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041			_aEnglish
082			_aRS.0913
100			_aSaxena, Anurita _uCentre for Studies in Science Policy _vNew Delhi
245		0	_aFrom Cusecs to Megawatts : _btransformation of rivers and water sources in Himanchal Pradesh / _cAnurita Saxena
260			_aNew Delhi : _bICSSR, _c2013
300			_avii, 206p ;
504			_aInclude bibliographical references.
520			_aThis research report concern about various consequences of many hydro-power projects, one crucial question arises that are these projects avoidable, should Himachal just abandon its hydro dream? Will abandoning the hydro projects solve all the problems and mitigate all the consequences till Dow? Ramaswamy Iyer in his book Water-Perspective, Issues, Concerns (2003) and Bani P. Banerjee his book Handbook of Energy and the Environment in India (2005) writes that a widely beld view is that the hydro projects, anywhere, are not dispensable, especially in view of the projected magnitudes of demand for water and electricity and the realization that the increasing use of fossil fuels may cause unacceptable levels of global environmental damage and possibly, ineversible climatic changes.What probably is required today is 'proper planning'; construction of hydro projects with a "technology appropriate to people and place'; avoidance of 'standard assumptions in river management and bringing in 'holistic policies' that reflect the needs of the local people and keep the environmental vulnerability in mind. It is also important to decide how best to meet the water and energy needs of a society in a cost effective, equitable, environment-friendly, socially acceptable and timely manner.The hydro experience in Himachal as I have just outlined, suggest a mix set of implications. On one hand the rivers and water sources have been and are being 'transformed'; bringing in a host of negative impacts on local livelihoods, agricultural lands, water sources and fisheries. Report is about Hydro projects undermine local communities and tend to be disruptive of a long history of ecological relationships and dependence that people have established with their forests and rivers in the region.
536			_aIndian Council of Social Science Research.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aHydroelectric power plants _vRenewable energy _xEnergy Production _zHimachal Pradesh
942			_cRP _2ddc