Gangtok: A group of protesters in Sikkim are on an indefinite hunger strike against a proposal to construct 22 hydroelectric power projects on the River Teesta.
Twenty-year-old Tenzing Lepcha is the youngest among the protestors who have been on strike for over 40 days.
"Due to these projects there will be a lot of ecological imbalances and a lot of destruction not only in Dzongu but also in Sikkim,” says Tenzing.
The protestors are very clear that they won't let the projects determine the course of the River Teesta, which is the lifeline of Sikkim and change the landscape of the state.
The effects of the hydroelectric power projects are becoming very clear. As the Teesta V hydel power project of the NHPC is nearing completion, cracks have already started showing in houses near the dam.
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