Table of Contents
November 2000

• 1. An Historical Review
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Large Dams.
• 1.3 Progress Under the Five-Year Plans.
• 1.4 National Water Policy
• 1.5 Hydropower and Large Dams
• 1.6 National Hydroelectric Policy
• 1.7 Storages Created and Under Creation on Indian Rivers
• 1.8 The Growing Controversy
• 2. A Brief Review:
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Spread of Large Dams
• 2.3 The Dam Builders
• 2.4 Objectives and Achievements.
• 2.5 Future Outlook.
• 3. The Framework of Laws, Policies, Institutions and Procedures.
• 3.1 Preliminary.
• 3.2 Laws
• 3.3 Policy Framework
• 3.4 Planning System
• 3.5 Project Planning, Approval, Implementation: Institutions, Procedures, Identification of a Project
• 3.6 Some Weaknesses
• 4. Financial, Economic and Distributional Analysis of Dams in India
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Evolution of Appraisal Criteria
• 4.3 Analysis of Performance
• 4.4 Benefits: Measurement Issues
• 4.4.1 Irrigation Benefits
• 4.4.2 Hydropower
• 4.5 Project Preparation.
• 4.6 Financial Performance
• 4.7 Distributional Aspects
• 4.8 Lessons
• 5. Environmental and Social Impacts of Large Dams: the Indian Experience (Summary Report)
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.1.1 Objectives
• 5.1.2 Conceptual Framework.
• 5.1.3 Methodology.
• 5.2 Environmental Impacts
• 5.2.1 Beneficial Environmental Impacts.
• 5.2.2 Adverse Environmental Impacts
• 5.3 Social Impacts
• 5.3.1 Beneficial Social Impacts
• 5.3.2 Impacts of Displacement
• 5.3.3 Other Social Impacts
• 5.3.4 Impacts on Equity.
• 5.4 Conclusions.
• 5.4.1 Environment
• 5.4.2 Displacement
• 5.4.3 Other Social Impacts
• 5.4.4 Equity
• 5.4.5 Overall Conclusions.
• 6. Assessment of Options.
• 6.1 Institutional Framework for Options Assessment
• 6.1.1 The Constitutional and Administrative Structure
• 6.1.2 Rights of Water Resource Development
• 6.1.3 Planning and Designing of River Valley Projects
• 6.1.4 Scrutiny and Project Sanction - Large Projects.
• 6.1.5 Organisation of Finance: Central Government Assistance.
• 6.1.6 Power Sector: Salient Features
• 6.1.7 Planning Designing and Financing of Smaller Structures
• 6.1.8 Foreign Financial Assistance.
• 6.1.9 Implementation and Operations
• 6.1.10 Information Sharing and Public Participation
• 6.2 Performance Improvement Options
• 6.2.1 Power
• 6.2.2 Irrigation
• 6.2.3 Management of Multi-purpose Projects
• 6.2.4 Flood Control and Management
• 6.3 Technological Options.
• 6.3.1 Water Appropriation Techniques.
• 6.3.2 Flood Control and Management
• 6.3.3 Power Options
• 6.3.4 Approach To Development
• 6.4 Summing Up
• 6.4.1 Current Approach of Water Resource Development
• 6.4.2 Options Available
• 6.4.3 Key Issue: The Decision-making Process
• 6.4.4 Research, Investigation and Improvement
• 6.4.5 Decision Making and Extension
• 6.4.6 Future of Large Dams.
• 7. Some Agreed Conclusions.
• 7.1 An Overview: Large Dams in India
• 7.2 The Legal and Institutional Framework.
• 7.3 Financial, Economic and Distributional Aspects.
• 7.4 Environmental, Social and Equity Aspects
• 7.5 Options.
• References

List of Annexes

• Annex 1: A Review of Water Resource Management Expertise Developed in India by N.V. Pandurangan and others
• Annex 2: Design, Construction and Operations Procedure of Large Dams by N.V. Pandurangan
• Annex 3: Project and Programme Implementation
• Annex 4: Thoughts on Alternatives; Water Resource Development: A Bottom-Up Approach by Nirmal Sengupta
• Annex 5: Thoughts on Alternatives Towards a Development Model in Flood Prone Areas by Dinesh Kumar Mishra
• Annex 6: Thoughts on Alternatives Towards an Efficient and Low Cost Power Sector by Grish Sant and Santanu Dixit
• Annex 7: Comments Received on India Country Study Stakeholder Meeting Draft
• 7.1. Comments from the Government of India
• 7.2. Responses to comments from NGOs
• 7.3. Review Comments
• 7.3.1. Review Comments by Prof. A.S. Desai
• 7.3.2. Review Comments by Mr. P.K. Deb