After years of voting for Cong, dam-hit people back BJP

While travelling along the Tehri dam reservoir, which covers parts of the Bhagirathi and Bhilangana valleys, one can see clusters of houses spread on its periphery. One of these clusters is the Madan Negi area, comprising of five villages — Kangsali, Khola, Jalwalgaon, Sandna, and Kathuli. One has to cross the reservoir, either by road or by ropeway, and then walk for about 2 km to reach the Madan Negi market. Collapsed houses, roads prone to getting blocked by the slightest rainfall, landslips, and land sinking — this is what has become of Madan Negi due to the reservoir.

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