B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (i) Sunderlal Bahuguna, 1980-2003
NDJ Subject Files No.109
I. Subject Files, 1976-2016
B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (vii) Hanumantha Rao Committee & World Commission of Dams, 1993-2013
1994
(a) Correspondence between D.P.S. Lamba and members of Hanumantha Rao Committee regarding comments on draft report on flora and fauna, list of issues pertaining to environmental aspects of Tehri project, information provided by THDC, an action plan mitigating the possible impact on Mahaseer Fishery, demands and representations pertaining to rehabilitation and environment aspects. Includes letters exchanged among Hanumantha Rao, Kirit Parikh, Shekhar Singh, Mata Prasad, N.D. Jayal, V.C. Thakur and others regarding factors considered by Ministry of Environment and Forests before giving clearance to Tehri Dam Project, the issue of resettlement, a note on the catchment area treatment, request for government clearance to access restricted data and a note on rehabilitation issues, etc. (b) Also, includes correspondence of N.D. Jayal and Sunderlal Bahuguna, I.K. Gujral (former Prime Minister), E.A.S. Sarma, A.K. Agnihotri, S.C. Sharma and others regarding photographs taken during the visit of members of Hanumantha Rao Committee t0 project and rehabilitation sites, request for a meeting with the Prime Minister, maintaining status quo in the matter of evacuation of Tehri town, technical reports and constitution of an Expert Committee to review the environmental and rehabilitation aspects of Tehri Dam project, etc.
Draft report on flora and fauna; impact on Mahseer Fishery; Hanumantha Rao; resettlement; catchment area treatment; I.K. Gujral; Evacuation of Tehri town
B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (vii) Hanumantha Rao Committee & World Commission of Dams, 1993-2013
1995
Correspondence among N.D. Jayal and Shekhar Singh, Sunderlal Bahuguna, Margaret S. Kellogg, N.C. Saxena, Nicholas Hildyard, Edward Goldsmith and others regarding progress of Tehri Dam case, petition to stop construction of Tehri Dam, socio-economic study of Bhagirathi valley, Sunderlal Bahuguna’s demand for an independent review of the Tehri Dam Project, safety aspects of Tehri Dam and informing the French Press about the Tehri issue etc. Includes letters exchanged among Jill Carr Harris and Goutam Bandyopadhyay, N.D. Jayal, Ajay S. Mehta and others regarding a meeting on Large Dams and Sustainable Development. There are also letters of Sunderlal Bahuguna and Kisan Mehta to Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao regarding PM’s promise to order a review of the Tehri Dam.
Margaret S. Kellogg, N.C. Saxena; Socio-Economic Study of Bhagirathi Valley; Large Dams and Sustainable Development; Review of Tehri Dam
B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (vii) Hanumantha Rao Committee & World Commission of Dams, 1993-2013
1996
(a) Correspondence among Hanumantha Rao, T.K.A. Nair, M.M.N. Saxena, M.L. Gupta and others regarding release of Bhagirathi river flow data and Shekhar Singh’s draft environment report. Includes communication of Expert Committee on Rehabilitation and Environmental aspects, comments on the revised draft report on Environment by Shekhar Singh, comments of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, effect of impoundment on water quality for the Tehri Project. There are also letters of D.P.S. Lamba and Shekhar Singh, Kirit Parikh and other members of Hanumantha Rao Committee regarding circulation of environment chapter of committee report and note on rehabilitation programme of THDC, etc. (b) Letter from D.P.S. Lamba to members of Hanumantha Rao Committee regarding English version of representations received by chairperson and from B.P. Maleta to Hanumantha Rao on catchment area treatment of Tehri Dam; letter from P.C. Nawani to B. Chakravorty requesting important data for Geological Survey of India’s studies of Tehri reservoir; and abstract of representations received by Professor Hanumantha Rao, Integrated Watershed Development Project for Tehri Dam Catchment area and a map showing microwatersheds in Tehri Dam Catchment Area.
T.K.A. Nair; M.M.N. Saxena; Bhagirathi river flow data; comments of Wasia Institute of Himalayan Geology; rehabilitation programme of THDC; Representations received by Hanumantha Rao; Geological Survey of India data; Integrated Watershed Development Programme
B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (vii) Hanumantha Rao Committee & World Commission of Dams, 1993-2013
1996
Correspondence between D.P.S. Lamba and members of Hanumantha Rao Committee and others regarding a note on employment prepared by THDC, sharing of information and data on land acquisition, compensation and rehabilitation, documents pertaining to THDC employment data, a copy of views of ordinary people expressed before the committee, interim report of the Working Group for the assessment of the environmental impact of Tehri Dam, sharing demands and representations pertaining to rehabilitation and environmental aspects as compiled by THDC. Includes THDC annual report, a booklet published by THDC titled Prosperity Amidst Safety, a document detailing demands of Tehri oustees, abstract of demands/suggestions received from rehabilitees in their representation.
THDC's note on employment; Data on land acquisition; Demads of Tehri oustees; Representation by rehabilitees; Compensation; Working Group's Interim Report
B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (vii) Hanumantha Rao Committee & World Commission of Dams, 1993-2013
1998
Papers relating to World Commission on Dams (WCD): E-mails from Phumla Yeki, Medha Patkar, Himanshu Thakkar and others regarding its newsletter, appointment of Director; Institutional Award; data collection for WCD Public hearing; and a petition on Tehri Dam. Includes letters from Shekhar Singh and N.D. Jayal to Pranab Banerji, Medha Patkar and others regarding draft report of study on large dams; WCD Public Hearing in Bhopal and written submission on Tehri Dam controversy; approach paper on World Bank Policy on Indigenous People; and a brief note on the Tehri Hydroelectric Project by N.D. Jayal.
World Commission of Dams (WCD); Institutional Award; WCD Public Hearing; Pranab Banerji; Medha Patkar; World Bank Policy on Indigenous People
