Water Conflicts in Northeast India

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Water Conflicts in Northeast India

  • 言語:ENG
  • ISBN:9781138098503
  • eISBN:9781351685948

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Description

  • There is an increasing academic and policy interest in the water resources of the Himalayas because of climate change and environmental sustainability.
  • North East India is getting international attention due to the growing hydropower projects in the region.
  • It is in focus due to the growing involvement of neigbouring China in India’s interlinking of rivers project, and alleged Chinese efforts in diverting the Brahmaputra River within China.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations 1. Understanding Water Conflicts in Northeast India Part I Fault Lines 2. Damming of Rivers and Anthropological Research: An Introductory Note 3. Water Quality in Assam: Challenges, Discontentment and Conflict 4. Harnessing Energy Potential in Fragile Landscapes: Exploration of Conflicts and Emerging Issues around Hydropower Developments in Sikkim 5. Hydropower Conflicts in Sikkim: Recognising the Power of Citizen Initiatives for Socio-environmental Justice 6. State Water Policy of Assam 2007: Conflict over Commercialising Water 7. Water Conflicts in Northeast India: The Need for a Multi-track Mechanism 8. Whose River is it, Anyway?: The Political Economy of Hydropower in the Eastern Himalayas Part II Case Studies 9. Conflicts over Embankments on the Jiadhal River in Dhemaji District, Assam 10. Riverbank Erosion in Rohmoria: Impact, Conflict and People’s Struggle 11. The Char Dwellers of Assam: Flowing River, Floating People 12. Seismic Survey for Oil Exploration in the Brahmaputra River Basin, Assam: Scientific Understanding and People’s Perceptions 13. Hydrocarbon Extraction in Manipur and Its Impact on Barak Downstream 14. The Dibang Multipurpose Project: Resistance of the Idu Mishmi 15. Tipaimukh High Dam on the Barak River: Conflicting Land and People 16. Hydropower Projects on the Teesta River: Movement against Mega Dams in Sikkim 17. An Uneven Flow? Navigating Downstream Concerns over China’s Water Policy

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