The Kaleghagh Dam is located at the Simdega district of Jharkhand. The dam was constructed in 1980 as a minor irrigation project of the irrigation department with the aim of irrigating land of the Simdega block, where three villages-Bernibera, Bara Barpani and Bhudhratoli were completely submerged for the dam. Intrestingly, the project failed to achieve its objective. Presenly, the water reaches to only one village - Meromdega and the water supply to Tukupani, Jambahar and other areas has been stopped since a long time. Thus the irrigation project uprooted the Adivasis of three villages but only one village is being benefited. Secondly, the Simdega Notified Area Committee supplies the drinking water to Simdega town from the dam but the displaced people, those who have been living near by the Dam get supply water neither for drinking nor for irrigating their a few pieces of land.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/kaleghagh-dam-jharkhand-sad-story-displacement-without-benefits
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gladson-dungdung
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/dams-rivers-people
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flood-control
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
