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News Alerts | Damned projects of Uttarakhand

Damned projects of Uttarakhand

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published Published on Sep 23, 2009   modified Modified on Sep 23, 2009

Just when everyone thought that the debate over large dams was settled against displacement, mega dams are back in business. Refusing to learn from our own mistakes are the three newly created states, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.

The three states are locked in battles against one another to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to construct several large dams and barrages ostensibly to give a push to a new wave of industrial development. However, a large number of civil society organizations have been warning the big dam enthusiasts in the government that in the past such development projects, that include construction of large dams and barrages, has not only led to massive displacement of the native people and forest communities but has also exposed the ecology and pristine environment to increased vulnerability and irreparable damage.

The Matu People’s Organisation of Uttarakhand has condemned the attempts of private companies, both national and multinational, for constantly employing money and muscle power to corrupt officialdom and promoting biased environment impact assessment reports to make huge profits from such development projects. The organization has said in an open letter that only 7 percent of the land is available for cultivation in the hilly terrain of Uttarakhand.  The letter exposes the fact that both forest and agricultural land have been encroached for industrial purposes.

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