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Govt. of India Press Release, November 27, 2001

http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2001/rnov2001/27112001/r2711200111.html


 RAJYA SABHA


                       CONSTRUCTION OF BIG DAMS

        The World Commission on Dams (WCD) an NGO funded by
International agencies, in its
report has, inter-alia, stated that the impact due to large dams are
more negative than positive and
have led to the impoverishment and suffering of millions of people.

        The number of big dams under construction is 695 (as per
National Register of Large Dams
published by CWC, 1994), in the country.

        There is no proposal to review the policy of construction of big
dams in the country as a result
of the WCD report. Keeping in view the socio-economic ethos of the
country, Government of India
has already framed and adopted a National Water Policy, which provides
guidelines for various
facets of water resources development. To ensure continued
self-sufficiency in food grain production
and also to meet the energy, drinking water and industrial needs of our
growing population. India
proposes to continue with its programme of dam construction to create
another 200 billion cubic
meters of storage in the next 25 years. Development as well as efficient
management of existing
resources are equally important. Keeping this in view, major, medium and
minor irrigation projects,
including sustainable groundwater exploitation, alongwith rainwater
harvesting using indigenous
techniques are all integrated in the plan ning approach. Indi8a has
enshrined environmental protection
in its constitution and there is a well laid out legislative and
institutional mechanism to implement these
provisions. The guidelines for development suggested WCD in their final
report are utopian in nature
and are incompatible with our national development imperatives.

        This information was given by the Union Minister of State for
Water Resources, Smt. Bijoya
Chakravarty in a written reply to a question from Shri Ramchandra
Khuntia in the Rajya Sabha
today.


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