a 510 megawatt (MW) hydro electricity project at Dikchu in India’s Himalayan state of Sikkim. Most of the victims were labourers employed by India’s National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), according to information released by Sikkim’s Labour Department. Notwithstanding the deaths, the state government and NHPC plan on developing more hydro-power projects in Sikkim. Human rights…
INDIA: At least 48 workers killed building Sikkim hydro-power plant
Posted on December 9, 2008 by EnergyAsia