Matu Peoples' Organisation: Our Soil, Our Heritage
Matu Peoples' Organisation: Our Soil, Our Heritage
Matu Peoples' Organisation: Our Soil, Our Heritage
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Why Dams?
According to
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (www.sandrp.in) :-
-In India, 5100 big dams have led to the displacement of 5.50 crore people.
- 4528 dams have caused the submergence of around 44
lakh hectare land.
-47% of all persons displaced by dams are tribals.
-Even after an investment of more than Rs. two lakh crores, neither has power been
generated nor irrigation taken place in accordance with the declared claims.