A river and a movement to protect it will be the deciding factors when voters in Sikkim cast their vote on April 30. The Lepchas, residents of the Dzongu in North Sikkim, are opposed to building dams on Teesta River. A silent protest against the dams, which the Lepchas believe will kill Teesta, is now over 700 days old.
It is the classic environment versus development debate.
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Is it going to cause one of India's biggest environmental damage?
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