Gangtok: It has been almost 45 days since Affected Citizens of Teesta(ACT) have started their protests by way of indefinite hunger strike led by its members over hydel-electric projects coming up in North Sikkim in particular and in Sikkim in general. ACT has just launched its official website http://www.actsikkim.com enabling their supporters,well wishers, and public in general to learn more about it and cause it is highlighting and fighting for.
The Affected Citizens of Sikkim - or better known as ACT - shot to fame on Internet when it launched its blog http://weepingsikkim.blogspot.com to chronicling their indefinite hunger strike led by duo Dawa Lepcha & Tenzing Lepcha and went on to make world aware of their holy land Dzongu and about environmental effects of hydro power projects on"Teesta" mighty river of Sikkim thus launching a movement to "Save Teesta".
Such was the euphoria and impact caused by blog Weeping Sikkim that it became a uniting force in bringing together from different nationalities,cultures,languages to come out and express their solidarity and support for ACT and its members;Never ever before had the national as well as international media given such an extensive and massive coverage on any issue related to Sikkim.
You can learn more about ACT and their cause now on their official website here.
The Affected Citizens of Sikkim - or better known as ACT - shot to fame on Internet when it launched its blog http://weepingsikkim.blogspot.com to chronicling their indefinite hunger strike led by duo Dawa Lepcha & Tenzing Lepcha and went on to make world aware of their holy land Dzongu and about environmental effects of hydro power projects on"Teesta" mighty river of Sikkim thus launching a movement to "Save Teesta".
Such was the euphoria and impact caused by blog Weeping Sikkim that it became a uniting force in bringing together from different nationalities,cultures,languages to come out and express their solidarity and support for ACT and its members;Never ever before had the national as well as international media given such an extensive and massive coverage on any issue related to Sikkim.
You can learn more about ACT and their cause now on their official website here.
