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| Name of the Collection | N.D. Jayal |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | I. Subject Files, 1976-2016 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | B. Tehri Dam Project, 1980-2013 (iii) Writings on Tehri Dam Project, 1982-2004 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 78 |
| Abstract | Writings by Geetali Padiyar, Rahul Sen, J.C. Joshi, Vinod K. Gaur, Sunderlal Bahuguna, Maniram Bahuguna, Vijay Paranjpye, Madhu Kishwar and others on themes such as a historical overview to the Tehri Dam controversy, growth of anti-Tehri Dam movement, the attitude of women towards Tehri Dam, an introduction to Earthquake Hazards and Large Dams, plight of Tehri Dam oustees, economic implications of the Tehri Dam project and demand for review of the project, etc. Includes letters from H.K. Gupta to Maneka Gandhi and N.D. Jayal, transcript of a conversation between N.D. Jayal and Vinod Gaur on Himalayas as a zone of high seismic potential. The file also contains James N. Brune’s paper on ‘The Seismic Hazard at Tehri Dam’ published in a special issue of Bhagirathi Ki Pukar along with a draft of the paper and a profile of the author in Hindi |
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| Keywords | Geetanjali Padiyar; Historical overview of Tehri controversy; anti-Tehri movement; Demand for review of project; Tehri Dam oustees; Bhagirathi ki Pukar; James N. Brune |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1984 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1990 |
| Extent | 149 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Typed & Printed |
| Language | English & Hindi |
| Remarks | Publisher: Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Vol. 14, No.2 (1985) |
| Source/Link | The Hindu; The India Magazine of Her People and Culture (October 1986) |
| Donor | N.D. Jayal |
| Donation Date | 2017 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
