Delivering the Kerala Assembly diamond jubilee lecture series here on Wednesday, Mr. Ramesh said the Silent Valley was a victory for the ecological network in Kerala. Cleared in 1970sThe Planning Commission had cleared the Silent Valley hydroelectric project in the mid 1970s. India Gandhi was clear that the valley had to be protected. She wrote that the Silent Valley had to be preserved for “valid ecological reasons”. She watched the debates and discussions among environmentalists, scientists,politicians, and the public on the Silent Valley.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2017 14:37 UTC