International issue'' STOP THE TIPAIMUKH DAM"

The Tipaimukh Hydroelectric Project is being constructed near the confluence of Barak and Tuivai rivers,in Manipur,India and within 100km of Bangladesh border.costing Rs 6,351 core ($1.35 billion)the 162.8 meter high dam will have a firm generation capacity of 412MW of electricity.Northeast Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) has won the construction contract.

The environmentalists expressed deep concern if the project is implemented it could deprive Bangladesh of its share of the international river that supplies waters to hundreds of water bodies in the region.they fear that the dam would ultimately dry up the Meghna River in the greater Sylhet region and nearby districts.The dam will kill all common rivers of the country particularl the Meghna River,The biggest river of the country.The construction of the dam when completed in 2012 would bring about a major disaster for Bangladesh,virtualy drying up the Surma and Kushiara rivers in winter season,which water most of the north-eastern regions of Bangladesh.

The Tpaimukh dam would seriously affect agricultural land,local flora and fauna and not to mention the displacement of people and livestock.

International issue'' STOP THE TIPAIMUKH DAM"