawangchu and Nyamjangchu river basins, a haunt of the black-necked crane considered a sacred embodiment of the 6th Dalai Lama who was from Tawang.“The projects wi.....