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Monday, September 30, 2013

SIBLAC and Save Sikkim file FIRs against Shiga Energy

GANGTOK, 29 Sept: Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee [SIBLAC] and Save Sikkim [an NGO] filed separate FIRs with the Gyalshing Police Station in West Sikkim on 27 September.
A SIBLAC release informs that its two convenors, Tseten Tashi Bhutia and Rinzing Chewang Lepcha along with Save Sikkim’s president, PR Kharka filed the FIRs on Friday. The FIRs allege “fraudulent act affected by the M/S Shiga Energy Pvt Ltd, which is executing the anti-people and anti-Dharma 97MW Tashiding Hydro Electric Project proposed over sacred Rathong Chu in West Sikkim”.
It is mentioned in the FIR that despite the High Court order of 24 July, 2012 recording that the “execution of the project shall remain subject to the outcome of the writ petition”, the company has begun construction work for the HEP without waiting for the outcome. The company has begun “tunneling, cutting of hills and blasting of rocks on war-footing including works at Dam/barrage site over the sacred River”, it is added.
The FIR accuses departments like Energy & Power Dept., Ecclesiastical Dept., and Forests Department as well as the office of the District Collector (West) of what the two organizations see as “callous approach” and further requests immediate action against the Heads of these Departments and District Collector [West] “for failing to deliver their responsibilities in accordance with the law and abusing their official position”.

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