Incident Reports

Doti locals held symbolic protest with candlelight vigil

2020-05-14

Sudurpashchim, Doti, Badikedar

 A struggle committee named Bolanya Thali held a symbolic candlelight Vigil protest within the Seti bridge of Doti demanding the construction of a long-delayed 750 MW West Seti hydropower project. Yadav Joshi,  the coordinator of the group Bolanya Thali Yadav Joshi said they had organized symbolic protest by torching 750 candles in the afternoon for the search of government to construct West Seti Hydropower Project. The 750 MW hydropower project was proposed to construct 28 years before but the start of construction has not done yet.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Access/control of water resources (irrigation, hydropower)
Actor 1 - Number of people 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
National/Online Media

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