Affirming that forest, land, rivers and other natural resources of Manipur are crucial for the sustenance of endemic flora and fauna and the survival of several indigenous communities, the participants of the one day public consultation on Tipaimukh dam and Forest Clearance held today at Manipur Press Club resolved that the Forest Advisory Committee FAC of the Ministry of Environment and Forest MoEF , Government of India should desist from granting Environment Clearance for the proposed Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project as this would amount to clear cut violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in Manipur Source The Sangai Express
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