Dehradun, Nov. 5 -- Farmers affected by the Lakhwar Multipurpose National Project in Uttarakhand have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Lakhwar Dam Affected Farmers Joint Struggle Front has sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister, reiterating their demand for compensation and rehabilitation of land and assets. Farmers say that the 300 MW Lakhwar Multipurpose Project was commissioned in 1975. Affected farmers were compensated in the initial years until 1991. However, work on the project later stopped due to various reasons. In 2022, thanks to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the project's reconstruction work was resumed. However, the affected farmers' problems have ...