Do you feel that the construction of a dam at Tehri is logical?
If this dam is constructed we’ll be totally restricted. Children will have to travel a longer distance to go to school. Similarly the hospital and Degree College also will be far away from here. We’ll be spending a lot of money to reach New Tehri. Like Basola even our village will face the danger. That village is half danger free but half in the danger zone. Some people have been given compensation but not all of them. The main worry of the residents is about their future. Right now they go to Tehri to sell milk and ghee but once the dam comes up their lives will be in danger and they’ll be rendered jobless and helpless. During the survey we learnt of the feeling of awe and fear among the women. The construction of the dam should not have been started, as it’s a risk to the cultural traditions of this region. Earlier people took no action and now when the government has spent a large sum of money they have woken up to start a movement.
