Kolhapur/Raigad, Oct. 28 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray strongly cricitised the proposed large-scale felling of 32,490 trees in the Sai hills (Sahyadri- Bhimashankar region) for the 3,000 MW pumped-storage power project, alleging it is being pushed to benefit a company from Gujarat.
Addressing a massive public rally at Karjat this evening, at police ground in Karjat, to protest the proposed massive deforestation and displacement to be caused by the proposed 3,000-megawatt Saidongar-I pumped storage hydroelectric project by Torrent Power, Thackeray strongly condemned the clearance given to it.
The project is to entail felling of over 32,490 trees across 233 hectares of forest land for the Saidongar-I Pumped Storage...