RAGA, 26 Sep: The Bogra Sella Repari Kamala Hydro Project Dam Axis Forum (BSRKHPDAF) has issued a week’s ultimatum to the general manager of the 1,720 mw Kamala Hydro Electric Project (HEP), seeking immediate redressal of long-pending concerns of the land-affected communities.
At a press conference held at the Raga Press Club in Kamle district on Friday, the forum’s vice president Rakhe Tag outlined the three-point charter of demands. These include declaration of a permanent colony site in Belo Rijo; convening a public hearing and signing of an MoU with the affected families prior to survey and property assessment; and public announcement of benefits entitled to the affected communities under the project.
Tag cautioned that failure to address these demands within the stipulated period w