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White-Bellied Heron Threatened by Lohit Dam

White-Bellied Heron Faces Threat From Lohit Hydropower Project Today Why in the News ? India’s White-bellied Heron, one of the world’s rarest birds, faces a serious threat from a proposed 1,200-MW hydropower project in the Lohit River Basin, Arunachal Pradesh. Conservationists have raised concerns that the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) failed to adequately consider …