Guwahati, May 30 -- Reported by Roopak Goswami

Guwahati: Two proposed hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh are set to have a significant environmental footprint, with official records indicating that more than 80,000 trees could be cut and over 1,100 hectares of forest land diverted for their development.

The projects - the 1,200 MW Kalai-II Hydroelectric Project in Anjaw district and the 680 MW Attunli Hydroelectric Project in Dibang Valley district have been recommended for Stage-I, or "in-principle", forest clearance by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The recommendations are subject to compliance with several environmental safeguards and wildlife protection m...