The Andhra Pradesh government lied to obtain forest clearance for the Polavaram dam on the Godavari; it said there were no forest rights claimants in the dam’s submergence zone. Down To Earth visited the villages denied forest rights and found the state had indeed lied.
To know more click on the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33444 [2]
See Also
Order: Polavaram project given final clearance [3]
Letter: Letter from MoEF to Orissa CM [4]
Public Hearing: Polavaram project in AP [5]
Feature: AP dam project under fire [6]
Feature: Polavaram in legal wrangle [7]
Feature: Suit against dam [8].
Feature: Orissa wants stay [9]
Report: Groundwater externalities of surface irrigation transfers under NRLP [10]
Presentation: Analysis of Water Availability vs. Water Use [11]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/polavaram-fraud
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33444
[3] http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Indira%20Sagar%20(%20Polavaram).pdf
[4] http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Cm-orissa-Polavaram.pdf
[5] http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Kings.pdf
[6] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/10088
[7] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/4085
[8] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/3178
[9] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/1917
[10] http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/publications/Other/PDF/NRLP%20Proceeding-2%20Paper%2012.pdf
[11] http://nrlp.iwmi.org/PDocs/pres/workshop30082007/Luna_August2.ppt
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-mahapatra
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/down-earth
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/godavari
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gram-sabhas
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[22] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/konda-reddi
[23] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[24] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[25] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/polavaram
[26] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-disputes
[27] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-godavari
[28] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[29] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
