Dam experts slams Gogoi for big dams

Draft National Water Policy (2012) proposes the following under Section-9 (Project Planning and Implementation) as- 9.1 Being inter-disciplinary in nature, water resources projects should be planned considering social and environmental aspects also in addition to technoeconomic considerations in consultation with project affected and beneficiary families. The integrated water resources management with emphasis on finding reasonable and generally acceptable solutions for most of the stakeholders should be followed for planning and management of water resources projects. 9.4 Local governing bodies like Panchayats, Municipalities, Corporations, etc., and Water Users Associations shall be involved in planning and implementation of the projects. 9.5 All water resources projects, including hydro power projects, should be planned to the extent feasible as multi-purpose projects with provision of storage to derive maximum benefit from available topology and water resources.