New Delhi, March 30 -- Civil society organisations have called for a complete moratorium on all mega infrastructure projects in the High Himalayas and sought a multi-disciplinary review of the impacts of existing projects.
A coalition of the organisations, the People for Himalaya, released a charter of demands on Friday. "A top-down model of development and governance cannot work for the region which has its unique topography, culture and lifestyle," climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said at a meeting on Friday.
Mayalmit Lepcha, from Affected Citizens of Teesta, and Mohan Saikia from the North East Dialogue forum expressed serious concerns about the ecological impacts of massive hydropower development proposed on the Brahmaputra and its riv...