On Sunday, environmentalists gathered in Shivamogg to adopt a resolution against the Sharavathi Pumped Storage project, which proposed to generate 2,000 MW energy by spending more than 10,200 crore.
Many environmentalists attended a public meeting together by the Committee against the Sharathi Pumped Storage project
Participants said Karnataka Power Corporation Limited has already damaged the huge western Ghats tracts. There would be no further efforts to damage biodiversity hotspot, they said. Instead of a drawing project, the government should consider advanced technologies such as battery storage systems and intelligent grids, they added.
They urged the state government to abandon the project with regard to the harm that it could cause Western Ghats.
Environmentalists such as BM Kumaraswamy, Akhilesh Chipli and Anant Hege Ashisara participated in a full -day discussion on burning issues, including a controversial drawn project. Mr. Chipli, who presented a special lecture on the project, said that government agencies have already caused Western Ghats in the name of development and stated that such works should not be allowed. He felt that there was no need for a drawn storage project when better alternatives to solve energy requirements are available.
Mr. Ashisara said that the legislators of Honnavary and Bhatkal were already against the project. All representatives of the districts of Shivamogg and Uttara Kannada should take a similar attitude and increase their voice on the legislative forums against the project, he added.
Published – 17th August 2025 20:30
