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Gurez residents protest against installation of crusher unit within forest areaTension erupted at Kanzalwan village in Gurez area of Bandipora when hundreds of villagers, including women halted work on 330 Megawatt Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project.
The villagers were protesting the setting up of a stone crusher unit in the forest area.
The residents of more than three habitations gathered to protest against Hindustan Construction Company’s (HCC) decision to install a stone crusher in Kanzalwan habitation in close proximity of dense forest area.
Though the Hindustan Construction Company claimed that installation is temporary but the villagers opposed setting up of the unit, fearing that blasts would pose threat to houses constructed in area and pollution emanating from the unit would affect standing crops and farming activities besides the human health.
Enraged over setting up the stone crushing unit in the village many villagers, including women entered the operational site and stopped machinery and confronted the security guards.
Villagers told Kashmir POST that HCC is installing crusher unit in Kanzalwan near dense forest and the human habitation.
They accused construction company of destroying the environment and ecology in the area.
“Earlier HCC installed huge crusher unit in a trout rich Kishen Ganga River, now they are installing same type of unit near human habitation in close proximity of dense forest,” protesting people said.
Protesters talking to Kashmir POST over phone said that they will not allow the company to disturb the fragile ecology of the Gurez valley which is already under strain due to the construction of 330 megawatt Kishanganga power project by NHPC.
Protesting villagers appealed government to come forward to safeguard environment in Gurez.
Meanwhile Sub Divisional Magistrate Gurez Raouf-ul-Rehman said that he will look into the matter.
“I have no information about the issue, however will look into the matter,” he said.

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