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Association for Indias Development (AID),
MIT and Boston Chapters present
Large Dams in Northeast India: Issues and Concerns A Talk by Neeraj Vagholikar, Kalpavriksh 4pm, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 Room 4-231, MIT, Cambridge, MA The Northeast has been described as
India's 'future powerhouse'. According to the Central
Electricity Authority (CEA), 168 large dams with a cumulative installed capacity of 63, 328 MW have been identified for development. It will be great if people from
Assam & the North East living in Boston area can attend the talk, ask
questions and find out more about it.
RB
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From: "Partha Gogoi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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12th : Neeraj Vagholikar on Large Dams in Northeast India > If you know folks in Boston who might be interested, please forward this to them. There is a > talk on Large Dams on NorthEastIndia in MIT - being organized by AID. > > > Partha > --- Sree Ganesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 04:34:47 -0800 (PST) > > From: Sree Ganesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Ne-cell] AID MIT/BostonTalk : Nov 12th : Neeraj Vagholikar on > > Large Dams in Northeast India > > > > hi all, just a reminder about the upcoming talk this Saturday. > > aid boston has taken up the large dams issue as a long-term focus, so this is a wonderful > > opportunity to learn more! > > please do plan to attend the talk, and also bring a friend who might be interested! > > thanks, > > Sree > > > > > > > > > > Association for Indias Development, MIT and Boston Chapters present > > > > Large Dams in Northeast India: Issues and Concerns > > A Talk by Neeraj Vagholikar, Kalpavriksh > > > > 4pm, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 > > Room 4-231, MIT, Cambridge, MA > > > > The Northeast of India, consisting of the eight states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, > > Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura, is known for its cultural and biological > > diversity and the unique Brahmaputra river system. Home to over 350 ethnic communities, the > > region has unique land tenure systems with a large percentage of the population dependent on > > natural resource based livelihoods. > > > > The Government of India is currently focusing on a major development thrust in this region > > grappling with its many socio-political complexities. One of the major interventions planned is > > the tapping of the large hydroelectric power potential in the region through a series of large > > dams. The Northeast has been described as India's 'future powerhouse'. According to the Central > > Electricity Authority (CEA), 168 large dams with a cumulative installed capacity of 63, 328 MW > > have been identified for development. > > > > The presentation will outline some of the issues and concerns with the current approach in > > development of dams in the region, including the experiences of large hydroelectric projects > > already commissioned or currently under construction in the region. > > > > About the Speaker: > > > > Neeraj Vagholikar is a member of Kalpavriksh, an environmental non-profit organization based in > > India, and is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy > > (CEEP), University of Delaware. > > > > Neeraj's work at Kalpavriksh has included research and advocacy on: people and protected areas; > > laws and policies related to the environment and forests; social and environmental impacts of > > development projects and activities (mining and dams in particular); the environmental > > decision-making process for large development projects. In recent years his work has had a > > major focus on the Northeast of India. Neeraj also writes for the media on environmental and > > development issues and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Ecologist Asia > > magazine. > > > > About Kalpavriksh: > > > > Kalpavriksh is an environmental non-profit organization based in India and working on > > environmental education, research, campaigns and direct action since 1979. Some of the focus > > areas include: legal and policy issues related to biodiversity conservation, social and > > environmental impacts of development projects and activities, community-based conservation, and > > ecologically sensitive alternatives. For further information, please see: > > http://www.kalpavriksh.org > > > > About CEEP: > > > > CEEP is a nationally and internationally known independent research institute working in the > > area of energy and environmental policy and sustainable development since 1980. It is a part of > > the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy at the University of Delaware, US. > > For further information, please see: http://ceep.udel.edu > > > > About AID: > > > > Association for India's Development (AID) is a non-profit US organization committed to > > promoting sustainable, equitable and just development in India. In solidarity with non-violent > > people's struggles, AID supports grassroots organizations in India and initiates efforts in > > various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, > > women's empowerment and social justice. AID MIT is a registered student group with the > > Massachusetts Institute of Technology. > > For more information, visit: http://www.aidindia.org, http://www.aidboston.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ne-cell mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.aidindia.org/mailman/listinfo/ne-cell > > > > > Partha Gogoi > Fairfax, VA > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover > -Mark Twain > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > |
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