India, Sept. 26 -- Guwahati: Several tribal organisations have once again raised strong opposition to the proposed 55 MW Ukiam hydropower project, jointly planned by the governments of Assam and Meghalaya on the Kulsi River - a key habitat of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin.
The dam is proposed at the confluence of the Dron, Shree, and Dilma rivers that form the Kulsi, located on the Assam-Meghalaya border, around 80 km southwest of Guwahati.
On Thursday (September 25), hundreds of villagers gathered at the popular Ukiam picnic spot to voice concerns over the project's potential impact on the ecology and local livelihoods.
The protest was organised by the Assam-Meghalaya Joint Protection Committee, which includes the Garo National...