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Opinion Section - "Building of Tipaimukh Dam" and Other Dams in Manipur

  • The Holy Grail of Khuga Dam : Promises vs Plight
    Paojakhup Guite- ' Khuga Multi-Purpose Hydroelectric Project is located at 10 kilometres away from Churachandpur town ...'
  • Vulnerability of Leimatak River
    Jajo Themson - ' Legally the Leimatak River should flow free without violating its fundamental rights ...'
  • Large dams trigger climate change
    Jajo Themson - ' venturing out alternative energy sources are much more viable environmentally ...'
  • Land donors down with hunger : A case story of Mapithel dam
    Jajo Themson - ' Loss of food security due to Mapithel dam project ...'
  • Questions over commissioning Mapithel Dam
    Jajo Themson - ' decommissioning unsustainable futile dams projects including Mapithel dam would be the right solution ...'
  • Sustainable development & community aspirations : The case of Chadong
    Dr Jeebanlata Salam- ' previous Govt caused humiliation, material deprivation, catastrophe to lives of Chadong community ...'
  • Irrelevance of 66 MW Loktak Downstream HEP in Manipur
    Jiten Yumnam- ' need a clear reflection to address prolonged demands of indigenous peoples of Manipur ...'
  • Impacts of Mapithel dam on forest & climate
    Themson Jajo- ' loss of around 1000 hectares of forest portions in the Mapithel dam area ...'
  • Controversies of 1200 MW Teesta III HEP in Sikkim
    Jiten Yumnam - ' Teesta III project has been subjected to one of the most complex financing processes ...'
  • Dolaithabi Barrage: An emerging failed Dam of Manipur
    Jiten Yumnam - ' Dolaithabi seems to be another White Elephant, fast emerging in Manipur's Northern Landscapes ...'
  • The Downside of Khuga Multipurpose Project
    Christina Lalremdik- ' The Dam is becoming more of a tourist spot than serving its basic purpose ...'
  • Is Lack of rain really a problem for Paddy cultivation
    YFPHR- ' time to question the constructed Dams in Manipur...'
  • Dams as a death trap in Manipur
    Christina Lalremdik- ' Unsustainable mega dam projects not only unleash harm to the environment and people...'
  • Impact of the Ithai Barrage on the Environment of Manipur: An Overview
    H. Tombi Singh- ' the project was commissioned in 1983 at an estimated cost of Rs. 115 crores ...'
  • Dismantled ninth times and safer in the tenth times
    Mamta Lukram- ' at 'Public Consultation on Tipaimukh Dam and Indigenous Peoples Rights, ...'
  • Ithai Barrage and popular resistance
    N. Lokendra Singh- ' The most acute problem is the severe inundation of a large amount of cultivable land...'
  • Pitfalls on land acquisition for Mapithel Dam project
    Themson Jajo- ' it is undeniable that the project is associated with legal infirmities...'
  • Social impacts of Mapithel dam
    Themson Jajo- ' irreparable damages to the social ethos and fabric of socio-communal...'
  • Dams & hydropower push in Himalayas: Concerns of the indigenous communities
    Jajo Themson- ' South Asian Conference on Dams & Hydropower at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand from 16-18 March 2018...'
  • RTE taunts Kamuching: Mapithel Dam Resonates
    Mamta Lukram- ' downstream villages like Tumukhong, Itham, Moirangpurel, Laikhong, Keithelmanbi ...'
  • Mapithel Dam knows 'Save Thoubal River' : Tumukhong Villagers
    Mamta Lukram- ' Tumukhong, the Village that lies within Zero (0) kilometre of the Mapithel Dam reservior....'
  • Mapithel dam chapter before NGT
    Themson Jajo- ' National Green Tribunal issued on 6th Dec 2017 in favor of project affected communities...'
  • Mapithel Dam: Lui-Ngai-ni Token Celebration at Chadong vindicates
    Mamta Lukram- ' Mapithel Dam is a curse to our lives!! Whose Dam is it....'
  • Climate change & erred solution in Manipur
    Jajo Themson- ' It's a proven fact that big developmental projects brutally molest our mother nature..'
  • Water conflicts over the Brahmaputra
    Kamal Baruah- ' The 2,880 km-long trans-boundary river Brahmaputra originates as the Yarlung Tsangpo..'
  • Why hurry Mapithel dam commissioning plan ?
    Mamta Lukram- ' The time overrun is already 29 years without component completion..'
  • NHPC's Ithai Barrage for Loktak Lift Irrigation: Beautiful Promise ?
    Mamta Lukram- ' Loktak Lift Irrigation Project performance review - the project is underperforming...'
  • Post submergence impacts of Mapithel dam: Upstream perspective
    Jajo Themson - ' ...lack of conducting detailed impacts assessment and carry out cost-benefit analysis...'
  • Mapithel dam commissioning plan: A stare on rationality
    Jajo Themson - ' better renovate & resuscitate such marooned dam projects so that they harness the targeted benefits...'
  • Mapithel Dam: The sorrow of Tumukhong village
    Mamta Lukram- ' history of Mapithel Dam serves as government's failure to respect the people's right...'
  • R & R anomaly in Mapithel dam
    Jajo Themson- ' Mapithel dam project without definite R&R plan policy will be quite irrational as well as ridiculous ...'
  • Flood and Ithai Barrage: A brief reflection of the convergent and divergent views
    Mamta Lukram- ' Majority dwelt divergently on the quantum overall loss, development injustice committed to the people...'
  • Mapithel dam controversy : Forest perspectives
    Jajo Themson- ' indigenous tribal peoples living in the Mapithel valley have been surviving in the region..'
  • Barak – A river of life
    Z K Pahrii Pou- ' To keep alive the Barak River, let us say "NO" to the construction of mega-dams ..'
  • Dams and development: Corporate interests and Manipur's struggle for justice
    Shobha Shukla- ' severe impacts of unbridled exploitation of the environment ..'
  • Mapithel Dam & its impact on Chadong
    Meena Longjam- ' There is need for a team of disaster management assisted by the government'
  • Who is listening to Chadong?
    Oinam Doren - ' people in Chadong village badly need more boats, medical attention and quick rehabilitation support '
  • Dam construction and its impacts
    Lh Seitinthang- ' Dams and the creation of reservoirs require relocation of potentially large human populations '
  • Failed Dams in Manipur? Any lessons learnt
    Jiten Yumnam- 'there's aggressive move of Govt of Manipur to construct series of mega dams across Rivers of Manipur'
  • Land and its people : What's in Mapithel Dam?
    Koijam Pushparani- ' states' apathy will create severe political crisis with distrust towards democratic ideology '
  • A thought on the dam debate by Ch Amuba Singh
    Dr Laifungbam Debabrata Roy- 'nobody is talking about no dams, but about priorities, democratic decision-making'
  • Tipaimukh Dam Plan and its Uncertainties
    Jiten Yumnam - Any forced and arbitrary development pursued goes against principles of rights
  • The Dam Debate - The bias of the Forest Advisory Committee :: Part 2
    Chabungbam Amuba Singh- 2 part series on the Dam debate
  • The Dam Debate - The bias of the Forest Advisory Committee :: Part 1
    Chabungbam Amuba Singh- 2 part series on the Dam debate
  • Tipaimukh dam amidst Manipur's development imbroglio
    Koijam Pushparani- 'developmental should be sensitive to communities needs and promotion of environmental integrity'
  • High Tipaimukh dam negotiations sans peoples
    Jiten Yumnam- 'The people of Manipur cannot accept any secretive and compromise deals between India and Bangladesh'
  • Indian Water Policy : British Period to Post Independence
    Timothy Z Zote analysis on Water policy with respect to building of Dam in NE
  • Social & environmental impact of Tipaimukh Dam Project
    Hijam Hiramot Singh says that there is a need for re-assessment
  • Review of the MoU on Tipaimukh Dam
    Elf Hmar - MoU between GOM , SJVN and NHPC does not convey clear meaning and interpretation to common readers
  • Dams in Manipur: A purview around the debate
    Dr Kshetri Rajiv touches upon the complex issues involving Ethinicty and communities that are affected
  • On Tipaimukh Dam
    K Prongo - if you are genuinely interested to do the job, start now with people participation.
  • Brief Report on Social Audit on Tipaimukh Dam
    A press release from SIPHRO - Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation
  • The Dam Documents
    Syed Zain Al-Mahmood asks India for full disclosure of technical data
  • Comments on Dr. Nargis Banu's Paper :: 1 | Comments on Dr. Nargis Banu's Paper :: 2
    Bijon B. Sarma gives a response to Dr. Nargis Banu's paper
  • Tipaimukh Dam : Mr. Meer Hossain's Response And My Submission
    Bijon B. Sarma gives a response to Mr. Hossain article
  • Muddying the Waters :: Part 2
    Syed Zain Al-Mahmood - Tipaimukh has stirred primal fears in Bangladesh
  • Muddying the Waters :: Part 1
    Syed Zain Al-Mahmood - Tipaimukh has stirred primal fears in Bangladesh
  • Tipaimukh And The Hot Debate In Bangladesh
    Bijon B. Sarma on the dam effects in Bangladesh
  • Proposed Tipaimukh Dam - How enlightened are we ?
    RS Jassal observance on Tipaimukh Dam
  • The Surma hosts the Tipaimukh Dam Parliament!
    A special repprt by Jalal Moin from Bangladesh
  • Tipaimukh Dam: Development or Destruction - Part 3
    David Buhril asks is this really a "development projects"?
  • Tipaimukh Dam: Development or Destruction - Part 2
    David Buhril asks is this really a "development projects"?
  • Tipaimukh Dam: Development or Destruction - Part 1
    David Buhril asks is this really a "development projects"?
  • Tipaimukh Dam - Cultural perspective
    RS Jassal wonders will it be Loss or Revival of Culture?
  • Tipaimukh Dam: The story so far
    Thangkhanlal Ngaihte says it is not going to be completed soon
  • Tipaimukh: T2TYMD - Part 1
    T. Vunglallian paints a gloomy picture if...
  • Tipaimukh: T2TYMD - Part 2
    T. Vunglallian paints a gloomy picture if...
  • Tipaimukh: T2TYMD - Part 3
    T. Vunglallian paints a gloomy picture if...
  • Tipaimukh Dam a curse or a blessing?
    Prof. T Awnzagen analyse the good and bad of Tipaimukh Dam
  • Surging North-East India
    Geoffery argues that NE will become an investor’s paradise
  • A Big [Dam]n
    U A Shimray urges to follow Kayapo's example
  • Dams: Small is beautiful — I
    T. Vunglallian suggests a smaller dam!
  • Dams: Small is beautiful — II
    T. Vunglallian suggests a smaller dam!
  • Unappreciated Intrusions
    Elf Hmar questions armed groups involvement
  • Controversial Hydro Electric (Multi-purpose) Project
    Namdingpou Kamei on the losses and destructions to people
  • Tipaimukh Hydro-electric (Multi) Project - Part 2
    N Shyamsundar Singh gives a technical Q&A on Tipaimukh Dam
  • Tipaimukh Hydro-electric (Multi) Project - Part 1
    N Shyamsundar Singh gives a technical Q&A on Tipaimukh Dam
  • Tipaimukh: In the Quest for Survival
    Elf Hmar elicits more analytic ground realities assessment
  • Tipaimukh Dam likely to cause climatic change?
    Anna Pinto argues pm the climate impact of building Tipaimukh dam.
  • Why damn the dam ?
    Shonadhar Meinam says building Tipaimukh dam makes sense.
  • Tipaimukh Dam Is A Geotectonic Blunder - Part 2
    Dr. Soibam Ibotombi & Dr. Debabrata Roy Laifungbam analyze the implication of building a Tipaimukh Dam
  • Tipaimukh Dam Is A Geotectonic Blunder - Part 1
    Dr. Soibam Ibotombi analyze the implication of building a Tipaimukh Dam
  • Hydropolitics of Tipaimukh high dam
    Dr RK Ranjan gives a scientific perspective on Tipaimukh Dam
  • Tipaimukh Dam : An invitation to disaster
    Thuanrei Phaomei paints a gloomy picture
  • Why dams should be preserved or built in Manipur ?
    Dr Laishangbam Sanjit argues the pros side of Dam building
  • Damming dams: A reality check
    Thangkhanlal Ngaihte points out the other side in dam debate
  • Dam Or No Dam
    By: Khwairakpam Gajananda