Umrangso (Assam), Dec 11:The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) wants to execute power projects in Meghalaya but acquiring land for this purpose is a major hurdle.

NEEPCO organised a trip today for local journalists to the Kopili Hydro Electric Project, which spans the states of Meghalaya and Assam.

Officials said that NEEPCO is eager to execute power projects in Meghalaya for the benefit of the people of the state but the problem is that “the government of Meghalaya is not the owner of the land,” NEEPCO Executive Director Jayanta Sarma told reporters in Umrangso.

Sarma said that the Meghalaya Forest Department possesses only 5 to 6 per cent of the total area. “They cannot provide us land and locals are not ready to part with their land,” Sarma said.

He also said that th

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