10 August, 2013
Shri Jude Sekhar
Director General of Forests & Special Secretary MoEF
Chairperson, Forest Advisory Committee
Subject: Diversion of 1551.60 Hectares of forest land in Mizoram for the construction of Tipaimukh Hydro-Electric (Multipurpose) Project in Manipur (F. No. 8-2/2012-FC), Proposal No. FP/MZ/HYD/2187/2012
Respected Shri Jude Sekhar,
We have learnt from the official website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India that the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) shall be considering the above subject matter again during its imminent meetings to be held on 13th and 14th August, 2013.
With regard with this subject, we are pleased to make a formal submission from our organisation. The submission contains information, a discussion and recommendations that we humbly submit to the FAC for their valued considerations.
We offer our sincere apologies for making this submission by email attachments due to the lack of time. Please kindly acknowledge receipt.
Thanking you in advance,
Yours sincerely,
(Dr Laifungbam Debabrata Roy, MPH)
President/Convenor
Centre for Organisation Research & Education
(Indigenous Peoples' Organisation in Special Consultative Relationship with ECOSOC of United Nations)
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Imphal 795001, MANIPUR
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