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Memorandum to Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), Urging Rejection of the Etalin Hydro-Electric Project Proposal in Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh (RO/Ministry File Number F. No. 8-20/2014-FC) By 4300+ Concerned Citizens Email: [email protected] Web: www.conservationindia.org April 28, 2020 To Directory General of Forests Chairman, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Additional Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation) Member, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Inspector General of Forests (Forest Conservation) Member Secretary, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Shri. Suramya Vora Member, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Dr. Kaushal Rajesh Non-official Member, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] Sirs, Sub: Public campaign seeking rejection of the Etalin Hydro-Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley (RO/Ministry File Number F. No. 8-20/2014-FC) Conservation India - India's largest online forum for wildlife conservation - ran a campaign on its website seeking support for the memorandum being submitted to your committee for its urgent and kind consideration, urging you to reject the Etalin Hydro-Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley. You can view the memorandum’s content and the names of its signatories in subsequent pages below. In less than 3 days, the campaign attracted over 4300 signatures. Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh is home to a genetically distinct population of tigers, 75+ species of other mammals, and 300+ species of birds, including many endangered ones unique to the region. The valley is part of the Eastern Himalaya Global Biodiversity Hotspot, which is one of only 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. You can find this campaign at the following link, where we have provided important information regarding the ecological importance of the Dibang Valley. You can also appreciate the biodiversity of the place through the gallery of 50 images in the same page. https://www.conservationindia.org/campaigns/save-the-destruction-of-dibang-valley Yours truly, Conservation NGOs, scientists, concerned citizens and Conservation India Email: [email protected] Web: www.conservationindia.org Following is the memorandum being submitted to your committee for its urgent and kind consideration, urging you to reject the Etalin Hydro-Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this memorandum through an email to [email protected] April 28, 2020 To Directory General of Forests Chairman, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Additional Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation) Member, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Inspector General of Forests (Forest Conservation) Member Secretary, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Shri. Suramya Vora Member, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] To Dr. Kaushal Rajesh Non-official Member, Forest Advisory Committee, [email protected] Sirs, Sub: Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley Must Be Saved from Destruction (RO/Ministry File Number F. No. 8-20/2014-FC) The proposal for the Etalin Hydro-Electric Project (3097 MW) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley, was placed for approval before you, the Forest Advisory Committee, on the 23rd of April, 2020. Long-term research in Dibang Valley (including areas which will see impacts of the proposed hydro-project) show that the region is a very important habitat for many Schedule I endangered species, including a genetically distinct population of tigers, 75 species of other mammals and over 300 species of birds. The proposed hydro-electric project is, in my opinion, detrimental to India’s biodiversity and ecological security, and therefore I respectfully request that the FAC reject it. Yours truly, S Ramakrishnan, Conservation India Signed on behalf of the following 4365 people with their consent. 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