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Indian cos sign Tipaimukh deal: Bangladesh in dark
http://thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=23331
Staff Reporter
Indian government has taken an initiative to implement its1,500-MW Tipaimukh hydroelectric project on the BarakRiver in Manipur under a joint venturebypassing the concerns of Bangladeshas a lower riparian country to build the proposed dam for the project.
As part of the initiative, a joint venture was formedrecently comprising Indian national company Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd.(SJVN), Manipur Government and hydro developer NHPC Ltd.
Officials of the two government-owned hydro developers andthe northeastern Indiastate signed a promoters agreement recently for setting up the joint venture.As per the agreement, the NHPC is to have 69 percent of the venture, with SJVNhaving 26 percent and Manipur 5 percent, according to a release of Delhi-basedHydroworld.com
Meanwhile, the BBC Bangla adds the Indian Power Minister andthe Chief Minister of Manipur were present during the agreement signed onOctober 22 and it received the documents of the agreement.
Tipaimukh is proposed to be a multi-purpose storage projectwith the main objective to generate 3.8 billion kWh annually. It also wouldmoderate flooding of downstream areas. Construction is expected to require 87months.
The project has been in the pipeline since 1954. In 2006,India's North Eastern Electric Power Corp. courted bidders for the project,which is to include two diversion tunnels, four spillway tunnels, two headracetunnels, two surge shafts, two power tunnels, cofferdams, switchyard,powerhouse, and a main rockfill dam to be 163 meters tall and 390 meters long.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delayed the laying of afoundation stone for the project in 2006 due to opposition of local people whosaid the project threatened thousands of homes and a sacred lake holding thesword of a legendary hero.
Tribal groups said the sword of revered hero Jadonang liesin one of five lakes to be inundated. Also to be inundated was an island calledThiledam, meaning life and death, where locals say souls of their people findeternal rest.
During his visit to Dhaka in September, Dr. Manmohanrepeatedly assured Bangladeshthat India wouldn't doanything harmful to Bangladesh. The project's work is progressing silentlywithout taking Bangladeshon board.
When contacted, a high official of the Ministry of WaterResources preferring anonymity told The New Nation that they are not aware aboutsuch deal.
He said the joint communiqué signed by Bangladesh and Indiaduring the Bangladesh'sPrime Minister's visit to Delhi, said that India does not do anything at Tipaimukh withoutnotifying Bangladesh.Besides, the Indian Prime Minister assured Dhaka not to do anything atTipaimukh harmful to Bangladesh.
"We will look into it through Joint Rivers Commission(JRC)," the official added.
http://thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=23331
Staff Reporter
Indian government has taken an initiative to implement its1,500-MW Tipaimukh hydroelectric project on the BarakRiver in Manipur under a joint venturebypassing the concerns of Bangladeshas a lower riparian country to build the proposed dam for the project.
As part of the initiative, a joint venture was formedrecently comprising Indian national company Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd.(SJVN), Manipur Government and hydro developer NHPC Ltd.
Officials of the two government-owned hydro developers andthe northeastern Indiastate signed a promoters agreement recently for setting up the joint venture.As per the agreement, the NHPC is to have 69 percent of the venture, with SJVNhaving 26 percent and Manipur 5 percent, according to a release of Delhi-basedHydroworld.com
Meanwhile, the BBC Bangla adds the Indian Power Minister andthe Chief Minister of Manipur were present during the agreement signed onOctober 22 and it received the documents of the agreement.
Tipaimukh is proposed to be a multi-purpose storage projectwith the main objective to generate 3.8 billion kWh annually. It also wouldmoderate flooding of downstream areas. Construction is expected to require 87months.
The project has been in the pipeline since 1954. In 2006,India's North Eastern Electric Power Corp. courted bidders for the project,which is to include two diversion tunnels, four spillway tunnels, two headracetunnels, two surge shafts, two power tunnels, cofferdams, switchyard,powerhouse, and a main rockfill dam to be 163 meters tall and 390 meters long.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delayed the laying of afoundation stone for the project in 2006 due to opposition of local people whosaid the project threatened thousands of homes and a sacred lake holding thesword of a legendary hero.
Tribal groups said the sword of revered hero Jadonang liesin one of five lakes to be inundated. Also to be inundated was an island calledThiledam, meaning life and death, where locals say souls of their people findeternal rest.
During his visit to Dhaka in September, Dr. Manmohanrepeatedly assured Bangladeshthat India wouldn't doanything harmful to Bangladesh. The project's work is progressing silentlywithout taking Bangladeshon board.
When contacted, a high official of the Ministry of WaterResources preferring anonymity told The New Nation that they are not aware aboutsuch deal.
He said the joint communiqué signed by Bangladesh and Indiaduring the Bangladesh'sPrime Minister's visit to Delhi, said that India does not do anything at Tipaimukh withoutnotifying Bangladesh.Besides, the Indian Prime Minister assured Dhaka not to do anything atTipaimukh harmful to Bangladesh.
"We will look into it through Joint Rivers Commission(JRC)," the official added.
