Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the 81 MW Budhigandaki Hydropower Project claims that there is no any fish in the project area. This has raised concerns among the experts.
The EIA report which was approved by the Ministry of Energy and awaiting approval from the Ministry of Forests and Environment of Nepal is in debate and has created skepticism.
I talked to the experts and they said that given the project’s altitude and temperature range, fish species should be present. They also criticized the study’s methodology saying that insufficient sampling might have led to inaccurate findings.
Experts says that there need a proper measures such as fish ladders should be considered if fish are indeed present.
This story was published in Kantipur Daily on 8th June of 2023 AD. This story was published in Print Version on the Next Day in Kantipur Daily.
News Heading: ८१ मेगावाटको बुढीगण्डकी आयोजना क्षेत्रमा छैनन् माछा ?
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