Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel - Part II : Human Pressure and Ecological Impacts : Table 3 List of Dams on the Northern Western Ghats -
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02/11/2018
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SUB : Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel - Part II : Human Pressure and Ecological Impacts : -
REF : Table 3 List of Dams on the Northern Western Ghats
1. Malangaon Latipada Chanakpur Dam
2. Ozarkhed Punegaon Karanjwan
3. Waghad Palkhed Alandi (nashik)
4. Gangapur Mukne Darna
5. Kadwa Waldevi Upper Vaitarna
6. Bhandardara Pimpalgaon Joge Yedgaon
7. Wadaj Dimbhe Chaskaman
8. Thokalwadi Bhama-Askhed Uksan
9. Valwan Shiravata Pawana
10. Mulshi Temghar Khadakwasla
11. Panshet Varasgaon Gunjwani
12. Bhatghar Malhar sagar Veer Dam
13. Neera-Deoghar Dhom-Balkawdi Kanher
14. Urmodi Ner Dam Koyna
15. Morna Dam Chandoli Kadve
16. Kasari Kumbhi Pombare
17. Tulshi (Kolhapur) Kurli Radhanagari
18. Kalammawadi Patgaon Chikotra
19. Chhitri Jangamhatti Tillari
20. Rakaskop Anjuna Mukti Dam
21. Gondur Dam Purmepeda Jamfal
22. Khulte Khandlay Kothare
23. Kanoli Devbhane Burzad
24. Nandra Rangawli Anchale
25. Motinalla Chougaon Lamkhani
26. Nawatha Haranbari Burdakha
27. Hatti Chavdi Panzara
28. Virkhel Burai Kakni
29. Kayankanda Jamkhedi Kabryakhadak
30. Anjneri Warshi Govapur
31. Bordaivat Otur
32. Bhadane Malgaon Malgaon-Chinchpada
33. Rameshwar Khirad Markand Pimpri
34. Dhanoli Jamlewani Bhegu
35. Khariyaghutighat Lower Panzara Karanjwan
36. Kawadsar Talegaon Trambak Sadagaon Ladachi
37. Shiwan Lower Tapi Naikwadi
38. Amboli Mahiravani Rahud
39. Kone Alandi (Nasik) Waldevi
40. Waghera MI Alwandi Tringalwadi
41. Khed (Igatpuri) Taloshi Shenwad
42. Chilewadi Utchil Yenere
43. Ranjiwadi Wadaj Parunde
44. Waghdara (Otur) Ballalwadi Anepemdara
45. Manikdoh Lohare kasare Ambikhan
46. Ambikhalsa Kelewadi Bori
47. Sakur Ambidumala Belapur
48. Gohe Andra dam Jadhavwadi
49. Mulshi on Mula Rihe Bhugaon
50. Chinchwad Pimpoli Walen
51. Hadashi Lavarde Marnewadi
52. Shere Kamboli Gaddvane
53. Hadshi 2 Andur
54. Nimgaon Koregaon Mandave
55. Ekrukh Hotagi Bhose
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As identified on 20th February 2011 (Note that each one of these can be located on Google Earth)
Source: Paranjpye, 2011
Construction of dams was often followed by the construction of roads, connecting remote areas in the Western Ghats to the cities, thereby exposing the virgin forests to more and
more exploitation. The roads constructed for increasing the communications network and for the 'development of backward areas' intersected the forests and have hastened the process of forest depletion.
Paranjpye notes that new industrial estates are being established, further into the Sahyadris as land is available at throw away prices due to its typical topography. Large areas are then flattened to accommodate the industrial units. He points to over 30 SEZs and industrial estates in the Northern Western Ghats that have been notified covering several hectares of land (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation website). However, Paranjpye notes ‚the larger ecosystem experiences tremendous damage during and after the construction of such estates.‛ (p 18)
Paranjpye also refers to projects such as Amby Valley and Lavasa and the social and environmental implications these have.
He points to several policy questions that arise from such projects: (p 23)
a. Whether the State Government is authorised to buy 'surplus' land from the community, and whether it can sell or lease these 'surplus' lands for private purposes.
b. Whether selling public land to a private corporation for establishing a 'privately governed and managed' city can be justified as a 'larger social benefit' that requires large-scale displacement of local communities.
c. Whether virgin lands in the Sahyadris, especially the upper watersheds of rivers, can be opened up for development of such dispersed urban areas, hill stations, farm house plots or holiday resorts, and
d. Therefore, how resilient is the Sahyadri landscape to withstand these sudden and violent developmental pressures.
Humans are thus not only the most destructive, but paradoxically the only prudent species of animal on earth. That is, of course, why WGEEP was set up to review the status of Western Ghats ecology and to suggest how we may now move towards ecologically and socially more sustainable patterns of development. The Panel’s assessment of the ecological status of the Western Ghats is reported below.
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Assessing the Current Ecological Status of the Western Ghats :
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To be continued ..
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