Pathrakadavu: Silent Valley, Kerala, INDIA

The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) has come out with a detailed report on the Environmental Impact Assessment done for the hydroelectric project. It is a revealing document that shows the imminent danger to one of the fragile remnants of a rich ecosystem in this monsoon rainforest region of the world.

Read the full report here

Read the editorial published in The Hindu on June 16, 2004 here