Kalai-II Hydropower Project and EIA Concerns in Lohit Basin

Recently, the Union Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommended environmental clearance for the 1,200-MW Kalai-II hydropower project on the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh.

  • The recommendation was made despite objections regarding the omission of the critically endangered White-bellied Heron from the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Omission of Critically Endangered Species in EIA

  • The EIA report does not mention the White-bellied Heron, a Schedule-I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
  • The heron relies on free-flowing, low-disturbance riverine habitats and rapids for feeding, making it highly vulnerable ....
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