Large Dams Are Uneconomic, Scientific Study Finds
(Meitelon Version)
Peter Bosshard *
A file pic of the then uncompleted Khuga Dam :: Pix - TSE
I am pleased to send you a Meiteilol rendition by CORE of a recent article written by Peter Bosshard, Policy Director of International Rivers, which as published at the Huffington Post on March 10, 2014, and also carried in the local English daily, The Imphal Free Press on March 12, 2014.
Link is provided for your reference
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-bosshard/large-dams-are-uneconomic_b_4935425.html
As March 14 2014 is the International Day of Action for Rivers and against Dams, we request you to kindly publish this article in your esteemed daily newspaper or e-platform so that respected readers may be able to read it and discuss its contents. Please do feel free to edit the Meiteilol rendition as it was done in a hurry.
Thanking you for your cooperation and support.
Sincerely
Debabrata Roy Laifungbam
President
Centre for Organisation Research & Education
(Indigenous Peoples' NGO in Special Consultative Relations with ECOSOC of United Nations)
Email: [email protected]
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CORE is a founder member organisation of Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD), Action Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam (ACTIP) and Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR)
* Debabrata Roy Laifungbam contributed this article for e-pao.net
The sender can be contacted at laifungbam(at)coremanipur(dot)org
This article was posted on March 14 , 2014
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