While the Pathibhara Mukkumlung cable car construction process is being obstructed due to the Mundhumi site issue, the issue of identity and Mundhumi site has also been raised in the Upper Tamor hydropower project. Because of this, the construction of the tunnel has been blocked since last Baisakh 3.
This is the country's largest 285 megawatt hydropower project to be produced with the investment of a private company. The cable car construction site is quiet now after the Supreme Court summoned both sides saying that there is a need to discuss whether to stop the construction work. But after the local identitarians planted a black flag with the warning that they will have to face any situation if they continue the construction work, the big project that started construction in the district has been interrupted .
By making Birbal Linkhim the coordinator, the movement was started in the name of the local 'Upper Tamor Sangharsh Samiti'. They sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister and Home Minister on March 31 through the District Administration Office. After reaching the construction site, they raised slogans and raised black flags.
President Linkhim claims that he will fight back if forced. We have also told the local government, we have also told Sidio Sav. We have submitted a memorandum to the government through them," Birbal said, "We have requested the project manager many times, if it is forced, it will not happen. We will give up our lives.' They have alleged that there was no public hearing, the local people were not informed, and the work was forced forward without consulting the locals.
They allege that the company has forcefully pushed forward the work without any independent approval from the village community without publishing the EIA and DPR of the project. Birbal claimed that they had verbally requested the company not to proceed with the work at Mundhumisthal for years.
He said that after ignoring the verbal request, he had to protest in an organizational form. They have warned that it is not good to increase the work under the threat of political power and commission. Limbu, the main community living in this area, has accused that the cultural and historical heritage of the non-Limbu community is being destroyed and the project is being built.
"It is universal that the heritage of any community cannot be destroyed under any pretext, especially among the many types of Limbu Yakthungs, there are some single and some types of joint tombs," said Kishore Angbohang, the secretary of the committee. We don't give it.'
The area where the hydro structure is to be built is Tampaden and Sangamboko in the area where the structure of
hydro is to be built, and there is a tomb in Samsingo Khebeng, Gurung of Linkhim and Tabebung, and they say that all these will be destroyed during the construction . Mangena yaks are also present in this area to settle and raise their heads when there is a quarrel in the village. As the dam of the project will also be built, the locals suspect that all these structures will collapse, collapse or sink.
The agitating group claims that it would be a serious mistake to try to advance unilaterally instead of protecting religious, cultural, historical, archaeological and economic, natural, social, natural environment and human civilization.
Paktanglung rural municipality is the cultural and spiritual area of the Limbu caste, and the Limbu leader claims that this area has been taken as a center of civilization and a place of adventure by the community. As explained by Mundhum and related to human civilization, their proposal is that the Limbu community should be knowledgeable when constructing any structure in Paktanglung Rural Municipality.
Imbiri, Dhangjama, Tatamwa, Tamor rivers flowing from around Phattanglung are the main rivers. As the Limbu community is a worshiper of nature, worshiping of the Khola river, Mangde, Sakmura, cursing of curses have been taking place in this Khola river. Some people have also been doing balchi taping and door taping. The protection of Muhan Kholsa has also been done by the community.
They said that the community is protesting that the construction work has been carried out to destroy all these structures and natural assets. The Mukkumlung Sangharsh Samiti, which has raised the issue of identity, has also indicated that it will support this movement. Ram Maden, one of the leaders of the No Cable Car Struggle Committee, said, "It is connected with the Imbirihang civilization." It has been found that it has been crushed. We are studying it and it seems that we have to focus on it.'
Coordinator of Tamor Energy Project, Yajanan Thapa Chhetri says that on 17th of Baisakh, they are ready to discuss with the chairman of the rural municipality, the vice president and the ward president of the respective ward. The project is not closed. We have stopped the work in the blocked areas," she said, "We have also formed concern committees in the wards. We are going to discuss with them, if there is no negotiation even then, then we are discussing the matter of continuing the work by keeping the armed police.' The
construction company has held discussions with political parties and public representatives. The agitating group has said that this situation has been created because those who came with the party flag do not know the subject of civilization and culture. That is the Tamor civilization. This is also the subject raised in Mukkumlung Pathibhara . Even in Mukkumlung, they did not study the culture when they discussed with the people's representatives and party leaders, said Ram Maden, This is also the case in Upper Tamor. Civilization has come in the form of meat. It is only connected with the political person without asking the stakeholders . Now it has spontaneously arisen like a people's movement. We are also studying it and now focus on it with our opinion.'
