Dams

2011

• Dam Decommissioning as Env Piroirty in India, March 2013 _{(pdf file 1.03 mb)}
  
• Strange Case of Missing Dams, March 2013 _{(pdf files 1.28 mb)}
  
• Press Release: Stop westward diversion of water by Tata and Koyna dams immediately, Jan 2013 _{(pdf file 20 kb)}
  
• Dams Are A Fishy Business, Dec 2012 _{(pdf file 140 kb)
  (Keywords: Impact of dams, CIFRI, CMFRI, fisheries, EAC, Fish pass, Ladders, Environmental flow, Fish biodiversity)}
  
• Indian Himalayas: Worlds Highest Dam Density, Dec 2012 _{(pdf file 936 kb)
  (Keywords: Potential Effects of Hydropower Development, species extinction submerged, Teesta basin, degraded forests, 460 dams)}
  
• Impacts of Dams on Riverine Fisheries in India: Parineeta Dandekar, Sept 2012 _{(pdf file 684 kb)}

• Impacts of Adan Dam on Fisheries, Sept 2012 _{(pdf file 158 kb)}
  
• Dams Agriculture and Droughts in India, August 2012 _{(pdf file 110 kb)}
  
• Press Release: Why precarious water situation at Bhakra dams was avoidable, July 5, 2012 _{(pdf file 24 kb)}
• Open Letter to World Bank India Country Director: Stop sham consultations, STOP funding destructive projects_, June 2012 _{(pdf file 22 kb)}
• PR - FAC Rejects Forest Clearnce TO Kalu Dam: GOM has a lot to answer for, April 2012 _{(pdf file 68 kb)}
• Letter to FAC to reject diversion for Kalu Dam and CIA for Mumbai Dams, April 2012 _{(pdf file 652 kb)}
• Press Release: Pune doesn't need new Dam, March 2012 _{(pdf file 40 kb)}
• SANDRP Press Statement: Wildlife Clearance for Lower Demwe will be disastrous for Biodiversity, Feb 2012 _{(Doc file 7 kb)}
• SANDRP Press Release on Farakka barrage gates remain broken for eight months, Feb 2012 _{(Doc file 4 kb)}
• Demwe Lower Unacceptable Wildlife Clearance, Feb 2012 _{(pdf file 288 kb)}
  

• The  Threat of Unsafe Mullaperiyar Dam, Jan 2012 _{(pdf file 172 kb)}
• Why Mullaperiyar Dam needs to be decommissioned urgently, Dec 2011 _{(pdf file 24 kb)}
• Press Release: Mullaperiyar Dispute – Urgent Action required, Dec 2011 _{(pdf file 23 kb)}
• Industrial and Domestic Water Supply Dams for Mumbai- No EIA, No PH, No Clearances, No Monitoring, Sep 2011 _{(pdf file 224 kb)}
• Letter to Union Ministry of Water Resources for transparency, participation in Decision making process APR2011 _{(pdf file 16 kb)}
• Press Release: Polavaram - Regulator acts as promoter - misinforms Parliament March 5 2011 _{(pdf file 34 kb)}
  
• Press Release on CIC order to CWC to make the Almatti backwater study public Feb 16 2011 _{(pdf file 15 kb)}
  
• CIC orders CWC to disclose backwater level studies in public interest following SANDRP appeal Feb 2011 _{(pdf file 335 kb)}

2010

• The strong case for reducing Water Level of Gandhi Sagar Dam Dec 2010 _{(pdf file 374 kb)}
  
• Can India be firm with China on Brahmaputra Dams Dec 2010 _{(pdf file 173 kb)}
  
• Why Modi's 54000 crore legacy project KALPSAR is doomed Nov 2010 _{(pdf file 267 kb)}

_{Key Words: Kalpsar Project, Gulf of Khambhat Development Project}

• Press Note: Bhakra and Need for accountability in Reservoir Operations Sept 19, 2010 _{(pdf file 18 kb)}

_{Key Words: Bhakra, Pong, Reservoir operation, Reservoir level, BBMB}

• Polavaram Dam- Concerns about Forest and Environment clearances. Letter to Union Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Sept 2, 2010 _{(pdf file 90 kb)}

_{Key Words: Polavaram Dam, Jairam Ramesh, Forest Clearance, Submergence, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh}

• Why KALPSAR project should not be cleared for TOR of EIA Letter  to MEF July 2010 _{(pdf file 18kb)}

_{Key Words: Kalpsar, Gulf of Khambhat Development Project, Longest Dam in India, Reservoir, Canal, EIA, Terms of Reference}

• Letter to Delhi CM WHY DELHI DOES NOT NEED RENUKA DAM July 2010 _{(pdf file 36 kb)}

_{Key Words: Renuka Dam, Delhi Water, Water Scarcity, Water Supply, Himachal Pradesh, Non-essential Activities, Water Loss, Rainwater Harvesting, Groundwater, Wastewater, Environmental and Social Costs,Yamuna River, Letter to Delhi CM} 

• Letter to Delhi CM in Hindi - WHY DELHI DOES NOT NEED RENUKA DAM July 2010 _{(pdf file 40 kb)}
  

2009

• Response to Indian Express Editor Shekhar Gupta on his advocacy for big dams 150809 _{(pdf file 13 kb)}
  
• Press Release: Renuka Dam May 6, 2009 _{(pdf file 14 kb)}
  
• Renuka Dam- Submission to Prime Minister and others May 2009 _{(pdf file 152 kb)}
  
• Chuzachen Hydro Dam Collapse in Sikkim  April 2009 _{(pdf file 95 kb)}
  
• Book Release: NEW REPORT ON DAMS IN HIMALAYAS - Launch in Delhi Jan 12, 2009. See Invitation _{(pdf file 13 kb)}

2008

• A Product of World Bank's Politics on Big Dams-REVIEW Dec 2008 _{(pdf file 26 kb)}
  
• Displacement in North East India BOOK REVIEW Nov 2008 _{(pdf file 17 kb)}
  
• Gujarat able to use only 6.45% water in 2007 from Sardar Sarovar Project - May 2008 _{(pdf file 112 kb)}
• India’s Dam Building Abroad: Lessons from the Experience at Home? - April 2008 _{(pdf file 166 kb)}

2007

• SSP: Mounting costs minimal benefits - SANDRP - Dec 2007 _{(pdf file 204 kb)}
  
• SSP: Power and Irrigation benefits - SANDRP- December 2007 _{(pdf file 86 kb)}
  
• China Scraps Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam (Hindi) - December 2007 _{(pdf file 39 kb)}
  
• Tryst with the Dams - SANDRP - December 2007 _{(pdf file 270 kb)}
  
• Bachchan Land Episode and Pawana Dam - SANDRP, August 2007 _{(pdf file 407 kb)}
  
• Jaswant Sagar Dam Breach - SANDRP, August 28, 2007 _{(pdf file 260 kb)}
  
• SANDRP  Presentation - Stockholm Water Week, India Dams Experience, 15 Aug 2007 _{(pdf file 163 kb)}

• Chigalli Dam Breach - SANDRP, August 18, 2007 _{(pdf file 234 kb)}
  
• Pedhi Dam Agitation - SANDRP, August 10, 2007 _{(pdf file 188 kb)}
  
• Chandora dam breach - SANDRP, August 09, 2007 _{(pdf file 159 kb)}
  
• Central Water Commission - an Agent of Sub Optimal Development - SANDRP- June 2007 _{(pdf file 20 kb)}
  
• India Dams Methane Emissions PR 180507 _{(pdf file 18 kb)}
  
• India Dams Methane Emissions PR 180507 _{(document 11 kb)}
  
• India Dams Methane Emissions PR (Hindi) 180507
  Page 1 _{(png file 20 kb)}, Page 2 _{(png file 18 kb)}
  
• Sardar Sarovar Drinking Water Allocation Diverted for City - SANDRP - April 2007 _{(pdf file 20 kb)}
  
• Call for Stay on clearance and Review of Athirappilly HEP 0307 _{(pdf file 23 kb)}

2006

• Update on Mullaperiyar Dam in Tamil Nadu 1106 _{(pdf file 1106)}
• Reservoir Siltation in India: Latest Studies- A Wake Up Call September 2006 _{(pdf file 37 kb)}
  
• Presentation on "Critical Issues on Large Dams in India" September 2006 _{(MS Powerpoint 158 kb)}
  
• Read Why there is no case for increase in height of Sardar Sarovar Dam -May 2006

2005

• A Reality Check on Bhakra - SANDRP review of Manthan Book, June 2005 _{(pdf file-88 kb)}     

• SANDRP Presentation on Bhakra - April 18 2005 release function of UNRAVELLING BHAKRA - Indian International Centre New Delhi _{(Power Point-92 kb)}
  

• Political Economy of Large Dams- October 2005 _{(pdf file-23 kb)}     
  

• Dams: Polavaram Dam in Andhra Pradesh - SANDRP Article Nov 05 _{(pdf file-341 kb)}
  

2000

• Data - Displacement due to Large Dams in India - SANDRP submission to the World Commission on Dams, January 2000 _{(MS excel-49 kb)}     
  

• Displacement due to Large Dams in India - SANDRP submission to the World Commission on Dams January 2000 _{(pdf file-23 kb)}

1999     

• Impact of the Farakka Barrage - SANDRP submission to the World Commission on Dams, November 1999 _{(pdf file-85 kb)}

Publications related to Dam (Available with SANDRP)

• Bade Bandh, Bharat ka Anubhav (Hindi)
  

• Vishwa Bandh Ayog per Nagarik Margadarshika (Hindi)
  
• Bharat mein Bade Bandh ka Lekha Jokha (Hindi)

• Citizens' Guide to the World Commission on Dams

• Unravelling Bhakra: Assessing the Temple of Resurgent India
  
• The Greater Common Good
  
• Dam Vs Drinking Water: Exploring the Narmada Judgement
  
• Log Banam Faisla: A Reflection on Narmada Judgement

• Tehri Environment and Rehabilitation
  
• Bandh ek Jidd nahin hota (Hindi)
• Bandh, Nadi evam Adhikar: Bandho se Prabhavit Samudayon ke Liye ek Margdarshika (Hindi)