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Five Treasures of Snow

Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) - Media Gallery

DHARNA IN DELHI - DECEMBER 2007

MOVIES

Adam Fish in cooperation with Nathaniel H. Taylor and Sarah Evershed

Achulay: The Hunger Strike for the Himalayas (Draft, September 2011) - Online Version - Offline Version

Whose Sacred Land? (July 2010) - Online Version - Offline Version

International Rivers - Souparna Lahiri, Tapas Majumdar and Indrajit Das

Mayel Lyang Sut Lom - Voices from the Hidden Land (February 2009) - Online Version - Offline Version

The Road to Doomsday (January 2009) - Online Version - Offline Version

IBN Live

Sikkim urged to vote for river, stop dams (April 29, 2009) - Online Version - Offline Version

Sikkim youth on strike against hydel power projects (August 05, 2007) - Online Version - Offline Version

Kanchanjunga National Park falls prey to hydel projects (July 23, 2007) - Online Version - Offline Version

Teesta river project: Heading for disaster? (July 08, 2007) - Online Version - Offline Version

YouTube

Channel of weepingsikkim: Seven movies covering the hunger strikes for Dzongu

Warriors against Greed

| SATYAGRAHA |

Warriors for a Cause

"I will die but won't allow the mega power projects in Dzongu" - Dawa Lepcha.

Two Lepcha youths from Dzongu have presently rocked the state of Sikkim and outside with their selfless stand against the hydro projects. Dawa T.Lepcha and Tenzing Lepcha are on an indefinite hunger strike since June 22. Both are at STNM hospital following health problems but are maintaining their hunger strike from the hospital. Both are supported by other ACT members, monks, students and others.

For daily updates visit www.weepingsikkim.blogspot.com

| TEESTA |

Will the Teesta river survive? In order to construct one kilometer of tunnel, approximately 150 tons of dynamite are required. Imagine how much blasting will be done for 30 power projects! Seventy percent of the river to flow underground!

| DZONGU |

Dzongu in North Sikkim is the holy place for Lepchas spread all over the world. Process has begun for seven mega power projects spanning the length and breadth of this protected area.

| ENVIRONMENT |

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Blatant violations of procedural and environmental norms. Get the distressing facts at our EIA-page.

| TEESTA STAGE V |

Much went wrong during design, assessment and construction of Teesta Stage V HEP. For a truly sustainable and adapted development, a different approach is required.

| VIOLATIONS |

Environment Protection Act (EPA) as well as Forest Conservation Act (FCA) were repeatedly violated by the companies involved. A non-exhaustive listing for Teesta Stage V only (NHPC).

| DOCUMENTS |

• Statements, appeals and proceedings by ACT
• Scientific papers substantiating ACT's concerns
• Press reports covering disproportionate projects    in Sikkim and ACT's struggle for protection

| MEDIA |

• Photo-Galleries
• Collection of Documentaries


© Affected Citizens of Teesta 2007 - 2012 :: Website maintained by Tseten Lepcha, Working President ACT.

NGOs supporting ACT: Concerned Lepchas of Sikkim (CLOS) - Sangha of Dzongu (SOD) - Citizens Forum of Sikkim (CFS) - Sikkimese Association for Environment

While all the organizations supporting ACT share the common goal of protecting the environment, individual groups can, and sometimes do, differ in their approaches to specific issues highlighted above. The stand taken by ACT does not necessarily includes of everybody in Sikkim and other parts. If anyone wishes to differ, they are welcomed to put forward their views, comments and disagreements to info@actsikkim.com. Everybody is welcome!