Dar es Salaam — The National Environmental Management Council (Nemc) at the weekend okayed the government's commitment to construct a mega hydroelectric dam at the Stiegler's Gorge, reiterating that it will have no adverse impact on the local ecology.
The new director general of the government's environmental watchdog, Dr Samuel Gwamaka, said that implementation of the hydroelectric power project will comply with all the relevant environmental protection measures at all levels.
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