06-20-2007, 10:06 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> Is there enough care being taken to preserve teh heritage? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No, Bhakra Nagal Dam is a good example, Lot of historical structures, temples disappeared, Nehru like always covered everything with no regrets.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Bhakra dam led to the displacement of around 36,000 people and submerged Bilaspur, a town with a population of 4,000 people. The report points out that more than 50 years later, many of the oustees have not been settled fully despite efforts, albeit sporadic, by the government. K.L. Rao, the Irrigation Minister at the Centre when the dam was built, narrates in his memoirs an incident during one of his visits to the dam site. A resident of Bhakra village pointed out to him that though the dam site was heavily lit at night, his village did not receive any electricity. Rao ordered that the village be supplied electricity free, though the Bhakra Beas Management declared that this would be an unfair burden on the project. The village finally received electricity in 1970, but they had to pay for it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No, Bhakra Nagal Dam is a good example, Lot of historical structures, temples disappeared, Nehru like always covered everything with no regrets.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Bhakra dam led to the displacement of around 36,000 people and submerged Bilaspur, a town with a population of 4,000 people. The report points out that more than 50 years later, many of the oustees have not been settled fully despite efforts, albeit sporadic, by the government. K.L. Rao, the Irrigation Minister at the Centre when the dam was built, narrates in his memoirs an incident during one of his visits to the dam site. A resident of Bhakra village pointed out to him that though the dam site was heavily lit at night, his village did not receive any electricity. Rao ordered that the village be supplied electricity free, though the Bhakra Beas Management declared that this would be an unfair burden on the project. The village finally received electricity in 1970, but they had to pay for it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->