Also some opposition has arisen to the proposed hydro electric projects on Netravathi river.

The next stage is to commission five micro hydro projects on the streams above the village.

The river flowed like that all year long because of consistent water releases from the dam by the power company for various hydro projects downstream.

They find it acceptable to oppose a hydro project and then see its fishery destroyed by acid rain.

A local community school and church were also built using materials, transport and expertise provided for the hydro project.

However, except for the large hydro projects, the potential for the development of renewable energy is yet to be explored.

Small hydro projects are 10 megawatts or less and often have no artificial reservoirs.

As a consequence, the hydro project was temporarily out of service from the country.

This valuable natural world is already degraded by mining and hydro electric projects.

It was the first ever hydro electric project in Asia.