Saklani, lawyer and founder of the anti tehri dam struggle committee, is quick to point out the obvious consequences of such a large project. The tehri dam, in the north of india, was commissioned in 2006 to provide water for electricity generation, irrigation and drinking water. Tehri dam officials have also been implicated in several cases of corruption. At the centre of the earth is a core of 3470 km radius.
The ministry is keen to know the deficiencies in the. In 1990, the indian government and tehri hydro power corporation began planning to dam the bhagirati river at the himalayan foothill town of tehri in uttar pradesh. Tehri hydro power development project 1 chapter1 introduction of the project 1. A gendered analysis of the tehri dam project in india. The tehri dam in the outer himalayas in uttar pradesh, when completed, will submerge tehri town and nearly 100 villages. Physicochemical and microbiological study of tehri dam. Infact as per the soviet report tehri dam project on the bhagirathi river, india, contract no. A case study of pratapnagar block in tehri dam rim a citeseerx. In such situations, displacement of people residing in the proposed project sites and the areas to be submerged is an important issue. Largescale development projects often result in massive displacement of population.
The tehri dam is the highest dam in india and one of the highest in the world. This case study looks at one of the more famous instances of transnational involvement in stakeholder struggles over large dams, the longrunning contention over dam construction on the narmada rover in india. Request pdf changing landscape and ecotourism development in a large dam site. The intach study predicts the useful life of the dam will be reduced to 62 years by the huge vol. In this paper, a gendered analysis of displacement and resettlement. Earthquakes, faults and their interrelationship the earth and earthquakes the planet earth born about 4800 million years ago is slightly subspherical in shape with a diameter of about 12,740 km. The iron triangle is a very popular metaphor pointing out that the project manager is asked to reach a reasonable tradeoff among various concurrent, heterogeneous, and visible constraints. Pdf a case study on tehri dam 35 pages a case study on tehri dam. The tehri dam is constructed over the bhagirathi river, the main tributary of the ganges in the hills of uttarakhand, india. Tehri dam the tehri dam on indias bhagirathi river, the main tributary of the ganges, is one of the worlds largest and most controversial hydroelectric projects. Resolve pending issues of 22,000 families, says hc. Silent valley hydroelectric project, kerala, india ejatlas.
Location tehri dam is the primary dam of the tehri development project, a major hydroelectric project centered near tehri town in the state of uttarakhand in india. It is the primary dam of the tehri hydro development corporation ltd. Environmental activist sunderlal bahuguna led the antitehri dam movement from 1980s till 2004. Based on an ethnographic study of the people displaced by the tehri dam in india, the present paper examines the impact of displacement on women and demonstrates that their experiences of displacement and resettlement are qualitatively different from those of men. Indian villagers protest tehri dam construction, 20012002. Silent valley is located at mukkali, mannarkkad, padavayal in kerala, at the core of the nilgiri biosphere reserve 1. Saklani, lawyer and founder of the antitehri dam struggle committee, was quick to point out the consequences associated to the large project. Ever since the dam was sanctioned in 1972, local people have been opposing the dam and resisting its construction.
Yashwant singh parmar university of horticulture and forestry, solan, 173230 h. Fearing heavy siltation due to logging in the himalayan watershed, he states that the expected life span of the dam will be about 35 years, compared to the 100 years claimed by the dam authority. Study site the tehri dam, at a height of 640m from mean sea level, is situated in the himalayas and is fed by the bhagirathi river originating from the gangotri glacier and its tributary bhilangana origin, khatling glacier 1 which is mainly the contribution of rain and snowmelt fig 1. One of the asias largest and highest dam, it offers a sight that is both astounding and magnificent. Environmental impact assessment of koldam hydropower project. The total cost associated with the tehri dam project is around rs 8000 crores. The spillways have been designed for a probable maximum flood pmf of 15540 cumecs computed for a return frequency of 1 in 10,000 years at the project site.
Jun 21, 2017 tehri dam in uttarakhand, india standing over 260 metres high on the bhagirathi river in the state of uttarakhand, tehri dam is one of the tallest dams in the world. Construction of the tehri dam was complete in 2006. The tehri dam case study applied a culturebased understanding of tehri dam. Tehri dam history project details project benefits issues and protests major concern mitigation measures realities conclusion references 3. Under construction since 1978, the final phase of reservoir.
The tehri dam project, the fourth highest dam in the world is under construction. The great himalayan earthquake is predicted by scientists. In 2008, the study impacts of tehri dam lessons learnt, prepared by the. The present study concentrates upon the reservoir rim area of tehri dam that is coming up in the catchment of ganga river a little downstream of the confluence of bhaghirathi and bhilanganga rivers figure i. Estimation of sedimentation rate of a reservoir using remote. Pdf a case study on tehri dam soumya sandipa academia. A preliminary investigation for the tehri dam project was completed in 1961 and its design was completed in 1972 with a 600 mw capacity power plant based on the study.
Sardar sarovar dam controversy a case study 889 and environmental disruption. Pdf the construction of the dam led to the formation of a reservoir in the. The tehri dam has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region. Plans indicated that it would be the fourth largest dam in the world. The storage project in the bhagirathi valley in uttarakhand himalaya, envisages impounding of surplus monsoon water of the river for utilizing it in regulated manner. The mega hydropower project of mw tehri dam has affected 125 villages directly or indirectly located in its vicinity. Tehri hydro electric project a case study, ministry of power, government of india, 1995. The case study of tehri dam project brought to the fore the. Environmental impact assessment of koldam hydropower project a case study from himachal pradesh, india hukam chand 1, k. The projectthe manantali project consists of the manantali dam on the bafing river, a tributary of the senegal river, a 200 mw power station and a network of 0 km of transmission lines to the capitals of mali bamako, mauritania nouakschott and senegal dakar. Construction began in 1978 after feasibility studies but was delayed due to financial, environmental and social impacts.
Its length is 575 m, crest width 20 m, and base width 1,128 m. A compilation of case studies about popular struggles against dams 2 however, the case study of dams in india also demonstrates the power of peoples resistance to dams in a country where, despite strong state support for the industry and pressure from international financial. Uttar pradesh was to finance the entire irrigation project of the dam. The dam is expected to generate about 2400 megawatts of electricity. Most of the controversy has addressed the size and construction of the sardar sarovar dam at. In defense of nature, culture, and religion 6 living with the river and thinking with the river, the mortal passes beyond a bounded sense of self into the wisdom of nonrationality, unindividuation, and nonlinearity. A preliminary investigation for the tehri dam project was completed in 1961 and. Jun 15, 2016 tehri dam project, a prestigious hydropower cum irrigation project, is the first major attempt to harness vast hydro potential of bhagirathi river which is fed by gangotri glacier.
Tehri hydro development coorporation thdc was formed in 1988 to manage the dam. It is a multipurpose rock and earthfill embankment dam on the bhagirathi river near tehri in uttarakhand, india. It is located on the bhagirathi river, the principal tributary of the sacred river ganga technical description 1. In the present study physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of the water of tehri dam reservoir in the garhwal himalaya of india were determined during june 2003 through may 2005 when the reservoir was under construction, and was 5 km long and 40 m deep having an area of 2. Pdf pdf a case study on tehri dam 35 pages a case study. The tehri dam on indias bhagirathi river, the main tributary of the ganges, is one of the worlds largest and most. In 1990, due to the reconsideration, the design of the dam changed into what we see today as one of the tallest dams, the tehri dam. Its length is 575 metres 1,886 ft, crest width 20 metres 66 ft, and base width 1,128 metres 3,701 ft. The tehri dam site is located in a narrow and deep gorge figure 2 and has a wide vahey with extensive fluvial terraces on the upstream. A case study on the manantali dam project mali, mauritania. The tehri dam is a multipurpose rock and earthfill embankment dam on the bhagirathi river neartehri in uttarakhand, india. Feb 18, 2011 first multipurpose river valley project on bhagirathi, the main tributary of the ganga.
Beyond the iron triangle project management institute pmi. Tehri hydro power development project 2 executive summary the tehri dam project, the fourth highest dam in the world is under construction. In 1978 a committee to oppose the tehri dam or the tehri bandh virodhi sangharsh samiti tbvss was formed. Tehri dam tehri dam project latest information portal. The tehri dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the. It created a reservoir with a storage capacity of 11. Why dams hydro power is a clean,renewable,lowcost alternative. Changing landscape and ecotourism development in a large dam. Under construction since 1978, the final phase of reservoir filling is scheduled to start by december 2002. Report on tehri dam hydro power project larr initiatives. In 1976, kerala state electricity board planned a construction of a 240 mw hydroelectric project, the silent valley hydroelectric project svhep, over the kunthipuzha river flowing through the palakkad and mallapuram districts, intended to submerge 8. Within six months the homes and lands of around 100,000.
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