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Meghalaya government undertook a decision to construct a dam on the river, in view of shortage of electricity. The project was the proposed 210 MW Umngot Hydroelectric Project, which received loads of backlash and opposition from the local villagers, who feared that its
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construction would disrupt tourism. The project was eventually scrapped.
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