Lok Shakti Abhiyan State president and Jan Jagaran Abhiyan convenor Madhusudan staged a 12-hour protest at the Gandhi Statue at Gandhi Chhak here alleging that the Union Government has decided to hand over the natural resources to companies without holding discussion of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and public hearing on it.
Lok Shakti Abhiyan national covnenor Prafulla Samantra said,“ Changing environment impact is undemocratic, unconstitutional and against the nature. By environment impact, mineral and forest resources are being looted. The Union Government has decided to cut lakhs of trees and degrade biodiversity in the name of establishment of a Italian hydro power project.”
Madhusudan said the decision of handing over natural resources during the current Covid lockdown period indicates the immorality of the Government. Stating that 2.L trees have been targeted to be cut in Arunachal Pradesh, he demanded that the Draft Environment Assessment be lifted soon.
Among others, Manav Adhikar Surakshya Manch convenor Abani Gaya, social worker Laxmi Nrusingha Rath, ‘Sansar’ editor Ramesh Chandra Sahoo, Srikant, Hrushikesh Patra and AIKKS’s Shankar Sahu were present.