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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 (vii) Hanumantha Rao Committee & World Commission of Dams, 1993-2013 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 109 |
| Abstract | (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. |
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| Keywords | Draft report on flora and fauna; impact on Mahseer Fishery; Hanumantha Rao; resettlement; catchment area treatment; I.K. Gujral; Evacuation of Tehri town |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1994 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1994 |
| Extent | 279 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten, Typed & Printed/Photocopy |
| Language | English & Hindi |
| Remarks | Two parts |
| Source/Link | |
| Donor | N.D. Jayal |
| Donation Date | 2017 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
