India approves projects in dash for growth, alarming green groups

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A thermal power station is pictured near the banks of flooded Mahisagar river after heavy rains at Thasra village

By Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In late August, India’s environment ministry rejected a proposal to build what would be the country’s largest hydropower plant in a remote and pristine part of the country’s northeast because of the potential damage to an area rich in biodiversity. Less than a month later and, according to two environment ministry officials, after pressure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office, permission was granted for the 3,000 megawatt Dibang plant, the construction of which will mean clearing some 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest. …

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