Exploring and Understanding Tipaimukh Dam May 31, 2009
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, ENVIRONMENT.Tags: Tipaimukh Dam
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Timaimukh Dam has drawn much public and media attention by this time. Protests, demonstrations and discussions are going on in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
The Bangladesh Government has decided to send a Parliamentary Committee to visit the Tipaimukh Dam to understand the impact the Dam on Bangladesh. Later the Government expressed to include the experts in the Committee or a separate Expert Committee to explore the dam.
The ordinary citizen/s has little chance to visit the dam physically, so let us explore the dam from the contents of the Internet which may give us a better view of the problem.
Thangkhenlal Ngaihte describes the story so far from Indian perspective http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Opinion_on_Building_of_Tipaimukh_Dam.Tipaimukh_Dam_The_story_so_far
A details of the project is described by Dr. Soibam Ibotombi, who teaches Earth Science at Manipur University http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Opinion_on_Building_of_Tipaimukh_Dam.TIPAIMUKH_DAM_a_geotectonic_blunder_I
Along with Dr. Debabrat Roy, Dr. Soibam Ibotomi spells complicated disater for Bangladesh http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Opinion_on_Building_of_Tipaimukh_Dam.TIPAIMUKH_DAM_a_geotectonic_blunder_II
Jalal Moin describes the parliament on Surma http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Opinion_on_Building_of_Tipaimukh_Dam.Surma_hosts_Tipaimukh_Dam_Parliament
David Buhril asks whether the dam is for development or destruction in a series of articles http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Opinion_on_Building_of_Tipaimukh_Dam.Tipaimukh_Dam_Development_or_Destruction_1
A Petition to cancel the Tipaimukh Dam and let barak river run free http://www.petitiononline.com/ACTIPdoa/petition.html
TD in Munipur in driving a wedge? http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20061015&filename=news&sec_id=9&sid=52
Govt urged to stop Tipaimukh Dam, bdnews.com http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=84838&cid=2
Global Voice online registered a post on Tipaimukh Dam http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/24/bangladesh-tipaimukh-dam-threatens-lives/
Global Voice added another post saying ‘No to Tipaimukh Dam’ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/27/bangladesh-india-no-to-tipaimukh-dam/
An ordinary citizen
Post-script:
Tipai emits errie feelings -Daily Star
Bangladesh
what the hell is going on? i think India is selfish.they don’t think about others.Please stop this destructive project.
For an objective analysis based on the Indian EIA report on Tipaimukh dam, and a thorough
study of the downstream ecology, I would suggest these Daily Star pieces by Syed Zain
Al-Mahmood.
The Dam Debate http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/07/02/cover.htm
The Dam Documents
http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/07/04/followup.htm
Dear all,
Well, I have been recently informed about the ill effects of proposed Tipaimukh Dam. Though I am from Silchar (Cachar dist of Assam, India) and very much concerned about the development / power/energy needs of my Barak Valley, no amount of such gains can compensate the long term damage to the enviorn / people / community living here in this area. I am deeply concerned abut this dam and its devastating future effects on my valley. I read your articles on Daily Star on this issue on the Internet today and thus writing to you.
I wish to take up this as a mass protest at the earliest. But I need the back up information / details abt this project. I wonder, if anyone has a copy of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report of the Tipaimukh dam done by Agricultural Finance Corporation of Mumbai ? May I get acopy ( I will bear the copying cost if soft copy is not available). Or any idea where we can get hold of the report.
Regards,
Baharul
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destruction–> construction–> destruction
What is real and true?
it is as devastating as atom bomb. it will entirely damage our country. we vehemently oppoose the proposed dam.