PRESS RELEASE
(February 02, 2010)
Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) conducted a Social Audit on Tipaimukh Dam project last year in Assam, Manipur and Mizoram. This is the first pioneering work that thoroughly studied the possible adverse impact the Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydro-Electric Project would have on the sensitive and vulnerable indigenous peoples as well as on their social, cultural, economic, political, demographic and environment prospect in three States. More »
MEMORANDUM
To,
The Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Subject: Epidemic deaths More »
PRESS RELEASE
(May 05, 2009)
Tipaimukh and Thanlon sub-divisions in Manipur’s Churachandpur district is, once again, threatened by the outbreak of a disease that has tolled the lives of more than thirty five(35) children, mostly infants. The strange disease, called by the villagers as “Tulai natna” (Today’s disease) or “strange disease” has severely made the villagers helpless as there are no doctors to identify the deadly disease that is still multiplying its victims. More »
Imphal, March 04, 2009: Manipur government has demanded provision of altogether eight battalions of Central security forces for deployment in project areas of Tipaimukh Hydro Electricity Project and Jiribam-Imphal Rail Line in the North Eastern Council Steering Committee on Security and Border Trade meeting held at New Delhi today, officials report here said. More »
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, February 03, 2009: Eight youths, including a teenage girl were deceived by an agent who allegedly collected money worth tens of thousands from them in return for a falsified job at the yet to be cleared and controversial marred Tipaimukh mega Dam project. More »
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, February 03, 2009: Eight youths, including a teenage girl were deceived by an agent who allegedly collected money worth tens of thousands from them in return for a falsified job at the yet to be cleared and controversial marred Tipaimukh mega Dam project. More »
Imphal, January 31, 2009: At long last, the environmental clearance for the proposed Tipaimukh Multipurpose Power Project with power generating capacity of 1500 Megawatt has been given by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest though the public hearing which could not conducted successfully in some places is likely to be repeated. More »
PRESS RELEASE
November 7, 2008
Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) condemns the violent response of the Manipur police on November 3, 2008 towards the peaceful demonstrators who were protesting against the injustice that the Mapithel (Thoubal) Multipurpose Project has imposed upon them. More »
A notification letter sent to the Chairman & Managing Director, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) by Dr. S. Bhowmik, Additional Director, MoEF regarding the Environmental Clearance for the Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project.
To,
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Hon’ble Prime Minister
Government of India
New Delhi More »
Imphal, September 16, 2008: A 12-hour state-wide chakka bandh which would be effective from 6 am till 6 pm of September 18 has been called by the Committee on Land and Natural Resources, COLNAR, demanding total scrapping of the Tipaimukh Hydro Electricity (Multipurpose) Project and review of the Mapithel dam (Thoubal Multipurpose) Project. More »
Sobhapati Samom
Imphal, September 1, 2008: Bamboo flowering and the subsequent rodent attack in the agricultural fields has hit more than one lakh villagers in Manipur’s Churachandpur district alone. More »