The letter called upon the National Hydro-electric Power Corporation, executing the 2000-mw Lower Subansiri hydro electric project at Gerukamukh on the Assam-Arunachal border, to set up the team consisting seismologists and experts on the subject.
The team would examine the technical parameters for the safety and stability of the project, the letter stated.
Gogoi told reporters he also put forward suggestion to consider setting up a steering group to advise the NHPC on flood and erosion control measures in downstream areas.
On silence of Assam government's over the construction of dam and its adverse effects on the state, Gogoi said, "I will definitely not accept any such project. But if they benefit Assam after remedial measures I will accept them. I will form an expert commission for studying the impact of the projects."
Seeking the PM''s personal intervention, Gogoi said the Central Water Commission should immediately start a comprehensive river basin study in the Northeast region to determine cumulative impact on bio-diversity and the eco-system of the area due to the proposed hydel projects.
"I am not against dams. If the experts say dams are not required on the Brahmaputra to control floods and erosion then I will go with their opinion. If Subansiri damages Assam, then definitely I will not accept...", Gogoi pointed out.
"I have told the NHPC chairman to explain the effects of the project and if it will cause flash floods in Assam. We will not spare anyone...we will definitely look into the adverse effects of the project. We are more concerned than the others", the chief minister asserted.
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