Dams

2014

• Fishing the Cauvery River : How Mettur Dam Changed it  all – Ramya Swayamprakash, June 2014

• Shrinking and Sinking Deltas: Major role of Dams in delta subsidence and Effective Sea Level Rise, May 2014

• New Publication from SANDRP: Report on Unjustified Dams for Mumbai Metro Region

2013

• Letter to MoEF Against Forest Clearance of Kalu Dam, June 2013

2011

• Industrial and Domestic Water Supply Dams for Mumbai- No EIA, No PH, No Clearances, No Monitoring, Sep 2011
• Letter to Union Ministry of Water Resources for transparency, participation in Decision making process, Apr 2011
• Press Release: Polavaram – Regulator acts as promoter – misinforms Parliament, March 2011
• Press Release on CIC order to CWC to make the Almatti backwater study public, Feb 16 2011
• CIC orders CWC to disclose backwater level studies in public interest following SANDRP appeal, Feb 2011

2010

• The strong case for reducing Water Level of Gandhi Sagar Dam, Dec 2010
• Can India be firm with China on Brahmaputra Dams, Dec 2010
• Why Modi’s 54000 crore legacy project KALPSAR is doomed, Nov 2010
  _{Key Words: Kalpsar Project, Gulf of Khambhat Development Project} 
• Press Note: Bhakra and Need for accountability in Reservoir Operations, Sept 19, 2010
  _{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
  _{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
  _{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
  _{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 

2009

• Response to Indian Express Editor Shekhar Gupta on his advocacy for big dams
• Press Release: Renuka Dam, May 6, 2009
• Renuka Dam- Submission to Prime Minister and others, May 2009
• Chuzachen Hydro Dam Collapse in Sikkim, April 2009
• Book Release: NEW REPORT ON DAMS IN HIMALAYAS – Launch in Delhi Jan 12, 2009. See Invitation

2008

• A Product of World Bank’s Politics on Big Dams-REVIEW, Dec 2008
• Displacement in North East India BOOK REVIEW, Nov 2008
• Gujarat able to use only 6.45% water in 2007 from Sardar Sarovar Project, May 2008
• India’s Dam Building Abroad: Lessons from the Experience at Home?, April 2008

2007

• SSP: Mounting costs minimal benefits – SANDRP – Dec 2007
• SSP: Power and Irrigation benefits – SANDRP – December 2007
• China Scraps Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam (Hindi) – December 2007
• Tryst with the Dams – SANDRP – December 2007
• Bachchan Land Episode and Pawana Dam – SANDRP, August 2007
• Jaswant Sagar Dam Breach – SANDRP, August 28, 2007
• SANDRP Presentation – Stockholm Water Week, India Dams Experience, 15 Aug 2007
• Chigalli Dam Breach – SANDRP, August 18, 2007
• Pedhi Dam Agitation – SANDRP, August 10, 2007
• Chandora dam breach – SANDRP, August 09, 2007
• Central Water Commission – an Agent of Sub Optimal Development – SANDRP- June 2007
• India Dams Methane Emissions PR
• India Dams Methane Emissions PR (Hindi) Page 1 , Page 2
• Sardar Sarovar Drinking Water Allocation Diverted for City – SANDRP – April 2007
• Call for Stay on clearance and Review of Athirappilly HEP
• Update on Mullaperiyar Dam in Tamil Nadu
• Reservoir Siltation in India: Latest Studies – A Wake Up Call, September 2006
  
• Presentation on “Critical Issues on Large Dams in India”, September 2006
• 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
• SANDRP Presentation on Bhakra – April 18 2005 release function of UNRAVELLING BHAKRA – Indian International Centre New Delhi
• Political Economy of Large Dams, October 2005
• Dams: Polavaram Dam in Andhra Pradesh – SANDRP Article, Nov 2005

2000

• Data – Displacement due to Large Dams in India – SANDRP submission to the World Commission on Dams, Jan 2000
• Displacement due to Large Dams in India – SANDRP submission to the World Commission on Dams, Jan 2000

1999

• Impact of the Farakka Barrage – SANDRP submission to the World Commission on Dams, Nov 1999

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)