The organisation met in Kalimpong on Wednesday and decided to launch “Teesta Bachao Andolan (Save Teesta Movement) “to give justice to the residents of the Teesta river belt and to save the river and the environment”. “We have decided to form a separate committee to spearhead the Save Teesta Movement and are trying to bring in experts to take the agitation further,” said Narendra Tamang, the coordinator of the Gorkha Gaurav Sansthan. There has been no concrete planning to save areas along the Teesta,” said Tamang. The agitation map charted out to save the Teesta are as follows:“We are looking to start our programme on July 10,” said Tamang. The public sector hydropower company has two dams on the Teesta within the GTA area.

Source: The Telegraph June 28, 2024 12:41 UTC