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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Opinion
       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.

NEXT :-
Assessing the Current Ecological Status of the Western Ghats :
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To be continued ..


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