IEI to hold discussion on Mekedatu project, invite Medha Patkar and Chethan Ahimsa
The Hindu
Social activist Medha Patkar argues that the project will have an adverse impact on the environment and has urged the Karnataka Government to drop the project
Claiming that the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project ‘will not cause any serious harm’ to the environment, the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Karnataka State Centre plans to organise a session in Bengaluru to discuss various aspects of the project. IEI plans to invite social activist Medha Patkar and actor Chethan Ahimsa, who have opposed the project, to the session.
Medha Patkar argues that the project will have an adverse impact on the environment and has urged the Karnataka Government to drop the project.
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