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Arunachal's 1,000-MW Naying project gets forest nod; over 1 lakh trees to be felled

Headline via The Assam Tribune · first report 9 Nov, 22:22 IST, latest 10 Nov, 16:51 IST

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What we know

3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Orissa Post at 9 Nov, 22:22 IST; the latest is from Northeast Now at 10 Nov, 16:51 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by3 news organisations
First report9 Nov, 22:22 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 16:51 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

New Delhi: More than one lakh trees will be cut and around 470 hectares of ‘unclassified forest’ land will be diverted as the Union Environment Ministry’s forest advisory committee (FAC) has given its approval for establishment of 1,000-MW Naying Hydro…
The Naying hydro project received in-principle forest clearance, requiring diversion of 470 hectares of forest land and affecting over 1 lakh trees.
Pasighat: Amid sustained protests in Arunachal Pradesh against the 11.2 GW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), another major hydropower project in the state has received an in-principle recommendation for forest clearance, with the proposed development…

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