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Analyst Shankar Sharma has called on the Indian government to halt approvals for pumped storage power projects (PSPs) due to ecological concerns and the viability of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a superior alternative. In a representation to various officials, he emphasized the need for policy guidelines favoring BESS and urged the rejection of a proposed 2,000 MW project in Karnataka's Sharavati Wildlife Sanctuary, citing potential forest loss and a NITI Aayog report advocating for battery storage.