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    AASU to Hold Statewide Protest Against NHPC Dam on September 30

    On September 30, the students' union will hold sizable protests against the NHPC.

    Digital Desk:
    All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has decided to renew agitations against the
    construction of the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project by the
    National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) at Gerukamukh in Lakhimpur
    district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.



    After the
    executive meeting on Wednesday, AASU Chief Adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya made
    this announcement.



    On September
    30, the students' union will hold sizable protests against the NHPC.



    There will also
    be demonstrations in Gerukamukh.



    Samujjal
    Bhattacharya stated in a statement following the meeting, "The NHPC
    authorities built the dam without paying any attention to the expert
    committee's report. We demand that the dam's construction stop as soon as
    possible.