December, 10 1998
Session 1
Panel 1: Large Dams and Alternatives in Sri Lanka - I
Mr. T Ranaviraja and Mr. S Karunaratne 9:00 - 9:15
Secretary, Ministry of Mahaweli Development, and Director, Headworks Administration,
Operations and Maintenance, Mahaweli Authority
Large Dams and Alternatives in Sri Lanka: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Eng. P C Senaratne and Eng. S Selvarajah 9:15 - 9:30
Senior Engineers International Commission on Drainage and Irrigation/Ministry of
Irrigation Development
Effectiveness of Dams in Water Resources Development and Management
Mr. D C Wijeratne 9:30 - 9:45
Additional General Manager, Ministry of Power and Energy
Hydro Power in Sri Lanka
Commissioners' Question Time 9:45 - 10:30
Tea/Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00
Panel 2: Large Dams and Alternatives in Sri Lanka - II
Dr. L Mediwake 11:00 - 11:15
Affected Person, Victoria Project
Social Effects of the Victoria Dam Project
Mr. H Withenage 11:15 - 11:30
Senior Environmental Scientist, Environmental Foundation Ltd.
Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project: Another Disaster in Sri Lanka's Dams' History?
Ms. A R Karunawathie 11:30 - 11:45
Samanalagama Samagi Kantha Samithya
Commissioners' Question Time 11:45 - 12:30
Lunch Break 12:30 - 14:00
Session 2
Panel 3: Large Dams and Alternatives in Pakistan
Sardar M Tariq 14:00 - 14:15
Member Water and Managing Director - Water and Power Development Authority
Pakistan's Perspective on the Experience with Large Dams
Mr. S R Khan 14:15 - 14:30
Researcher, CEESP/Sustainable Development Policy Institute
The Kalabagh Controversy
Mr. A Ercelawn 14:30 - 14:45
The Creed Alliance
Damming the People of the Indus
Commissioners' Question Time 14:45 - 15:30
Tea/Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:00
Panel 4: Large Dams and Alternatives in India - I
Mr. B G Verghese 16:00 - 16:15
Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Studies
Large Dams in India: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Mr. A Kothari 16:15 - 16:30
Kalpavrisksh Environmental Action Group
Environmental and Social Aspects of Large Dams: Problems of Planning,
Implementation and Monitoring
Mr. C C Patel 16:30 - 16:45
Chairman and Managing Director CC Patel and Associates
Planning and Implementation of Large Dams
(Mr Patel could not attend the Consultation. Replaced by Mr Padhye)
Mr. S Dharmadhikary 16:45 - 17:00
Narmada Bachao Andolan
Large Dams - Destruction not Development: the Experience of the Dams in The
Narmada Valley in India (with the exception of Sardar Sarovar)
Commissioners' Question Time 17:00 -17:45
Reception (Pavilion Gardens, Trans Asia Hotel) 19:00
December, 11 1998
Session 1
Panel 5: Large Dams and Alternatives in India - II
Dr. M S Reddy 9:00 - 9:15
Vice-President, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
Mr. H Thakkar 9:15 - 9:30
Centre for Water Policy
A Balance Sheet of Performance of Large Dams in India: The Case of Irrigation and
Flood Control
Dr. B S K Naidu 9:30 - 9:45
Director, India Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd, Winrock
International Strategy for Further Growth and Environmental Sustainability of
Hydro-Projects
Mr. G Sant 9:45 - 10:00
Head of Energy Cell, PRAYAS
Re-assessing the Role of Large Dams in Meeting Power Demand
Commissioners' Question Time 10:00 - 10:45
Tea/Coffee Break 10:45 - 11:30
Panel 6: Large Dams and Alternatives in Nepal
Mr. K B Chand 11:30 - 11:45
Project Director, Kaligandaki "A" Hydroelectric Project, Ministry of
Water Resources
Mr. I R Onta 11:45 - 12:00
Director, East Consult KTM
Large Dams and Alternatives in Nepal: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Mr. B Pandey 12:00 - 12:15
Winrock International
Dams and Civil Society in Nepal
Mr. D Ghimire 12:15 - 12:30
The World Conservation Union, Nepal
Environmental Monitoring of the Construction of the Upper Bhotekoshi Hydropower
Project
Commissioners' Question Time 12:30 - 13:15
Lunch Break 13:15 - 14:00
Panel 7: Large Dams and Alternatives in Bangladesh
Dr. G A Choudhury 14:00 - 14:15
Director Planning, Bangladesh Water Development Board
Large Dams and Alternatives in Bangladesh: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Mr. S Samad 14:15 - 14:30
Coordinator, Like-Minded Environmental Activists Group
Dams Caused Environmental Refugees of the Ethnic Minorities of Bangladesh
Mr. T A Khan 14:30 - 14:45
Member Secretary, Bangladesh National Committee of International Commission on
Irrigation and Drainage
A Note from Bangladesh on the Importance of Large Dams in the South Asia Region
Commissioners' Question Time 14:45 - 15:30
Tea/Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:00
Panel 8: Large Dams and Alternatives in South Asia: A Regional
Perspective
Mr. R Iyer 16:00 - 16:15
Former Secretary, Ministry of Water Affairs in India
Large Dams and Alternatives in South Asia: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Mr. D K Mishra 16:15 - 16:30
Barh Mukti Abhiyan
North Bihar Floods and the Proposed Dams in Nepal
Dr. K R Datye 16:30 - 16:45
Engineer, CASARD
Large Dams and Alternatives in South Asia: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Mr. A McKechnie 16:45 - 17:00
The World Bank
Large Dams and Alternatives in South Asia: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Commissioners' Question Time 17:00 - 17:45
Hearing ends with concluding remarks from the Chair
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