Tipaimukh Dam project protested

They said if implemented both the projects would adversely affect the country's ecology, bio-diversity and navigation.

The rally was organised by the left-leaning five-party alliance at Muktangon in the city. The speakers urged the people to come forward to protest the Indian projects for the greater interest of the country.

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They said the projects would also affect the country's agricultural and industrial productivity.

Moreover, these would create a rehabilitation problem by displacing more than one million people, they added.

The speakers urged the government to take effective measure so that the Indian government cannot build up.

They also called upon the government to include the river-linking issue in the agenda of the upcoming summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) for detailed discussion.