"The hydropower projects in Sikkim are a destructive act against the ecology and environment of Sikkim which is a part of the Himalayan mountain range," he told reporters here in reply to a question about his views on the construction of dams in thick forested areas in North Sikkim.
Power generation by disturbing water resources emanating from the Himalayans cannot be justified, Bahuguna said and flayed the Chamling government for seeking to commercially tap them, through "destruction of the forest cover and the fragile landscape
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