ENVIRONMETALIST SUNDERLAL Bahuguna
was on Tuesday arrested alongwith 75 others for stalling work of
the 2400 MW controversial Tehri hydel project here.
Following the arrests, authorities resumed work of the
mega hydel project stalled since March 30, police said adding
prohibitary orders under Section 144 of CrPC has been
promulgated in the entire Tehri area.
Bahuguna, who was asleep, was called out from his house
and taken to nearby Narendra Nagar, his son Rajiv Bahuguna, a
journalist, said.
Most of other agitators, who were enraged over the arrest
of 84 people on Sunday, were taken to Hardwar jail, police
said.
"The Uttaranchal High Court has given clear cut
instructions that the work of Tehri Dam must continue," the
district magistrate, Tehri, Radha Raturi said referring to
today's arrests.
The situation was fully under control, Assistant Director
General of Police, Anil Raturi said.
Meanwhile, a group of people blocked vehicular traffic
at Tehri bus stand to protest today's arrests, police said.
However, no untoward incident has been reported.
