Performance and Development Effectiveness of the Sardar Sarovar Project
PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (A Deemed University) V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar Mumbai 400088 INDIA www.tiss.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Cover Photograph, Design and Layout : Mukund Sawant, TISS, Mumbai Text Layout, Design and Typesetting : Publications Unit, TISS, Mumbai Printing : Specific Assignments, Parel, Mumbai – 40 011 ii CONTENTS Preface iv Executive Summary vi Chapter 1 Sardar Sarovar Project: Examining Social, Environmental 1 and Financial Costs Chapter 2 Sardar Sarovar Project: Benefits Realised? 58 Chapter 3 Concluding Observations 90 Appendices 92 Appendix 1 Chronology of Events 92 Appendix 2 Extract from Directions Regarding Submergence, Land 99 Acquisition and Rehabilitation of the Displaced Persons Appendix 3 Case Studies 100 Appendix 4 Graphs 102 iii PREFACE The Tata institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, was the official agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation of people displaced in Maharashtra by the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) from 1987 to 1994. During this period, the TISS developed baseline data on social, demographic, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of individuals, families and communities in 33 villages in Akkalkuwa and Akrani tehsils of Dhule (now Nandurbar) district, and tracked changes in the habitat and life conditions of people shifted from Manibeli, Dhankhedi, and Chimalkhedi villages to Parveta (one of the earliest resettlement sites in Gujarat). While TISS moved out of its monitoring and evaluation role in 1994, it continued to track the progress made on various aspects of the SSP. Dam height has been steadily increasing and reached 121.92 m in October 2006; the final and pending phase of installing radial gates will take the dam height to 138.68 m.
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