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ITANAGAR: The National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) is all set to resume construction work on the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project (SLHP) at Dollongmukh in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh after monsoon, project authority informed.
“All the legal hurdles regarding construction of the project have been cleared. We have to start the construction work after the rainy season is over,” said Executive Director of the project Arvind Bhat.
Work on the project had been halted since December 2011 because of agitations by various activists fearing dam safety and the impact of the dam on the downstream areas.
“The NHPC is committed to complete the project with the blessings of the local people. We are always with the local people of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. If anybody has some doubt about the project, they are always welcome to contact the project authorities to clarify their doubts,” Bhat said. He said construction of the project would bring development in the area while Assam and Arunachal would directly benefit from the project in the form of electricity.
He further said, “The project has provision for flood moderation during the monsoon season.” The NHPC has also undertaken protection works along both banks of the Subansiri River up to 30 kilometres downstream.
“Both these measures will help in controlling flood and checking soil erosion,” Bhat said.
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