Indian SC refuses to halt dam project
India's Supreme Court has refused to halt work to raise the height of a controversial dam after a plea by the prime minister that the project is important for development, a lawyer said yesterday.
The court Monday found no "reason to restrict construction at this stage as non-construction may endanger the safety of the dam," said lawyer Shanti Bhushan, who represented activists opposed to the project, quoting from the ruling.
"We have been asked to respond at the next hearing of the court which is in September."
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