Water Champion Ramaswamy R. Iyer: Caution and Care in Building Dams
07.04 2007 03:38
For Dams expert Ramaswamy Iyer, big dams are major interventions in nature and should therefore be projects of the last resort. Proper caution and care should be applied in building dams. The approach is to apply the criteria of `least environmental impact' and `minimum displacement,’ inform and involve the people likely to be affected, and put the project through the most stringent scrutiny.
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Whether the govt would accept the protesting voice of the people if they feel that the dams are damaging their livelihoods. Least environmental impact and minimum displacement - a good pharase but how to follow, who cares it - how it should be implemented -
inform and involve the affected people. How a resisted people could involve if the dams are against their wishes. A participatory approach and a transparent administration is highly required.
| by Dr.P.S.Navaraj | 09.05 2007 17:29 | url: |