Sevoke-Rangpo railway line: The project could spell disaster for the fragile ecosystem
Local villagers have raised concerns over the declining water table, threat of landslides and construction waste leaching into natural springs.
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Local villagers have raised concerns over the declining water table, threat of landslides and construction waste leaching into natural springs.
Darjeeling: "Hills are falling from above while water below has reached our doors. Where do we go?" asks Kusumlata Gupta of Geilkhola in West Bengal, a small roadside village on National Highway 10...
Land for the 45-km-long line that runs through thickly forested regions has been acquired by side-stepping issues of compensation and forest rights.
Locals say they are not opposed to the project but want their land rights to be considered if their land is taken or houses damaged in the building of the railway line and once trains start.