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Tipaimukh dam now turns prey to fraud

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 … Continue reading

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Tipaimukh dam now turns prey to fraud

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 … Continue reading

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Environment OK for Tipaimukh Dam

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 … Continue reading

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SIPHRO condemns Police atrocities on Mapithel Dam protesters

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 … Continue reading

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Environmental Clearance of Tipaimukh Dam by MoEF

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. Download the PDF

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Stop Tipaimukh Dam: SIPHRO & NPMHR to PM of India

To, Dr. Manmohan Singh Hon’ble Prime Minister Government of India New Delhi

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Chakka bandh on Sep 18 against Tipaimukh dam

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 … Continue reading

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1 lakh Manipur villagers hit by bamboo flowering

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.

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Heavy security to be deployed on 99 km stretch of road to Tipaimukh dam

Thingbaijam Dhamen Imphal, July 28, 2008: State authorities have decided to open security posts at seven kilometer intervals along the 99 km stretch of Mon Bahadur road which is to be used for movement of materials required for the construction … Continue reading

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Army launches Tipaimukh vigil

Imphal, April 29, 2008: Troops of the 57 Mountain Division started patrolling the Tipaimukh hydel project site in Manipur’s Churachandpur district today after militants blew off a drilling rig and brought work to a standstill on Saturday.

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Security tightened after Tipaimukh sabotage

Imphal, April 29, 2008: Security measures has been beefed up in the aftermath of the April 26 attack launched by armed cadres of the Hmar people’s Convention, Democratic (HPC-D) that caused substantial damage to machineries installed at the construction site … Continue reading

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HPC(D) claims responsibility for destroying dam machinery

Imphal, April 29, 2008: Hmar People’s Convention (D) today claimed responsibility for destroying dam machinery at the remote Tipaimukh dam site. The dam site was located at the tri-junction of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam.

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