India’s North East and Hydropower Development

Chandan Mahanta
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Chandan Mahanta: Chandan Mahanta is Head, Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India.

South Asian Survey, 2010, vol. 17, issue 1, 131-146

Abstract: Hydropower, while being projected as a clean and renewable energy source, has time and again been resisted vociferously in North East India in recent times because of the obvious and unintended social and environmental impacts. The anticipated negative impacts of the associated dam and reservoir construction have cast a threat to the security of the indigenous people in terms of water, food, livelihood, energy and above all, the related socio-economic concerns. This is all the more due to the uncertainties flowing from an inadequate understanding of the possible geo-environmental impacts in a highly sensitive terrain. To cope and live with the potential negative ramifications of hydropower projects, a comprehensive hydropower policy with emphasis on long-term environmental and social security and sustainability is imperative.

Keywords: India; North East India; hydropower; renewable energy; dams; reservoirs; social impact; environmental impact; indigenous people; water security; food security; livelihood; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/097152311001700110

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