Ugandan lawmakers reject plan for Murchison Falls hydropower dam
by Samuel Okirorin Kampala from Environment | The Guardian on (#58J6E)
Activists praise decision to reject energy ministry's proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall
Conservationists in Uganda have hailed a bipartisan decision to reject the government's plan to construct a hydro-power dam at the country's biggest tourist attraction.
Lawmakers unanimously adopted a report by the 28 member parliamentary committee on environment on Thursday, rejecting the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development proposal to build a 360MW at Uhuru Falls on Murchison Falls national park.
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