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OCTOBER 2017

PANCHESHWAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PDA)

Consultant:

76-C, Institutional Area, Sector – 18, Gurgaon – 122015, Haryana (INDIA)

Telephone: 0124-2342576, Fax: 0124-2349187 [email protected]

Website: http://www.wapcos.co.in

VOLUME-IV : PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS

PANCHESHWAR MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Water Resources,

River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL Ministry of Energy

CONTENTS

PANCHESHWAR MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT Public Hearing Proceedings

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sub Heading Heading Page No.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL 1

1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1

1.3 PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS 2

1.4 OUTLINE OF THE REPORT 2

CHAPTER 2: PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT CHAMPAWAT

2.1 INTRODUCTION 1

2.2 PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN DISTRICT CHAMPAWAT

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CHAPTER 3: PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT PITHORAGARH

3.1 INTRODUCTION 1

3.2 PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN DISTRICT PITHORAGARH

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CHAPTER 4: PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT ALMORA

4.1 INTRODUCTION 1

4.2 PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN DISTRICT ALMORA

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LIST OF TABLES

Table-2.1: Response to issues raised during Public Hearing at District Champawat on 9.8.17

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Table-2.2: Issues raised and response to Representations Received during Public Hearing in District Champawat on 9.8.2017

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Table-3.1: Response to issues raised during Public Hearing at District Pithoragarh on 11.8.17

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Table-3.2: Response to issues raised in representations received from participants in Public Hearing at District Pithoragarh on 11.08.2017

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Table-4.1: Response to issues raised during the Public Hearing District Almora on 17.08.2017

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Table-4.2: Response to issues raised in representations received from

participants in Public Hearing at district Almora on 17.08.2017

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LIST OF ANNEXURES

Annexure Heading

I Copy of public notices published in newspapers, copy of attendance sheets of the participants ,copy of written representations received during public hearings, phtographs of public hearing in Champawat District on 09.08.2017

II Copy of public notices published in newspapers, copy of attendance sheets of the participants, copy of written observations received during public hearings and phtographs of public hearing in Pithoragarh District on 11.08.2017

III Copy of public notices published in newspapers, copy of attendance sheets of the participants, copy of written observations received during public hearings and phtographs of public hearing in Almora District on 17.08.2017

CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION


Chapter 1 :Introduction Page 1

CHAPTER-1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL

The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMPP) has been envisaged on the

Mahakali River (known as Sarada in India) where the river forms the international

boundary between India and Nepal, dividing the Far Western Development Region

of Nepal from the Uttrakhand State in India. The main dam at Pancheshwar is

proposed across the Mahakali River, 2.5 km downstream of the confluence of river

Sarju with Mahakali River and, about 70 km upstream of the Tanakpur town (India).

It is a bi-national scheme, primarily aimed at energy production. In addition, the

Project aims to enhance the food grains production in both the countries by

providing additional irrigation resulting from the augmentation of dry season flows.

Due to moderation of flood peaks at reservoir(s), incidental flood control benefits

are also envisaged from the project.

1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Pancheshwar dam site is located near the Pancheshwar temple which is about

2.5 km downstream of the confluence of River Mahakali with the Sarju River. A re-

regulating dam is also proposed downstream of the main dam to even out peaking

flows released from Pancheshwar power houses for meeting downstream irrigation

water requirement. For this purpose, two alternative locations were identified; one at

Rupaligad, 27 km downstream of the main dam and another at Purnagiri, 61 km

downstream of main dam. Finally, the Rupaligad site was agreed by the two sides for

locating the re-regulating dam in the 3rd meeting of Joint Committee of Water

Resources (JCWR) held in November 2009 at Pokhara (Nepal). The project includes

the following main structures:

A main Rockfill 311 m high dam across the Mahakali river, forming an a

submergence area of around 116km2 (at El 680 m) with a gross storage

volume of about 11355 Mm3;

Spillway on the left bank, designed to safely discharge the estimated Probable

Maximum Flood (PMF=23,500 cumec);

Two underground power houses at Pancheshwar dam site, one on each bank;

A re-regulating dam downstream to re-regulate the power releases from

Pancheshwar dam to meet irrigation water requirement in the downstream.

Two underground powerhouses at Rupaligad re-regulating dam.



The entire project will generate about 9116 GWh per year that will meet a substantial

part of the energy and peak power demand of the Northern India. The project can

also simultaneously cover the medium and long-term energy requirements of Nepal.

At the same time, the project will regulate natural river flow, allowing year round

irrigation of agricultural land in the Kanchanpur District in Nepal, and meeting the

future water requirements of the irrigation systems in India fed through Lower Sarada

Barrage. In addition, project will have a significant flood mitigation effect, reducing

the risk of flooding along the lower course of the Mahakali (Sarada) river, both in the

Nepalese and Indian territories.

It is also stipulated under the Article -1 (2) of the Treaty that, India shall maintain a

flow of not less than 10m3/s (350 cusec) downstream of the Sarada Barrage

(Banbasa) in the Mahakali River to maintain and preserve the river eco-system.

Further, under the Article-7 of the Treaty, local communities living along both sides of

the Mahakali River shall have the right use to the Mahakali waters, not exceeding

five (5) percent of the average annual flow at Pancheshwar. In addition, India shall

supply 10 m3/s (350 cusecs) of water for irrigation of Dodhara-Chandani area of

Nepalese Territory, under the Article-4 of the Treaty.

The private land under submergence area of the proposed Pancheshwar Project is

about 2752.1 ha, which will affect 26 villages of Champawat 87 villages in

Pithoragarh and 21 villages in Almora districts. A total of about 31023 families will be

losing homestead and land due to reservoir submergence.

1.3 PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Social Impact Assessemnet (SIA),

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and Executive Summary reports for the

proposed Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project were submitted to Uttarakhand

Pollution Control Board (UKPCB), for conducting the Public Hearing. The land

acquisition for construction of dam, submergence and canal network will be in

Pithoragarh, Champawt and Almora districts. Therefore, UKPCB conducted the

public hearing in all the three districts, in accordance of the provisions laid down in

EIA Notification issued by Ministry of Environment and forest (MoEF&CC) on

14.09.2006 and its subsequent ammendments.



1.4 OUTLINE OF THE REPORT

The document for the Comprehensive EIA study for the proposed Pancheshwar

Multipurpose project has been presented in five volumes as listed below:

Volume-I: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study Report

Volume-II: Social Impact Assessment Study (SIA) Report

Volume-III: Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Report

Volume-IV: Public Hearing Proceedings

The present document (Volume-IV) outlines the Public Hearing proceedings

conducted in Project Affected Districts

The contents of the document are organized as follows:

Chapter-1: gives a brief description of Public Hearings conducted in the project

affected districts.

Chapter-2: outlines the proceedings of Public Hearing conducted at Champawat on

09.08.2017.

Chapter-3: outlines the proceedings of Public Hearing conducted at Pithoragarh on

11.08.2017.

Chapter-4: outlines the proceedings of Public Hearing conducted at Almora on

17.08.2017.

CHAPTER-2 PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN

DISTRICT CHAMPAWAT


Chapter 2:Public Hearing Proceedings in district Champawat Page 1

CHAPTER-2

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT CHAMPAWAT

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The Public Notice for conducting the Public Hearing in Champawat District was

published in Dainik Jagran and Hindustan Times on 08.07.2017. Public Hearing for

district Champawat was organised in Local Meeting Hall, Vikas Khand Barakot,

Tehsil Champawat, District Champawat on 09.08.2017 at 11:00 AM. The meeting

was organised by Uttarakhand Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board

(UEP&PCB).

The Public Hearing meeting was chaired by Dr. Ahmad Iqbal District Magistrate,

Champawat. Senior officers from Pancheshwar Development Authority also attended

the Public Hearing.

At the onset, Regional Officer Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution

Control Board requested Dr. Aman Sharma, Executive Director (GR,Envt.&CM)

representative of Technical Consultant M/s WAPCOS Limited to make a

presenetation on Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.

2.2 PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN DISTRICT CHAMPAWAT

The detailed proceedings of the Public Hearing held in Vikas Khand Barakot of

district Champawat, with relevent documents i.e. copy of public notices published in

newspapers, duly signed Minutes of Meeting (MOM) in Hindi and English, xerox

copy of attendance sheets of the participants, copy of written representations

received during public hearings, phtographs of public hearing are enclosed as

Annexure – I. A total of 47 persons participated in the discussions and sought some

information on various aspects of the project. The key issues raised during the public

hearing organised in Vikas Khand Barakot, Tehsil- Champawat, District Champawat

are summerised in Table-2.1.

The participants in the Public hearing were invited to give their comments &

suggestions regarding the project. Some of the participants appreciated the

proposed project and requested for early implementation, while some of them raised

their concerns on some issues. The respionse to the issues raised on represntations

received from various participants are given in Table-2.2.



Table-2.1: Response to issues raised during Public Hearing at District Champawat on 9.8.17

S.No. Name & Address Issue Raised Remarks on the Issues Raised

1. Sh. Bhoop Singh Bohra, Vikas Barakot, Gram Panchayat -Madua

What is coming under Submergence Area

A total of 11,600 ha is coming under reservoir, submergence, of which 7600 ha is within India and 400 ha lies within Nepal.

2. Sh. Prahalad Singh Adhikari, Gram Panchayat- Ijra

Rameshwara Mandir is connected within 3 districts and is the center of all faith. What action should be taken in this regard?

A member of the project affected family should be given a government job and 10 lakh rupees for the construction of new house.

The remaining villages in the survey should also be included in the survey.

Giving priority to local residents in construction of the Pancheshwar dam, should be given job according to their qualifications.

Rameshwar temple coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites. The sites shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

PAFs will be given preference for jobs in construction and operation phases.

3. Sh. MunnaDhek, Lohaghat

A member of the project affected family should be given adequate compensation for regular jobs and trees in their tents.


PAFs will be given preference for jobs in construction and operation phases.

4. Sh. Mahendra Singh, Gram- Chhanda

Giving priority to local residents, jobs should be given in class III and IV as per their qualifications (In particular: Electric ward etc.)

The affected families should be given 10 times the Circle rate instead of 4 times the Circle Rate.

20 lakh rupees compensation for the construction of new house.

Training shall be given to one member of each PAF.





5. Sh. Bhuvan Singh Samant, Singhda

Provide priority to local residents with jobs in the areas covered under submerged area.

After the construction of the dam, one identity card should be issued to the residents of the villages under the submergence area so that they may face any difficulties in the future.


Preference will be given to PAFs for job during construction and operation phase.

6. Sh. Kailash Singh Adhikari, Gram Panchayat- SimalKhet

More than 250 square meters plot should be made available to the project affected families and the land as acquired by the same land should be returned to the displaced place for agriculture.


7. Sh. Harish Chandra Pandey, Bagauti

Villages like Baguti, Jamasaw, Dwhich are coming between Pancheshwar and Rupaligad are consider or not.

What compensation will be given for loss of trees?

Pancheshwar dam must be constructed.

These villages are not coming under reservoir submergence.


8. Sh. Kalyan Singh, Barakot

Whichever possession is, it should be equally occupied and appropriate compensation should also be obtained.

1-1 members should get government jobs from each affected family.

There should be no dispute in rehabilitation.

Compensation shall be given to the person who owns the land as per Land Revenue Record.

It is suggested that district administration to update the land ownership records at the earliest.


PAFs will be given preference in construction and operation phases.

9. Sh. Pushkar Singh Samant, Gram Panchayat-

Circle rate should be 10 times and Gram PanchayatSingha has

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be given as per the




Singda

been taken in partially, it should be considered fully in the submerged area.

Land compensation will be given according to the family according or the leader, Since the head of the family is 1 but their family can be 2-3, it depends on the number of children

norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

10. Sh. Nagendra Singh Joshi, Barakot

Children of affected villages cannot be affected by their education hence they should be shifted to Navodaya schools.

There should be no obstacles in their education.

Decision on education of children by shifting them to Navodaya School in this regard shall be taken by the State Government of Uttarakhand.

11. Sh. Omkar Singh Dhoni

The public hearing of the notice was given in which news and when and which website does it loaded on.

Executive summary report received on 6th August 2017. In remote areas it was received on 2nd, 5th and 6th August 2017. All reports received were in English. Survey was not done in remote areas.

The public hearing notice was advertised in the following newspaper on 08.07.2017.

Hindustan Times (major national daily newspaper)

DainakJagaran (regional vernacular daily newspaper)

Advertisement contained details of website on which reports were uploaded. As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:


DainakJagaran (regional vernacular




daily newspaper) As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate

Divisional Forest Officer

District Information Centre

Nagar Palika Parishad

Zila Parishad The following documents were kept in the above referred offices:

Detailed Project Report

Environmental Impact assessment report(Volume-I)

Social Impact Assessment Report(Volume-II)

Environmental Management Plan Report(Volume-III)

Executive Summary of 3 volumes of Environmental reports in English.

Executive Summary of 3 volumes of Environmental reports in Hindi.

The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

12. Sh. Maan Singh Mehra, Gaye kaJyula

The residence of Distt. Champawat should be settle down in Distt. Champawat.

Resettlement sites shall be selected in consultation with Project Affected Families.




13. Sh. Diwan Singh Bisht, ChamiChaumail

The government should built the exact houses.

Houses shall be built as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

14. Sh. Mahesh Singh, Gaye kaJyula, Vikas Khand Barakot

A member of the project affected family of submerged area should be given regular jobs and equal land should be given in the lowland area.

Government should complete the full demands, Rupees 10 lakh additional compensation of parental property should be given.




15. Sh. Sovan Singh A member of Panyatunda family should be given job, equal land and house.


16. Sh. Parmanand How to compensate for displaced of 197 Panyatunda. Compensation will be given according to the family according or the leader.

Children of affected villages cannot be affected by their education hence they should be transferred to other schools.

Schools in Pancheshwar is only upto class 8th, which is to be upgraded.

It is suggested that land ownership records be updated at the earliest by the district administration.

School at Pancheshwar shall be upgraded as a part of Local Area Development Plan.

17. Sh. Manoj Pant Land category-I,II,III& IV of Anpra should be placed in khasrakhatuni.

Arrangements for employment of river rafting in Pancheshwar.

The decision to place land categories I, II, III & IV in Khasra-Khatauni shall be taken by the state government.

River rafting shall be developed as a part of




Tourism Development Plan

18. Sh. Jaswant Singh Samant Gram Panchayat- Vivil

Appropriate compensation should be given.


19. Smt. Sita Devi Land and houses should be given to the local residents of village Bautadi by which they could run their livelihood.


20. Sh. Maan Singh Village Head Netrasalan

Compensation should be increased.

A member of the project affected family should be given job.




21. Sh. Laxman Singh Gram - Vivil

Land compensation should be increased.

House should be given to the Project affected families, about 6-7 acres land should be given for agricultural purpose.

Full facility should be provided for Rehabilitation.

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

All the amenities and facilities shall be provided at resettlement sites.

22. Sh. Bheem Singh, Vivil

Families should get equal houses whether it is 1 or 10.





23. Sh. Prahalad Singh Adhikari, Pasam, Aslad

His village has a temple is it affected or not.

Suitable compensation should be given for agricultural land.

This area is under land tenure affected area hence the village should be completely establish.

Will the height of Rupaligad dam be more than 95 m in future?

Village temples coming under submergence shall be constructed at a new site, which shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs and district administration.


Dam height of Rupaligad will not be increased.

24. Sh. HariSingh Samant, Singda

This will bring economic upgradation of the state.

His village is partially affected and given proper compensation.

Suitable compensation should be given for trees.

Their re-establishment should be done in grounded area.

If all the conditions were agreed than this project will be supported.

Compensation of trees shall be given as per the norms of Forest Department, State government of Uttarakhand.

25. Sh. Madan Singh Adhikari, Village Head Sungarkhal

Is our land partially or fully affected?

Village Sungarkhal is not affected.

26. Sh. Rajender Kumar

1. The record of lease land should be corrected by revenue department so that right person can get compensation.

2. If the resident of the area get job there than from which place their verification will be done whether it is from new or old place

District Administration is requested to update the revenue record.

Compensation shall be given to the owner of the property, irrespective of his current place of stay.

27. Shri Nath Singh Samant

1. His village Vivil is partially affected and the area comes under land slide zone.

2. This area should be developed as tourist place

Tourism shall be developed as a part of Tourism Development Plan.

Priority shall be given to PAFs during construction and operation phases.




so that opportunities of employment will increase.

3. The priority should be given to members of dam affected families

4. Government facilities should be given to all dam affected families


28. Gram Pradhan Bivil and Prem Singh Samant

How will you give compensation for irrigated and non-irrigated land?

Compensation for land shall be given as pr the circle rate fixed by the district administration and as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

29. Sh. Jagdish Chand Pant Vivil Gram Panchayat, Pantiyuda

1. If land buyer & land seller have died than who will get money.

2. Land for land, house for house and job for family member should be given

3. Basic facilities should be given to resettled families

Compensation is to be given to the persons who owns the property as per Land Records.

District Administration is requested to update the land ownership records.


30. Sh. Sher Singh, Retired teacher

1. Monkey and wild boar destroying our agricultural land and we welcomed of this project & also we thanks to our honorable Prime minister.

2. The State should be fully developed

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31. Sh. Nath Singh Karki, village VIvil

1. The list which has been provided that should be make available gram panchayat wise


List of PAFs shall be made available to Gram Panchayat.

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair




Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

32. Sh. AmitSamant Village- Vivil

1. We have no information about the Vanchura village.

2. The road should be constructed in this village

Vanchura village is not affected due to the project

33. Sh. Chandra Shekher Singh, Village- Simalkhet


2. We welcomed of the project

3. One person of the every displaced family should get job and provide free education.




34. Sh. Puran Singh Singda

Appropriate compensation for fruit bearing trees should be given

Appropriate compensation for trees shall be given as per the norms of State Government of Uttarakhand.

35. Sh. Mahesh Bhatt Village- Pancheshwar

He welcomed the project and said that there is only 8th class school & has 4 teachers. No girl has been able to get more than 8th class education

School in village Pancheshwar shall be upgrades as a part of Local Area Development Plan.

36. Sh. Manoj Singda 1. How far submergence area has been taken from Baltari village which is partially affected & how the will be displaced

2. 5 Acre land & Rs.25 lakh for construction house for all affected families should be given

Baltari village will be affected and 43.5132 ha of private land will be acquired.


37.

Sh. Dev Singh Samant

Basic facilities should be provided for Vivil’s people and basic facilities of development should be given to partially affected

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and




families Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

38. Sh.Vimal Bhai 1. What panel was created. Unofficially NOC has been taken from where meaning of EIA & EMP do not understand

2. Information about SIA from Nepal side should be given. No information has been given to the villagers. So we oppose of this project

3. The information of the project should be in Hindi at village

NOC has been taken under FRA, which is mandatory as per Forest Clearance

EIA Report for Nepal portion has been completed and the project has been accorded Environmental Clearance.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:


Dainak Jagaran (regional vernacular daily newspaper)

As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate




Zila Parishad The following documents were kept in the above referred




offices:








39. Sh. Arun Kumar Vanbasa

1. He said that the Meteorological data has been taken from Mukteshwar, while Mukteshwar is about 140 km. far from Mahakali

2. He expressed doubt on given hydrological data

3. No information about eco sensitive zone has been given, while Askot Wildlife Sanctuary is very near to project

4. The information on RIM treatment has not been given in CAT plan. The observation on seismic due to reservoir has not been given

5. This project is being developed in active natural seismic zone

Various measures have been taken in the project design considering the location of the project in seismically active zone. The project has been cleared by the National Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP)

40. Sh. Surender Samant

1. Will public hearing be re-organised at Barakot ? Will only land compensation be given to

Public Hearing is done once in project district

The Compensation to Project Affected Families




partially affected families or they will be resettled

2. 5 acre land and at least Rs.30 lakh compensation should be given for every family. Survey done again. NOC has been taken due to ignorance

shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

41. Sh. Yogesh Mehta Block Pramukh Lohaghat

1. He welcomed of dignitaries and project. This will be Asia’s largest dam and share the experience of Tehri dam. He said that R&R official & District Collector were met & there was lot of pressure on them. So he requests that R&R officials and District collector should be separate.

2. Local people will be benefited from this project. Construction of new school should be done & manage teachers as done by NHPC.

3. The compensation should be given to affected families who have not lease land on their name. The compensation should be given after evaluation of homestead & minimum Rs.10 lakh should be given

4. Land for land, house for house and job for family member should be given. If job is not given than Rs. 1500/month should be given till 40 years.

5. Educational Institute should be open & this issue should not be politicized

Welcomed the project.




Schools will be upgraded as a part of Local Area Development Plan

22 schools will be upgraded as a part of Local Area Development Plan.

42. Sh. Diwan Singh, Office, Barakot

Barakot has welcomed of dignitaries. Industrial Training Institute (ITI) should be open and employment should be given

ITI shall be opened for which sufficient provision has been kept as a part of Local Area Development Plan




to more people in the area

43. Sh. Hayat Singh Mahra

Welcomes everyone and thanking local people.

Appreciate Hon. Prime Minister’s effort.

Welcomed Project

44. Hon. MLA After successfully completing the public hearing, thanked everyone.

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45. Block Chief, Barakot Thanking everyone.

The appointment of doctors from the district hospital should be ensured.

People should be given preference in jobs.

Development should be done in Tourism.

Educational sector should be encouraged.

Fertile land should be provided to displace.

This issue should not be politicized.

Local people do not come in the illusion of outsiders.




Educational and Medical Institutions will be upgraded, as a part of Local Area Development Plan.

Tourism Development shall be done to boost the economy and increase the employment potential.

46. Sh. Ramchandra Rajguru, Superintendent of Police, Champavat

How to determine the international border in submergence area.

Where will the International Business Centers established?

Where will be the arrangement of established check post for Bridges constructed on International Rivers?

It is an administrative issue to be handled by various Ministries/ Department at the Central and State Government levels.

47. Sh. Mahendra Bahadur Gurung, CEO

Thanked everyone.

This Project will prove milestone and experience of Tihri Dam Project will be utilized and this project will bring economic and social development.

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Table-2.2: Issues raised and response to Representations Received during Public Hearing in District Champawat on 9.8.2017

S. No.

Name & Address Issue Raised Remarks on the Issues Raised

1. Mr. Prem Prasad, village-Polap, Champawat

Rupaligad dam will be constructed in Polap village. Villagers of Polap village are losing land and forest/trees.

He requested that compensation of land for land may be given.

He also requested that double compensation of forest land may be given

Rupaligad dam will be constructed in Polap village.

Compensation for acquisition of private land will be given as per the norms of Right to Fair compensation, Transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Compensation for forest land shall be given as per the norms of Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and its subsequent amendments.

2. Mr. Mahesh Pathak Representative of Choumel village

He welcomed the project

He also told that villages coming under Barkot Vikash Khand will be resettled (Netra, Salan, Gaikajula, Barudi and others) to be resettled.

There are tendency of Population is moving out of hill, if these people are shifted somewhere else, hill will be destroyed.

It is proposed to construct the dam in barren land available near to the forest land/agricultural land

The barren land will be converted into a populated land and it would a good market place.

People will get employment in dam construction.

Dam can be constructed at specific site, considering geology, topography, water availability, etc.

Locals will get employment in dam construction and other allied activities

Preference will be given to Project Affected Families (PAFs) for employment during construction and operation phases.

3. Mr. P.S Mahar, Gedakhali, Champawat

Since Dhauliganga project started, there is scarcity of water in river Kali/ Sharda during lean season

There are two National projects (NHPC, Tanakpur), Taka-1 (Lohia Het) Banbasha Barrage,

The Project has been designed as per the provisions of Mahakali Treaty, 1996, which outlines the norms for water sharing of river Mahakali between India and Nepal.



S. No.


which are likely to get affected in near future. The river is getting affected by excavation also.

We have seen the condition of Tehri Dam

In addition Nepal, Uttar Pradesh will ask for their share of water. It may create an issue like Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

We have to think about constructing the border road from Tanakpur to Jouljibi as defense angle. This road should have been prepared in 1962. The Forest Act is blocking the path of development.

Presently China is against us, we should think before constructing the Pancheshwar Dam. Even if we construct the dam China may destroy it. We can imagine the disaster in Maidani area.

Last State govt. has raised the issue without understanding the depth of it. This project has been very old project, but it was not in active mode. The reason may be the area lies in seismic zone-IV&V. If the project is constructed, both the upstream and downstream is in danger. Have you taken permission from Uttar Pradesh govt. for the proposed project construction?

Project will be constructed after taking all the applicable clearances

Various measures have been taken in the project design considering the location of the project in seismically active zone. The project has been cleared by the National Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP).

4. R S Mehor All the villagers

They raised the issue of climate change

They asked to DM that can he guarantee, there will not be any earthquake in the region? And there will not be any harm to the dam

Various measures have been taken in the project design considering the location of the project in seismically active zone. The project has been cleared by the National



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due to earthquake?

In future it may happen that upstream area of the dam will be submerged and the downstream will be completely dry. Can someone take the responsibility of the situation?

Now a days the world is worried about the climate change effect. We should not forget that nature is more powerful than us, we should not disturb nature.

Government is hiding their mistakes and misleading the innocent people of the hills

Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP).

Adequate flows to sustain the riverine ecology and downstream users from Rupaligad.

Adequate quantity of Environmental Flows shall be released to meet various downstream water requirements.

Climate changes at micro-level have been reported due to a water resources project. Such impacts are marginal in nature and localized in spatial extent.

5. Pancheshwar Aastha and Ekta Samity

Lal Singh, Village: Vivil -2

Kishan, Village: Mallakhaikot

One member from each displaced family shall be given a govt. job

Evaluation of property and Assets of the fully submerged families shall be done under the supervision of Technical officer and nodal district magistrate.

Compensation for the homestead and land being acquired shall be awarded 10 times of the circle rate for the and evaluation of the same shall be done by the district Headquarter.Each affected PAF should be provided with the homestead and land so that the families do not get landless

Amenities and Infrastructure facility like schools,hospitals,bank, post office, drinking water facility and approach road shall be provided free of cost.

The resettlement colony shall be located near to main market and

Compensation shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

All the amenities and infrastructure will be made available at the resettlement.

The site for resettlement colony will be identified in consultation with the Project Affected Families.

A nodal agency shall be formulated by the state government to coordinate land acquisition activities.

As per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013 a hearing will be conducted in each village, in which each PAF will be informed about the compensation given to each Project Affected



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headquarter.

A liasoning nodal agency shall be formed before resettlement to address and solve the grievances of the PAFs

A copy of the evaluation of the property and assets conducted by the survey team shall be provided to the PAFs to avoid contradiction in the data submitted in the district headquarter

As per the “Garwal-Kumaun Land Act Settlement-1961-62” Zamindari System is abolished and land was registered in the name of landholders.

The lands are still registered in the name of Zamindar, though they were registered in the name of actual landholders earlier.

The farmers are using the above land for past 70 years, do not have even a Nali land has been registered in their name. This issue should be verified

As per the right to equality and religious freedom, appropriate arrangement shall be made for the resettlement of the cultural heritage and religious infrastructure.

The priority shall be given to the PAFs in providing jobs during the construction of dam. To restore the local heritage and culture, the PAFs should be provided job in tourism development

The permission shall be given to the shops, tea stall and sasta galla shops

Family.

It is requested that district administration to update the land records in a time bound manner.

Religious and cultural sites coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites. The sites shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

Jobs shall be provided as per the provisions of the state government

Preference will be given to PAFs for jobs during construction and operation phases.

PAFs will be resettled only after the infrastructures at resettlement sites are completed.

PAFs will be allowed to commence their income generating activities.

Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with the PAFs.

Compensation for trees will be given as per the state government norms.

Community facilities getting affected shall be replaced, for which adequate compensation has been made.

Temples, Ghats and Cremation Ghats getting affected by the project will be replaced by the project.

Regarding award of compensation at one go and right to have independent panchayat decision shall be taken by the state government.

PAFs shall be given free electricity.



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coming under the submergence to run till the land is being acquired (before resettlement)

The permission to commence their income generating activities like, the sasta galla shops and other shops at the resettlement sites shall be given.

Resettlement site should be identified and notified to the PAFs. The site shall not be flood and earthquake affected zone.

The PAFs should be free from all taxes for atleast a period of 10 years

The ownership of the land shall be given to the landless farmers, who are using the land for past 50-70 years. The appropriate compensation shall be given for the property (homestead, garden, drinking water, trees etc.)

The compensation of homestead shall be given as per the actual cost of land and construction not as per “Indira Awas Yogna”.

The civil forest land, where the PAFs are growing fruit bearing tree and other trees shall be compensated for the same.

Appropriate compensation shall be given to drinking water facility of the Gram Panchayat and individual PAFs.

Temples, bathing Ghats, Cremation Ghats shall be given free of cost at the resettlement sites.

Proper security arrangement for PAFs and special security

Compensation shall be given to the person in whose name property is registered.

It is suggested that district administration to update the land records at the earliest.

Compensation for trees shall be given as per the norms of the state government of Uttarakhand.

Cattle shed shall be provided to each PAF to be resettled.

Community facilities like drinking water schemes affected due to the project shall be compensated.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days’ notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:






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arrangements for females shall be provided at resettlement sites.

Necessary arrangement for cattle rearing shall be a provided

The number of fully submerged families are not matching with the number of registered families.

A copy of Detailed Project Report in easy/layman language shall be made available in each affected villages.

Full amount of compensation shall be awarded at one go.

The displaced families should have the right to have their independent Panchayat with status of Revenue Village and should be registered in Government of India.

Districts Magistrate












Regarding stages of payment of compensation, decision shall be taken by the state government.

6. Prahlad Singh Adhikari, Parliament Representative, Zila Champawat

Sir, the request is that we would like to know the changes that are likely to occur due to the construction of Pancheshwar Dam by the Government of India. Also we would like to raise some issues that are mentioned herewith.

1. How will the state of

State of Uttarakhand will get 13% of free power, of which 12% shall be for the state and 1% for area in vicinity to the project.

Decision to make dam has been made after conducting detailed studies.

Rameshwar Temple will be shifted and constructed at a



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Uttarakhand be benefitted by the construction of Pancheshwar Dam?

2. Why should a small dam not be built in place of a larger dam so that less number of people are displaced?

3. Where will the symbol of faith Rameshwar Temple go and where will it be constructed?

4. There is a provision of government job for each affected family.

5. The place where the families will be displaced should be told/defined.

6. What benefit will the engineers of Uttarakhand have from the construction of this Dam?

7. Complete details should be given regarding the submerged zone. Also whether Chamola, Suhailakhand, Bantola, Kimtola of Vikas Khand Barakot come in the submergence zone or not

8. Each affected family should be given land in exchange of land and house in exchange of house.

new site to be finalized by villagers and district administration.

Jobs will be provided as per the state policy.

Resettlement site will be related in consultation with PAFs.

Local engineers will have increased opportunities from employment.

The Compensation shall be paid as per the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

7. Bahadur Singh, Jeet Singh, Chandra Singh, Ravindra Rai, Ramesh Singh, Rajender Singh, Mahendra Singh, Pratap Singh, Bhuvan Chandra, Ramesh Chandra Rai, Basanti Devi, Prem Singh.

1. Land should be given to the landlords in exchange of their lands.

2. Houses should be given in exchange of houses.

3. Employment should be given in exchange of employment else atleast one member of each family should be given Government job.

4. The villagers should be given all the necessary facilities such as electricity, health, education, drinking water and roads.

5. All the villagers should be


All necessary facilities shall be developed at Resettlement sites.

Location of resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs.

Type of houses shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair



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re-establised at the same place.

6. In the complete village, all the villagers should be given the same kind of houses. Also they require one cattleyard for the livestock.

Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

8. Rajender Ram, Patiram, Dewanram, Maal Singh, Zila Champawat

1. The villagers should be given land instead of land and house instead of house.

2. We all the villagers should be established at one place where facilities of drinking water, education, electricity and roads are available.

3. Affected families should be given a government job. Atleast one member of each family should be given government job according to the eligibility.

4. Project affected Toks are as follows – Tok Firkaula, Agar, Salani Barchura.


The resettlement site shall be finalized in consultation with the PAFs.

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per government Policy

PAFs will be given preference for employment during construction and operation phases

Khasra number and PAFs of Project Affected Toks are included in the list of PAFs.

9. Bhutan Singh Mehta S/O Kalyan Singh Mehta, Zila Champawat

1. Each family should be given 5 acre land to sustain their lives.

2. Each family should be given a house comprising of all the facilities.

3. The houses to be allotted should be have all the latest facilities such as drinking water, broad roads, hospitals and schools for children.

4. In each family atleast one member is entitled of employment. If the above mentioned demands are fulfilled by the government, then we are ready to give out ancestral lands and houses.


Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs.



PAFs will be given preference for employment during construction and



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operation phases.

10. Sundar Singh, S/O Late. Jojha Singh, Gram Chanja Vitta , Zila Champawat

1. For sustaining the lives each family should be given 5 acres of land.

2. All the facilities should be available in the houses which will be allotted to the families.

3. The houses to be allotted should be have all the latest facilities such as drinking water, braod roads, hospitals and schools for children.






PAFs will be given preference for employment during construction and operation phases.

11. Jagat Singh, Mohan Singh, Maan Singh, Mahendra Singh, S/O Bher Singh, Zila Champawat


2. All the facilities should be available in the houses which will be allotted to the families.

3. The houses to be allotted should be have all the latest facilities such as drinking water, braod roads, hospitals and schools for children.






PAFs will be given preference for employment during construction and operation phases

12. Bhagwan Singh Samanth, S/O Bhavaan Singh Samanth, Gram Vitta, Zila


2. All the facilities should be available in the houses

The Compensation shall be paid as per the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land



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Champawat which will be allotted to the families.

3. The houses to be allotted should be have all the latest facilities such as drinking water, broad roads, hospitals and schools for children.

4. In each family atleast one member is entitled of employment.

5. The displaced villagers who have been staying there for years together, for them arrangements should be done for their personal things and animals. If the above facilities are met then we are ready to move ahead with this project else we will oppose.

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.





13. Balwant Singh, Dewan Singh, Pooran Singh, Zila Champawat.

1. What is the value of the land that has been decided for the lands of the landholders.we should get atleast 20 lakh rupees or 5 acre land in place of our land.

2. In exchange of house, new houses should be allotted.

3. From each affected family one member should be given a job.

4. To the families getting displaced, they should be provided with all possible facilities at the place where they have established.

5. Each affected family should be provided the free of cost facility of electricity and water.

6. Since the affected families are getting displaced they should be given complete compensation for that.

7. Each affected family should be displaced according to their wishes. If the above mentioned terms and


Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the government policies.




Electricity and water shall be provided free of cost to PAFs.



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conditions are not accepted, then we don’t support the construction of the dam.

14. Vikram Ram, Kunwar Ram, Harish Ram, Nain Ram, Lalit Ram, Krishna Ram, Bhavaan Ram, Mohan Ram etc.

1. Sir, we would like to know where we will be displaced. Our villagers want to know.

2. Whatever facilities we have, all of them should be provided to us.

3. Facilities like drinking water, electricity, roads, schools, hospitals, land and houses should be provided to us.

4. We should be given correct compensation for our orchids, trees and plants.

5. Farming is our business. Each family should be given employment.

6. The affected households should be given the complete compensation for getting displaced.

7. Each affected family should be replaced according to their wish and the whole village should be established at the same place.

Sites for resettlement shall have all the facilities and amenities.

Compensation for trees and plants in private land shall be paid as per the norms of the state government




Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs

15. Surender Singh, S/O Ganga Singh; Thivraj Singh, S/O Rajender Singh; Narayan Singh, Ganesh Singh, S/O Rajender Singh etc

1. Each family should be given 5 acre irrigational land for sustaining their lives.

2. Every household should be given houses with facilities and fertile irrigational land.

3. Houses/colonies should comprise all latest facilities such as electricity, drinking water, broad roads, hospitals, schools for children etc.

4. Provision should be there to give job/employment for atleast one member of each family according to the eligibility. If the above mentioned demands are fulfilled by the

Compensation shall be paid as per the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.


All the necessary facilities shall be developed at Resettlement sites.


PAFs will be given preference for employment



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government, then we are ready to give out ancestral lands and houses for Pancheshwar Dam Project, else it will be opposed.

during construction and operation phases.

16. Bhuvan Singh, Surender Singh, Joga Singh, Lakshman Singh, Harsingh, Ganga Singh, Mahender Singh, Sumit Singh, Amar Singh, Vijay Singh, Harish Singh etc.

Sir, Multipurpose Pancheshwar Dam project proposed by the government talks about the displacement of the villagers from their places of residence. If the underwritten demands of the villagers are fulfilled then the villagers are ready to give their ancestral village and land else no.

1. The displaced families should be established at the same place.

2. Each family should be given 10 acres of irrigational land also in each displaced family atleast one member should be given employment according to their eligibility.

3. To the displaced families for their houses, a greater estimate of 1.5 times should be made for their houses.

4. The displaced families should be given allthe latest facilities such as drinking water, electricity, schools for children, hospitals, playgrounds, community centres etc.

5. All the displaced families should be given one special displaced identity card so that they do not face any problems in the future.

6. The employment for the displaced families should be open because of this project so that it helps them in the future.

Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs



Decision providing identify card to PAFs shall be taken by the state government



Compensation for trees shall be paid as per state government norms

Each PAF shall be given compensation as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013.

Compensation for land is always given to the persons in whose same land is registered in the Revenue Records. It is recommended that district administration can update the land revenue records updating the names of the latest landowner.



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7. The displaced families should be given the transportation charges of 50 thousand to one lakh to go to the displaced site.

8. Every affected family should be given compensation for their fruiting trees.

9. The affected families in which the members run their roadside businesses such as tea stall, servicing centres etc. they should be given appropriate compensation and in exchange of that a permanent job.

10. The affected families which donot have their own registered lands those families should also be given land and compensation for building houses.

11. If the above mentioned demands are fulfilled by the government, then we are ready to give out ancestral lands and houses for Pancheshwar Dam Project, else it will be opposed.

17. Bheem Singh Adhikari, Gram Simalkhet, Post Office Simalkhet, Vikas Khand Party, Zila Champawat

It is a humbly requested to you that we are permanent residents of Simalkhet. Presently because of the water filler dam problem we are being displaced from our places. Every person extremely loves his/her birth place.it is said in a proverb also meaning of which I don’t understand correctly. It is my humble request to the Prime Minister Shri. Damodar Das Narendra Bhai Modiji that how would you feel if asked to leave your birth place. So

The Compensation for various private and community properties shall be provided as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013.

Compensation for community properties shall be given as per the state government norms.


PAFs will be given



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accordingly the solution should be taken out to the problem of the ones getting displaced. We affected families should be given land according to the revenue records (Khatauni). In exchange of the land, compensation should be given of the same value. On the basis of this only they can construct a house for them. Apart from these facilities like temples, schools, colleges, electricity, water, post offices and other facilities should be made available. Apart from this the forest land which we are leaving with the forest panchayat should be given. One member of each family should be given employment in the project according to the eligibility so that they can sustain their families. Thus, if the Dam Project gives us appropriate solutions to our problems then we villagers will also respect the project, and will collectively welcome the feeling of the project. According to our needs we welcome the National Project. Thus, we request you Sir, to please pay attention to our requests.

preference for employment during construction and operation phases.

18. Chitra Adhikari, Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Chilaniya, Zila Champawat.

Gram Panchayat Chilaniya and Gram Simalkhet come under the submerged zone and because of this reason the villagers are getting affected. So in the scenario of displacement the villagers have the following complaints.


Jobs to PAFs shall be



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1. The houses that come under the submergence zone, for that what are the provisions made by the Government.

2. In regard of the houses that will be re-established at some other place, each family will get how much land. Also for sustaining the families each family will be allotted how much land by the Government.

3. Will one or more than one member of each family will be provided with a Government job or not?

4. In the submergence zone, the lands of the families belonging to the Gram Panchayat Sidholi Vikas Khand Party are also getting affected which has been exchanged long back with the residents of the village Simalkhet and Chilniya. For this the Project has to be interfered because the land belonging to the families of Village Sidholi is under the possession of the people of Village Simalkhet and Chilaniya since the last 30-40 years.

5. Presently, what are the provisions done for the people those who are self-employed and come in the submerged zone.

6. Will or will not a compensation be given by the Government for the lands of the landlords that come in the territory fo Chilniya since the Gram Chilniya is in partial submergence area/zone. Thus, there is no objection for the Dam Project from the villagers’ side only on

given as per the policies of the state government.


The compensation for land shall be given to the person in whose name land is registered in Revenue Records. It is suggested that for cases like Gram Sidholi Vikas Knand whose lands have been exchanged with residents of village Simalkhet and Chilaniya, district administration can review such cases and arrive at appropriate solution.

Each self-employed person artisan will get a compensation of Rs. 25,000 as per the norms of Transparency in Land Acquisition, Right to Fair Compensation, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, 2013.

Landless PAFs will be given compensation as per the norms of the state government of Uttarakhand.



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the condition that the the Government provides well planned arrangements for the affected families.

19. Sampatti Devi, Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Kajeena, Zila Champawat.

Sir, our request is this way that we are the residents of Gram Panchayat Kajeena, Galhad Tok, Zila Champawat affected earlier by the landslide. This poses a threat to this Tok also. Thus we request to consider this area also in the affected area.

Decision on this aspect shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand.

20. Roopa Devi, Gram Pradhan. Gram Panchayat – Netrasalan, Barakot, ZilaChampawat

5. For practicing agriculture, every family should be given atleast 5 acres of land so as to sustain life.

6. It is our request that we should be given the lands that are fertile and on which irrigation can be done.

7. Instead of a building, compensation of Rs.50 Lakhs to be given per building. Also separate land to be provided for building houses.

8. The whole village should be settled down in one place so that the coordination amongst families is maintained.

9. Atleast one person of each family should be given a Government job.

10. Whichever colony will be built for the residents it should be built according to the master plan so that the provisions for electricity, roads, water, education and health can be appropriately done.

11. Separate compensation to be given for the villagers’ cow-sheds and separate cow-sheds to be constructed and given. Also the arrangement for drinking water for cattle



Compensation for fruit bearing trees shall be given as per the norms of the state government of Uttarakhand village temples coming under submergence have been identified and shall be constructed at new site and in consultation with locals.

Compensation for category 4 and category 5 level shall be given as per the norms of the State Government of Uttarakhand.

Temples coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites which shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

Circle rates are to be finalized by the state government.

An amount of Rs. 50,000



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should be made for the villagers.

12. Compensation to be given for the fruit bearing trees, orchids, trees that provide fodder etc to the villagers.

13. The Village Gods and the temples of the most preferred Gods should be re-established in their new place.

14. Appropriate compensation should be given for the lands falling in the Category 4 and Category 5.

15. Compensation to be given for the Present Circle Rate by atleast 40%.

16. In case of displacement, the living and non-living property of the villagers with be utilized in taking the animals to the displaced place and the administration will take the full responsibility of that.

per PAF shall be given for transportation of household material, retrievable portion of houses, etc. to new resettlement sites.

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the policies of the state government.


21. Bhuvan Ram, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Sutheda, Tehsil Bbarakot, Zila Champawat Narendra Singh, Member, Gram Panchayat, Sutheda, Tehsil Bbarakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, it is requested that Gram Panchayat Sutheda consisting of Villages Jaakh Lagga Sutheda and Amruvasera Tok and Oltok come under the submergence zone of the Pancheshwar Dam Project but the above mentioned villages have not been shown although this Tok completely comes in the submerged zone. In these Toks Betta village has also been included and Amruvasera adjoins the Betta Village. Tok ol adjoins the Village Salan which is the Tok for Jaakh Lagga Sutheda. In the present scenario only 7 families reside in Amruvasera and Ol Tok is only a temple and measured land. Thus, it is a request to include the above mentioned Toks in the submergence zone and accordingly look into the

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matter.

22. Smt. Chandra Devi, Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Singdha VikasKhand – Barakot District - Champawat

Sir, the request is that the Drinking Water Plan for the Tok Lisadi of Gram Panchayat Singdha was passed according to the Zila Plan of Jalnigam in the year 2016-17 the source of which is in the place naming Vasan that falls in the Chandh Gram Panchayat. Ssir, the above drinking water plan comes in the submerged zone of the Ppancheshwar Dam Project. The new source of the plan is now the place called Chida which falls on the border of Talli Bapru and Bantoli Gram Panchayat. This source doesnot fall in the submergence zone n because of this plan two Toks of the Gram Panchayat namely Masraad and Lisadi are benefitted. Thus, we reuest you to please change the source of the above mentioned Drinking Water Plan.

The source of the Drinking Water Plan shall be changed.

23. Har Singh, Van Panchayat, Singdha Gaujani, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat.

Sir, the humble request is this way that Van Panchayat Singdha (Gaujani) of Gram Singdha has its border adjoined with the Saryu River. The whole land of the Van Panchayat is getting affected by the Dam. Our Van Panchayat is 40 years old, consisting of Chir and other species of trees with dense forest. In the scenario of displacement from the place, we request you to provide four times the dense forest to us so that all the problems of the villagers can be solved. The whole village depends on the Van Panchayat.

Compensation for acquisition of forest land shall be due as per the norms of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Compensation for loss of trees shall be done as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

24. Manoj Singh Samanth, Area Panchayat, Gram Singdha, Bauthadi,

The request is this way that Gram Panchayat Singdha is a revenue based Gram Panchayat. This comes in the

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Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat.due to the Pancheshwar Dam, half of the Gram Panchayat Singdha is getting submerged. The rest half is in complete danger.for Singdha Village, the danger comes from the area of Bauthadi. From the front the danger is from the danger is posed due to the Ghat Section. Sir, Gram Singdha should be established in Haldwani and atleast one member of each family should be given Government Job. For each nali in the land of Gram Panchayat, a compensation of 6 lakhs should be given. Every family should be given 5 acres of land for farming and also for the lands of two Gram Panchayats, aa compensation of 6 lakhs should be given according to category 4 and 5.

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

25. Pooran Singh Samanth, S/O Shri. Lakshman Singh, Gram Lisadi, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

1. Each displaced family should be given Government Job.

1. Each displaced family should be given three times the land (irrigational land) apart from the land registered in their name, so as to sustain their lives.

2. Each displaced family should be given ten times the compensation for their house/s.

The displaced villages because of the submergence should be given the facilities such as electricity, water, roads, schools, hospitals, post offices, banks etc.

Each displaced family should be given the BPL Ration card along with free electricity.

Each displaced family



Compensation for fruit bearing trees shall be made as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

PAFs from a village shall be resettled at one site only.

Temples coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites, which shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.



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because of submergence should be given compensation for their personal fruiting trees.

The arrangement of forests should be done for the livestock of the entire Gram Panchayat for fuel and fodder.

For the establishment of different temples of the entire Gram Panchayat compensation should be given. Also maximum land should be made available.

The families getting displaced should be placed in low-lying areas consisting of fertile land rather than placing them on the mountainous regions.

The families that are getting displaced should be given a vehicle by the Government along with four times the transportation compensation.

The displaced families should not be troubled in any way in the future and the entire Gram Panchayat should be allowed to sit at one place only.

The displaced Gram Panchayat should be placed near to the city so that they can generate livelihood resources for themselves.

Each family getting displaced should be given atleast 10 lakh rupees amount for surrendering their ancestral lands to the government.

From this the applicant wants to say that wherever the families are displaced there also the orchards should be made available to them so that they can

Decision to give BPL card to each PAF shall be taken by the state government.

Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with the PAFs

Compensation for acquisition of private land will be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.



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sustain their livelihood. So, the needs of the displaced applicant should be fulfilled and the applicant should be appropriately placed else my agitation against the government will continue.

26. Basanti Devi, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Tehsil Barakot, Champawat

Each displaced family should be given Government Job.

Each displaced family should be given three times the land (irrigational land) apart from the land registered in their name, so as to sustain their lives.

Each displaced family should be given ten times the compensation for their house/s.

The displaced villages because of the submergence should be given the facilities such as electricity, water, roads, schools, hospitals, post offices, banks etc.

Each displaced family should be given the BPL Ration card along with free electricity.

Each displaced family because of submergence should be given compensation for their personal fruiting trees.

The arrangement of forests should be done for the livestock of the entire Gram Panchayat for fuel and fodder.

For the establishment of different temples of the entire Gram Panchayat compensation should be given. Also maximum land should be made available.

The families getting displaced should be placed



Village temples coming under submergence shall be constructed at sites in consultation with locals.

Decision to give BPL card to each displaced shall be taken by the state government.

Trees shall be given Compensation for state government norms



Preference will be given to PAFs during construction and operation phases.




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in low-lying areas consisting of fertile land rather than placing them on the mountainous regions.

The families that are getting displaced should be given a vehicle by the Government along with four times the transportation compensation.

The families with no land should be given five bigha land.

The displaced families should not be troubled in any way in the future and the entire Gram Panchayat should be allowed to sit at one place only.

The displaced Gram Panchayat should be placed near to the city so that they can generate livelihood resources for themselves.

Each family getting displaced should be given atleast 10 lakh rupees amount for surrendering their ancestral lands to the government.

From this the applicant wants to say that wherever the families are displaced there also the orchids should be made available to them so that they can sustain their livelihood. The needs of the displaced applicant should be fulfilled and the applicant should be appropriately placed else my agitation against the government will continue.

27. Pushkar Singh Jamanth, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

1. Each family should be given five acres of land in exchange of land.

2. Each family should be given the route map of the house along with 4 times the payment. Also the

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compensation for the facility of bathroom/toilet and water tank should be given.

3. The displaced families should be given Identity cards so that they don’t have to pay in the future.

4. Appropriate compensation should be given for fruiting trees and for the 4 storied tall wood giving trees.

5. All the necessary facilities should be given such as electricity, drinking water, schools, banks, post offices, hospitals, cremation grounds, temples, playgrounds etc should be provided.

6. One member of each family should be given Government job and the other members should be given employment in the Dam Project site.

2013.




Preference will be given to PAFs during construction and operation phases

28. Shyamu Ram, Gram Batodi, Radikhooti, Zila Champawat

1. There are many things related to us such as water, forests, land and environment. We maintain these things. Whenever these things are harmed, the society retaliates back. Since we take care of these things so we should also get the benefit of this. Chipko Andolan and Forest Andolan took place in Uttarakand. Chipko Andolan was related to livelihood, specifically involving ladies and the society because that sustains our life. Water, land, river sustain our lives because this fulfills our hunger and thirst.

2. Per year for the project thousands of plants of 193 species are affected. The species of plants and

A detailed analysis of impacts likely to accrue as a result of the project has been done. For amelioration of adverse impacts on various aspects of Environment. These aspects have been covered in detail as a part of the EIA –EMP Study.

Relocation sites shall be finalized in consultation with the villagers.

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animals that come under the biodiversity will also be affected and for the other species will the sacrifice of the trees be environmentally correct?

3. Because of the project, the amount of people that will get displaced, the amount of the forests that will be destroyed and the amount of the animals and plants that will be left homeless, what will be the effect of this on the environment of the state?

4. For the construction of the dam the villages of India that have come in the submergence zone should be displaced first. Where will that be done and the selection of the place should be discussed by knowing the views of the villagers.

5. We have always had traditional relations with the forest land and the river. We should get appropriate benefits of the same.

6. Besides fertile land with ample water and mineral stocks the government has been paid revenue in the form of royalty of lakhs and crores of rupees. The people are hard-working and majority of them are in business and other fields. 100% compensation for the land should be decided keeping these factors in view.

7. Land should be allotted in place of land since it is the base of the life.

8. The displaced women and the aspects of their economic contribution should be completely



Compensation for acquisition of trees shall be given as per the norms of the state government of Uttarakhand.


Preference will be given to PAFs during construction and operation phases.

Compensation for land less labourers be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation Act, 2013.




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assessed. 9. Atleast one person from the

displaced family should be given Government job. Also land should be allotted for the other family members and for the stockyard/cattle yard.

10. During the construction of the project the affected should be given priority and after the completion of the project the affected should have the say in the matter.

11. The value determination of the fruiting trees should be done looking at the age and the production. If a tree earns 25,000 and its age is 100 years then its valuation should be done accordingly.

12. The valuation of the landless famrers should also be done according to the Category- 4 lands. They should also be entitled of this.

13. The valuation of houses and farming for the villages in DPR has been kept very low. Thus the valuation of other displaced packages such as 1.5 lakhs for house construction and transportation facilities should be done correctly.

14. The religious faith of the local people will also be affected due to destruction of the temples of their totem in case of the construction of the dam. For these temples the provision of the budget should be done. Whereas in DPR there is no mention of this. Else this thing is true that the construction of the dam is essential for



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development. But along with this the issue of displacement will also have to be solved with seriousness. Along with this the displaced should be provided with maximum facilities so that they can be re-established.

29. Prahlad Ram, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Raighadi, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

1. The villagers should be given land in place of land.

2. House should be given in place of house.

3. Government job to atleast one member of the affected family.

4. The affected families should be established in places that have all the life sustaining facilities such as drinking water, health, education, roads, schools and other facilities.

5. All affected families of should be re-established at one place.

6. The person should get the house of the same value as being currently occupied by him.



Displaced families from each village shall be resettled at one location.

30. Lakshmi Dant Joshi, Pradhan, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, our request is that from Rameshwar, Bhakadi Ghat is just 1 km away from the mountain adjoining the River Saryu. Above this is situated Gram Panchayat Mistoki Village. Sir, the weak mountains might break because of the dam water thus leading to submergence of the whole dam. Thus we request you to kindly include the Mistoki village in the submergence area. We will be highly obliged.

Detailed measures for control of landslides shall be taken

31. Hema Adhikari, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Bisradi, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, the request is that my Bhoomi Panchayat of Gram Paryada of Tok Supal Kheda of Gram Chulagaon, Tok Lagholi and Tok of Kuthera adjoins it. We have the information that

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Tok of Kuthera, Okhlekh and Gram Dhulagaon come in the submerged zone of the Pacheshwar Dam Porject. But our Tok Suyal Kheda of Gram Paryuda Gram Panchayat Bisradi, the name is not mentioned as it was missed being mentioned. Thus we request to consider Suyalkheda of Gram Paryuda in the submerged zone.

32. Manoj Pant, Tok Gram Amruvasera, Gram Sabha Sutheda, Teshil Barakot, Zila Champawat

It is a humble request that Village of applicant Amruvasera comes under Gram Sabha Sutheda. Sir, Tok Amruvasera presently lacks in the submergence zone category where 7 families are residing. Thus the above tok has a distance of 200 meters from the Saryu River. Thus we request to consider Amruvasera in the submerged zone.

Shall be decided in consultation with district administration.

33. Deepa Devi, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

1. We should get land in exchange of land and house in exchange of house. Every family should get five bigha land.

2. We all families belong to the Schedules Caste category. None of us have a job. One member from each family should be given a job according to the eligibility.

3. All the 42 families should be established at the same place especially where facilities like electricity, water, schools, roads and hospitals are available.

4. This is an important point. We families should be established in a place where benefits such as Ration Card, Caste certificate for school going children and other


Additional measures outlined in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013


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certificates are provided. Thus we request the Manager to fulfill the demands/conditions of the villagers, then only they will give a NOC else no.

34. Dayanand Prasad, Gram Kamanjpula, Raidhav, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Our request is this way. The survey map given by WAPCOS does not include Gram Kamanjpula which comes under Gram Bakariyapula Tok Jamad. Whereas Gram Kamanjpula Tok Jamad comes in the submerged zone of Pancheshwar Dam Project. We request you to do a re-survey and include it in submergence zone.

All the Khasra number coming under the submergence have been identified to estimate the number of PAFs. This aspect will be looked into. The procedure followed

for estimation of PAFs is given as below:

Khasra map for each

project affected village

was collected.

Khasra maps were

digitized.

Project layout map

was superimposed on

the digitized khasara

map of project affected

villages.

List of all affected

khasra/plot numbers

within the impact zone

was prepared.

Using Right of Records

(RoR) data collected

from Revenue

Department, State

government of

Uttarakhand, list of

affected land

plots/khasra were

correlated to assess

the ownership details

of each affected land

plot.

Based on analysis of

right of Revenue data,

PAFs losing land and

homestead were

identified.



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35. Prahlad Singh, S/O Bahadur Singh, Gram Panchayat, Sil Barudi, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

It is a courteous request that I, Prahlad Singh, S/O Bahadur Singh is a permanent resident of Gram Panchayat Sil Barudi. My house land is situated in Barakot Tok.It is requested to you Sir to visit the submerged area of the Gram Sabha Sil Barudi to get a clear idea of the submerged zone.

The villages coming under submergence have been covered as a part of the socio-economic survey.

36. Shri. Chandra Singh Gurang, Gram Kuthera, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat.

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed.





District Magistrate




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The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments

37. Godavari Adhikari, Sarpanch, Van Panchayat Raighaav, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

1. In the village of Raighaav, the land lords should be given land in exchange of land that has been affected.

2. The affected families of the village Raighaav should be given house in exchange of a house.

3. One member of the affected families should be given a government job.

4. The affected families should be established at a place wherein facilities such as electricity, education, drinking water, roads etc are available.

5. The displaced families should be established at one place only so as to maintain family relations amongst them.



Displaced PAFs from a village shall be relocated at one site.

38. Dev Singh Adhikari, S/O Maha Singh

For the meeting held on 09.08.2017 at the Barakot

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Adhikari, R/O Gram Panchayat Raighaav, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Vikas Khand Auditorium regarding the property of the people/families coming in the submerged zone of the Pancheshwar Dam Project for which the essential public hearing meeting was arranged, I have a few points of request.

1. Sir, since when I have come to my senses, I have been hearing about this Pancheshwar International Project. At this point of time my age has reached 70 years. I will be very happy if this work for constructing this International Project by you becomes successful because people negate the construction because of political pressure also which is wrong. There should not be any protest against one beneficial International Project. Sir, I am a retired professor from the Government Inter College. According to the circumstances my two sons are unemployed. Also almost 15 empty lands of Tok Firkaula and Sain-Jamad come in the submerged zone which is in my Brother’s name. With the medium of this land, they sustain their lives. According to this if I get a land and also one member of my family gets a government role, then I am ready to support the construction of this International Project.

of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

39. Mahesh Singh, S/O Shri. Pooran Singh, Gram Gathaka Jula, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

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eligibility. 2. To all the affected families

in the submerged zone, each family should be given three times the irrigational/fertile land so that they can sustain their lives.

3. Compensation should be given to each affected family for houses, fruiting trees and gardens according to the correct value of the same.

4. The affected families of the submerged zone should be re-established by the government at a place wherein facilities such as electricity, water,roads, schools, hospitals, banks and post office are available.

5. The affected families whose paternal lands come in the region of the Pancheshwar Dam Project, those families should receive a compensation of atleast 10 lakhs for their land. Thus, if the above written demands are not fulfilled by the government then the agitation will continue.



Compensation of trees shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

40. Vikram Samant, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along

Opposed the dam As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:

Hindustan Times (major national daily



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with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed.

newspaper)



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41. Panchal Singh, Sir, we don’t have the As per Clause 3.1 of EIA



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Gram Singha Betta, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed. If we are forced to leave the place then absolute opposition will be there.

notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national dailyand one regional vernacular daily newspaper. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate









Executive Summary of



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3 volumes of Environmental reports in English.



42. Kamal Samanth, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed. If we are forced to leave the place then absolute opposition will be there.





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43. Dewan Singh, Gram Singdha, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat





As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and



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Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

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44. Manoj Kumar Pant, Gram Amaravusewra, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017



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the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed. If we are forced to leave the place then absolute opposition will be there.

was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




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The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms



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outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

45. Padam Singh, Gram Singdha, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat






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46. Daan Singh, S/O Bishan Singh, Gram Singdha, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat






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47. Surender Singh, S/O Ganga Singh, Gram Singdha, Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism.



Dainak Jagaran (regional vernacular



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Dam is not needed. If we are forced to leave the place then absolute opposition will be there.


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48. Kishore Samanth, S/O Pooran Singh Samanth, Gram Singdha, Tehsil

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major



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Barakot, Zila Champawat

reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed. If we are forced to leave the place then absolute opposition will be there.

national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate









Executive Summary of 3 volumes of Environmental reports



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in English.



49. Shivraj Singh Sindra, Gram Singdha Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat






District Magistrate




Zila Parishad The following documents were kept in the above referred



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50. Kalyan Singh, Gram Singdha Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat








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51. Bhuvan Samanth, Gram Singdha Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat

Sir, we don’t have the complete knowledge about the dam. Any related document also did not reach our Gram Sabha on time. Our development will not take place because of these dams. We asked for development not for dams. We all completely oppose

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on



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the construction of such big dams. We want our culture to be safe. We want the development of Pancheshwar God along with this place. We want rights on Roads-railways, gardening, forests as well as adventurous tourism. Dam is not needed. If we are forced to leave the place then absolute opposition will be there.

9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been



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done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

52. Kishan Singh, Gram Singdha Tehsil Barakot, Zila Champawat






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Social Impact



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Assessment Report(Volume-II)





53. Shri Pancheshwar AAstha and Ekta Committee. Pancheshwar,Vivel in Champawat (Sunil Pant,Hoshiar Singh,Deepak Bhatt,Shyam Dutt,Ganesh Singh,Khimanand,Narayan Ram,Tej Singh,Ramesh Chandr)

3. One member of each displaced family shall be given Government Job for the livelihood of the family

4. The evaluation of the property and the assets like Homestead ,Fruit bearing trees, animal etc. of the fully affected families shall be done under the instruction of the Technical Employee and Magistrate as well as Affected Families.

5. Government and Authority are requested to the homestead, land and compensation shall be given and the same shall be evaluated under the instruction of District Head with actual rate so that the displaced families shall not be landless.

6. The infrastructure Facilities like Schools, Hospitals, Drinking water, Electricity supply, Road, Post Office and other facilities shall be provided at Resettlement Site.

7. Resettlement site shall be selected where the



Sites for relocation for PAFs shall be decided in consultation with PAFs.

A nodal agency shall be found for coordination of various R&R Activities.

At the time of land acquisition detailed proposals survey shall be done.

Regarding the issues related to Garhwal-Kumaon Land Act and settlement 1961-62, it is suggestedthat district administration can look into the matter and update the land records at the earliest.

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commercial and Headqauaters are in vicinity not in the secluded areas.

8. Nodal Agency should be formed for direct coordination and pursuance with the displaced families.So that all the queries shall be solved on the spot.

9. Survey Team shall be instructed that at the time of detailed survey of the

property and assests of the displaced families the copy of the detailed survey shall be provided to the affected families. So that in future there is no dispute in reference to the evaluation of property. There are several examples of data mismatch at the local survey and the documents submitted at head quarters. a) The amendment was

made in the Garwhal Kumaon land Act and Settlement 1961-1962 according to which zamindari system was abolished and land was given to the landless families.

b) The land that was allotted to the farmers is still registered in the name of the zamindar.

c) The farmers practicing agriculture from past 70 years do not have even one Nali land registered on their name.These irregularities shall be checked.

10. Under the Right to equality and Religious freedom the displaced families should have right to decide the resettlement site for the cultural and religious

be constructed at new sites in consultation with villagers.

Preference shall be given to PAFs for tourism development aspects.

Income generation activities shall be permitted till the area comes under submergence.

Resettlement sites shall be selected in consultation with local villages.

Shops of small venders will be permitted to operation at resettlement sites.

Regarding Tax exemption to PAFs decision is to be taken by the state government.


Compensation to farmers working on unregistered land and forest land shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand.

All infrastructure facilities coming under submergence shall be suitably compensation.


No. of PAFs, has been estimated as per current registration.

Regarding one time compensation, decision shall be taken by the State Government

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monuments. 11. Employment preferences

shall be given to the displaced families before and after construction of the dam for Tourism Development.

12. Income generating activities for small vendors like Tea stall, small general store shops etc shall be given permission to function until the area gets fully submerged.

13. The shops of the small vendors shall be given permission to open the shops at the resettlement site.

14. The site for resettlement shall be decided and, information of the selected resettlement site should be shared with the resettled families. Resettle site should be safe against flood,earthquake.

15. The displaced families shall exempted from Tax for minimum period of 10 years.

16. The landless and the occupiers of land who are practicing agriculture from past 50-70 years shall be given landownership.

17. The compensation for the homestead shall be given on the basis of the evaluation of the affected household and there actual cost not on the basis of the Indra Awas Yojana.

18. Unregistered land and civil forest land on which the agriculture is done by the locals the benefits shall be given to them.

19. Appropriate compensation shall be awarded to the Gram Panchayat Drinking

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water facility and Project affected families for individual (Tap,Handpump etc) Drinking water facility.

20. Infrastructure Facilities like Cremation Ghat,Religious Places,Bathing ghat shall be provided free of cost at the resettlement site.

21. The necessary security shall be provided at the resettlement site for the displaced families and special arrangements for women security.

22. Necessary arrangements for cattle rearing.

23. DPR should be updated as per the current Registration of the families.

24. The DPR copy shall be made available to the locals in the easy and simple language.

25. Compensation amount shall be awarded at onetime.

26. Displaced families should have their independent gram Panchayat and they should have equal status to the Revenue Village.

54. Shanti Devi 1) Please specify the amount of land that shall be acquired in village Baganti and Jamarso Simlak. 2) If the village is coming under submergence please specify the resettlement site and Villagers are not interested to vacate the ancestral land. 3) If villagers have to vacate the village in national interest the following demand shall be fulfilled by the Government: a)Each displaced family should be provided homestead and appropriate amount of land for irrigation in the check system. b) Necessary Amenties and Facility like Drinking Water,

Baganti is coming under reservoir submergence and___ ha of land is coming under submergence.



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Road,Market place etc. c) One member of each affected PAFs shall be given Government Job. d)All the families should be resettled at the same site so that we can protect our religious belief and protect our cultural heritage. e) If Forest Land of the village is coming under submergence then villagers shall be provided with the Forest Facility in the resettled site. F)PAFs shall be given right on land under schedule 4 and 5.

Uttarakhand.

Decision to PAFs having land under schedule 4 and 5 shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand.

55. Bhup Singh Bohra, Gram Pradhan,Gram Panchayat Mandava,Tehsil Lohaghat ,Champawat

Although the Gram Panchayat Matiyam,Pasam and Aslad are part of Submergence area. But Gram Panchayat Maduva,Gram Talia Nayabad gair kheti kheti Siltaraand Dak are along the Kali river but still it not part of submerged area. Kindly rec-check and include the above mentioned villages in the submergence area

Gram Panchayat Maduva, Gram Talia Nayabad Gair Kheti Kheti Siltara and Dak are not coming ounder reservoir submergence.

56. Ganesh Singh son of Shri Laxman Singh,Malla Khaykot.

The livelihood is depended on the river rafting and Agriculture. There is no alternative source of income for me . Alongwith the conservation of Forest, Environment the applicant has been active in protecting River as a result of which the Golden Mahaseer species of fish has been protected which has attracted tourism in Pancheshwar not only from India but abroad as well. In Angling Sport Pancheshwar is second in the Asia. I am not in support of the Project which will lead to imbalance in environment and can be threat to our cultural heritage although in the national interest we accept the

Detailed plan for conservation of Mahaseer has been suggested as a part of Environmental Management Plan.

PAFs will be given preference in tourism related jobs.

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project but the appropriate compensation shall be provided for the above mentioned activity and Tourism Job shall be provided to persons like me in the said project.

57. Pancheshwar Aastha and Ekta Samity Kishan Ram, Pradha, Mallakhaikot Kailash Chandra, Vivil



Compensation for the homestead and land being acquired shall be awarded 10 times of the circle rate for the and evaluation of the same shall be done by the district Headquarter. Each affected PAF should be provided with the homestead and land so that the families do not get landless

Amenities and Infrastructure facility like schools, hospitals, bank, post office, drinking water facility and approach road shall be provided free of cost.

The resettlement colony shall be located near to main market and headquarter.


A copy of the evaluation of the property and assets conducted by the survey team shall be provided to the PAFs to avoid contradiction in the data



Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of State government of Uttarakhand


A Nodal Agency should be formulated for Coordination of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Activities.

A copy of the evaluation property and assets shall be given to PAFs prior to land acquisition.

The issues related to Garhwal-Kumaon Land settlement Act 1961-62, need to be looked into by the district administration and the land revenue records should be suitably updated.


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submitted in the district headquarter




The above land is being used by farmers for last 70 years and now when the compensation is to be given Jamindar is claiming that the land belongs to them. This is illegal. This issue should be verified



The permission shall be given to the shops, tea stall and sasta galla shops coming under the submergence to run till the land is being acquired (before resettlement)

during project construction ad project related activities.

Permission to run shops, etc. shall be given till reservoir submergence taken place.

Income generation activities will be allowed at resettlement sites.

Females working in schools, anganwadi, etc. will be employed as per the norms of state government.

Appropriate compensation for trees shall be given.

Regarding tax exemption, decision has to be taken by the government.

Civil forest land shall be compensated as per the norms of Forest Conservation Act 1980 and its subsequent amendment.

Loss of Drinking Water facilities shall be compensated as a part of the project.

Temples, etc. ghat be provided at resettlement sites.

District Administration to update the ROR regions.

Decision on stage of compensation to be taken by state government.

Decision of Independent Gram Panchayat with the state of Revenue village to be taken by State government.

Jobs to PAFs to given as per the norms of the state government of Uttarakhand.

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The people and females working in Sasta Galla anganwadi centre, Schools, health centres shall also be accommodated in the resettled colony








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arrangement for PAFs and special security arrangements for females shall be provided at resettlement sites.

Necessary arrangement for fodder shall be made for cattle rearing

The number of fully submerged families are not matching with the number of registered families.

A copy of Detailed Project Report in easy/layman language shall be made available in each affected villages.



Each PAFs should be issued a unique identity card, so that special reservation can be availed in govt. jobs.

After construction of dam, history & culture of the area will become extinct and people will have to move away from their friends and relatives, provision of this compensation is not mentioned. For this families/people should be given special economic package.

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small & big temples are important. It has hurt the sentiments of people. There should be provision for settlement of all these small & big temples

According to the data in table 4 of section 4.3.2 of executive summary, people losing land, and homestead under Pancheshwar & Rupaligad dams is 29715 and 1308. This is misleading and fraud with people. Village wise detailed list of PAFs should be published.

The PAFs from district Champawat and Pithoragah shall be provided with same compensation and infrastructure.

58. Shri Hoshiyar Singh Vivel,Champawat

I reside in the fully submerged area. Livelihood of my family is dependent on this area as I work as a Guide and have been part in conservation of Forest, river etc. In future how will I generate my livelihood. What alternative Government has for me. Problems in Sardar and Sarovar Dam has not been addressed till date. Our ancestors have protected this territory ad we have done the same or else by now there would have been hub of Terrosim

Opposed the project

59. Hoshiyar Singh , Pancheshwar Ekta Samiti , Champawat.

The public hearing conducted at Pancheshwar is not on the guideline of EIA Notification 2006 and Environmental Protection Act.

Information regarding the public hearing should be imparted in all the villages.The Executive Summary of EIA /SIA and

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EMP was not made public one month before the public hearing.Public has been kept away from the benefits of the proect.The EIA/SIA and EMP Report kept for public review are in English.

Villages where literacy rate is almost neglible residents are expected to read the Report in English and provide suggestion on the same.Kindly inform which officers will be able to read and explain the above mentioned reports to the Public

Public Hearing is a process where the public shares their views and provides suggestion on the project.Then why is this public hearing kept in the raining reason when the road accessibility is not there and in a closed compound which cannot accommodate enough people.It looks like Government is looking at it just like a milestone to cross to make Dam.





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60. Parthi Bhaskar Dutt, Malla Khaikota,Panthura,Nidil Champawat

I am resident in this place since 1964 and come under fully submerged area.Alternative land for my homestead and orchid should be provided.

The livelihood of my four sons is as well dependent on this land.

Iam have been part of the freedom struggle and have the certificate for the same.

My land about 28 Nali is not registered as I was unaware about the laws.You are requested to kindly award the appropriate compensation for my land and I should be resettled.

The compensation to be given in such cases shall be decided by the district administrator

61. Amit Samaht,Vivel The residents of village Vivel do not have any objection with the construction of the dam. There are few demands which should be fulfilled by the Government like provide homestead for homestead, Land for Land in plain area and income generating facility for us so that we can earn our livelihood. Incase if these demands are not fullfilled by the Government then we object this report.


62. Tiwari, Gram Pradhan, Panchay at Pasam

Gram Sabha Pasam and Aslad are coming under submergence because of which the residents are worried.Please inform where we will be resettled.The following are our demands:

In case of resettlement

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residents of Pasam and Aslad villages should be resettled in the same place.The Gram Panchayat of these two resettled village should be in name of Pasam.

Evaluation of the homestead and Land shall be done and compensation shall be done on the basis of Present rate.

Since all the PAFs have agriculture as the main occupation so the appropriate land for agriculture should be given.

Person of each family should be given government job

Demarcation of the affected area should be done so that there is no contradiction.

Demarcationshould be decided during Resettlement.

Rate of compensation should be decided

Resettlement site should be near to the schools,hospitals,approach road,electricity supply etc.

Compensation to farmers who own patta land and category 4.5 land should also be considered.




Preference to PAFs will be given for employment during project construction and operation phases.

63. Omkar Singh Dhoni There is no information regarding this dam in our village.There are no documents in any of the govt,offices of our village.

Dam will not led to our development .We are

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against this project.We want development of the area with preserving our cultural heritage.

We want approach road railways,right on forest and promotion of tourism.

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64. Devi Chand,Gram Pradhan,Dungra Leti

One member for each family shall be given Government Job.

Each PAFs shall be given land 3 times of the actual land owned by them.

10 times compensation should be given to each family losing homestead.

Resettlement site should be near to the schools,hospitals,approach road,electricity supply etc.

Each PAF should be given BPL card and free of cost electricity connection

Each PAF should get appropriate compensation for fruit bearing trees owned by them.

Arrangement for fodder for cattles and accessability of forest for wood fuel.

Appropriate land and compensation should be given for the Temples of all the




Decision on providing BPL cards to PAFs shall be taken by state government of Uttarakhand.

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affected Gram Panchayat.

The resettlement should be done in plain area not the hill area with fertile land .

4 times compensation shall be awarded as transportation cost to each family.

Resettled families should not face any problem in future and Whole gram Panchayat should be resettled in the same area.

Resettlement site should be near to Towns so that people can arrange their livelihood.

Resettled families should be given minimum of Rs.10 lakh each for surrendering their ancestral land. Above mentioned demands of the villagers should be fullfilled or else we will demonstrate against the Government.

65. Mato Jan Sanghatan, Haridwar ,Uttarakhand

The public hearing to be conducted on 9.8.2017 at Champawat, 11.8.2017 at Pithoragarh and on 17.8.2017 at Almora are not as per the law.The Public Hearing is the platform where public put forward their grievances and suggestions according to EIA Notification 14, September 2006 public hearing should unbiased process. DM and of all the three district were elucidated about the EIA Notification 14,September 2006. Meeting with Shri Ravi Shankar, DM Pithoragarh was held on 24.7.2017,Shri Iqbal



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Ahmed on 25.7.2017 and Shrimati Ashish ,DM Almora on 3.7.2017 Letter to MoEF and Uttarakhand Pollution control board was sent on 26.7.2017. Irrespective of the bring attention to the matter several times still no necessary action was taken by the administration.Deployment of police,to inniate the process of public hearing in villages and attaining Forest Clearance is against the law. In the end of month of July DM Almora was changed .DM Pithoragarh was on leave Member Secretary Pollution Control Board was on leave until 4 August.As per the EIA notification 2006 all the competent authority were not available to take decision There was no response to this query. The legal and the practical mistakes in the process of public hearing for dam:

The advertisement was not published in the fully affected area newspaper. Hence the correct information regarding the place of availability of EIA/SIA and EMP Report was not available.

The Literacy and health facility in the area are not appropriate and even newspaper are not available in the area. So how it is expected from the people of the area to understand the Report available in English Language how will they give suggestions regarding the report.

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was Official informed regarding the commencement of Public Hearing. In Champawat District signature of all the Gram Pradhan of the affected villages was taken on one letter after the 30.7.2017.

Executive Summary of EIA/SIA/EMP was not available.

According to FRA Act,2006 NOC is being attained for the forest land. Without any prior information NOC is being attained for the affected land.

As per EIA Notification 14 September,2006 and National Green Tribunal 2.7.2007 violation order.

Operating part of order dated 7.2.2007, 12.3 The Authority therefore directs that the notice for the Public Hearing should be exhibited in the office of the concerned Local Bodies of the area affected by the Project. The Respondent No.1 is requested to take necessary action accordingly.{R No.1 is MOEFCC.in this case no 2/2005 of NEAA} Three district of Kumao with huge area and large number of population is being affected .The villages in the remote area which do not have accessibility were not informed. How will affected persons share their view? People are being mislead and are being denied there legal right by just completing the paper work for the Public Hearing Process of conducted Public Hearing in some of the villages is also part of the same :

NOC as per FRA Act, 2006 is being taken as per the norms.

The Public Hearing has been conducted as per the norms outlined in EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

EIA for Nepal Portion has been completed and Environmental Clearance has been accorded.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement shall commence once all the clearances from regulatory agencies has been received.

Various measures for earthquake and its related aspects have been incorporated in the structure Design, which has also been approved by National committee on seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP), Government of India.

Prioritization of construction of dam or other projects is to be decided by the government.



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The EIA/SIA and EMP Report of Nepal Portion not complete.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement has not been completed yet. Whereas Environment condition have not been met. The benefits of dam has not been shared with the PAFs .The cloud bursting has been reported post construction of the Tehri Da.

Committee formed by Supreme Court states that Disaster that occurred in June 2013 in Uttarakhand is one of the main reason for the same.

Earthquake occur often in the state of Uttarakhand one major earthquake is predicted soon.

Earthquake occurred in Nepal in 2015 cannot be ignored.

In the era climate change they are misbalancing in the local environment. This area comes under the Zone V, as per Seismic Zoning Map

During the era of bad relationship with our neighboring country China we are making this huge dam.

As per Centre Minister for Power Shri Piyush Goel statement 2016 there is enough electricity in the country.

India exports electricity.Example Electricity from Punjab is sold to Nepal.

Alll over the world specifically in America the Big Dams are being abolished.

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There are several such issues which are being ignored and the Public Hearing is being conducted.

What is the need for construction of the dam and compromise the livelihood of the people of the area already the area does not have facility of Hospitals,Schools etc post Independence.Now they are being resttlled Road from The work of road from Tanakpur to Rupaligad has been hindered.Tankapur Bageshwar Railway Project has also been put on hold.The development of the area has been stopped and construction of the dam is being done.

The PAFs should be resttled first then the other work should take place.People resttled from Shrinagar Dam are facing problem of drinking water.The rivers of Uttarakhand have been diverted from ther actual route. Construction of this Dam done from whom: We have always put forward one question in all Public Hearing .The Hydro projects are proposed from Suksham to Bhimkay 558 hence every 5 th citizen of Uttarkhand is on the verge of displacement.None of this project are generating electricity that had been claimed.Glaciers are being reduced .Why should people of hills sacrifice. Why not the people who are thinking of development give up their property. What sense it makes that sacrifice is done by one person and benefits are being taken by the others. Why do not people who want to do



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development give up their homesteads. Till date has any administrator or Officers of Dam Company gone through the problems .We are not against the development but we do not support the idea of benefit sacrificing for the benefit of few people. We are completely against the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project. Which is ignoring everything and by presenting wrong papers the future of people residing in beside Kali and Sarju River is in danger by conducting this public hearing. By the proof submitted by us kindly postpone this Public Hearing .For the long term benefit of the public ,environment benefit have to be kept in mind the right path should be followed : 1. Public Hearing conducted

today at Chamapawat 9.8.2017,Pithorahagarh -11.8.2017 and Almora -17.8.2017 should be postponed.

2. EIA/SIA and EMP Reports should be explained to public in easy hindi and an unbiased agency which works in the field of Environment and Social shall be appointed to commence this work.

3. Venue for the next Public Hearing is not in the Project affected area.

4. Time of Public Hearing should be kept after Monsoon.

66. Anonymous Forest and Land

Only 7% of the land in Uttarakhand is useful for agriculture. The land near the river is the most fertile land which is either is

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coming under submergence or Project colony is being established in this

The main reason for deforestation in Uttarakhand is the proposed project.This is permanent damage to the state and the rights of people on the forest are being lost as well.

The construction of tunnels and blasting for the proposed hydroelectric project shall adversely affect the area. Which will increase the chances of land slide in the coming years.

Food Security is a big concern due to loss of Agriculture in future.

River:

The river beds all over the state are adversely affected.The water from the dam is released at anytime which is resulting in flow of the river has become uncertain.

All the Prayags on the bank of rivers either are coming under the submergence or facing the scarcity of water in the Uttarakhand. The residents of the Uttarakhand were known as the People of Dev Bhumi but now they are known as displaced people due to the proposed dams.

Residents of Uttarakhand no more have the right on the rivers.The water in the rivers flowing is not available for Religious and culture activities like bathing,cremation,offering prayers on river.The dry rivers have resulted in no water availability for the

of Environment due to the project.

Environmental Flows from the dam shall be done as per the scientifically designed reservoir operation tables.


The temples and ghats coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites, which shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs and local administration.

Adequate measures shall be recommended to control of water pollution from various sources during project construction phase.

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people residing near the rivers especially the cattle rearers.

The amount of projects that are being proposed on the rivers in Uttarakhand there will be no independent river in the area.

Study and monitoring

None of the hydroelectric power projects are being monitored by the either Central or State Government.

There is a negative cumulative impact due to the cascade development of the Dams and the cumulative impact has not been assessed. On 17, December 2010 due to the sliding of tunnel in proposed Koteshwar Dam there was no generation of electricity approximately for one month as well water was released in the Bhagirathi as the result river has down in the downstream stretches. Hence there are several examples where the cumulative impact assessment was not conducted.

Other Reasons:

The pollution caused by the proposed dam affects the fodder of the cattle. Not only has this Blasting resulted in bad effect on the fodder of cattles as well as on agriculture. Even the forest in the remote areas suffer from the pollution generated because of the dams.

Due to the proposed dams the river water is converted into lakes which reduces the oxygen in the river.

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Adventure located near Kali and Saryu river training is imparted for income generating to the professionals of Adventure Tourism, River Rafting, Angling Treckking, Bird watching, Cook, Camping. In the year 2000Mahasheer Conservation Agency was formed and registration was done which today has 260 member from initial stage where there were just 60 members. From the year 2008 in village Pancheshwar and nearby villages are promoted to develop Eco-Tourism by and construct Homestay,training for Tourism guide has been imparted. In the year 2010 the following agencies:Pancheshwar Fishing Retreat, Himalyan Out bank, Himalyan Camping and Fishing Camp,Okar Resort, Bisht Hotel etc agencies are operating. The Youth from the villages are earning their livelihood as a Guide for River Rafting, Fishing/Angling,Trecking,Bird watching, Wildlife watching Rock Climbing, Camping and as a cook. After seeing the performance of Government of Uttarakhand organizes World Angling Festival past 10 years which gives employment to 300 youth of the area. Seeing the talent of the swimming amongst the youth residing beside these Rivers, Rafting Training Centre has been proposed and the land for the same has been identified with hostel and Budget for the

impacts on river Mahaseer due to the proposed projects have been assessed. Appropriate measures have been suggested to ameliorate the adverse impacts on riverine fisheries including Mahaseer. These include:

Stocking of reservoir and river stretches upstream of reservoir of Pancheshwar project and downstream of Rupaligad dam.

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same has also been prepared. Due to our continuous efforts for the development of Tourism in the area the 12 new river guide got the license from the Tourism Department Uttarakhand this has happened first time in the History of Kumaon. The people who earn their livelihood through tourism have invested money in the tourist places owned by them by taking loans after the road was proposed from Tanakpur to Jauljibi and Railway track was proposed from Tanakpur to Bageshwar. In the whole process of the Pancheswar Multipurpose project Toursim Department and People associated with Mahaseer protection has been neglected. Neither have we been Officially informed. It is requested to kindly reexamine the ill effects on the Tourism, Wildlife, Aquatic life, and Drinking water and save them.

68. Sh. Bhoop Singh Bohra, Vikas Khand Barakota, Gram Panchayat

Which land is under submergence?

About 11600 ha of area shall come under submergence which includes 7600 ha in India and 4000 ha in Nepal

69. Sh. Parladh Singh Adhikari, Gram Panchayat Ijra

Rameshwar Temple is situated in 3 districts and is center of faith of all. What action is being taken in this connection?

Job must be given to one person from each project affected family and 10.0 lakh rupees for construction of house.

Villages who remained unsurvey should be surveyed and included in the scheme.

In view of construction of

Temples coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed to new sites which shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs and district administrator.

Jobs shall be given to PAFs as per the norms of State Government of Uttarakhand.

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Pancheswar dam, locals should get job by keeping in mind their skills.

70.

Sh. Munna Dek, Lohaghat

Job must be given to one person from each PAF and fair compensation for their trees must be given.



71. Sh. Mahender Singh, Gram Channda

Job must be given to locals on priority basis as per their eligibility in 3rd and 4th category (especially in electricity department etc.).

Instead of 4 times, ten times circle rate must be given to project affected families.

20.0 lakh rupees for construction of house be given.




72. Sh. Bhuvan Singh Samant, Sigda

Priority in job must be given to locals residing in submergence area.

After construction of Pancheswar dam, ID card may be provided to local residents, so that they can come and go freely.

Job to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

Priority shall be given to PAFs for employment during project construction and operation phases.

73. Sh. Kailash Singh Adhikari, Gram Panchayat Simal Khet

250 Sq.m. land should be given to project affected family

The same scale of agricultural land should be given to PAF as acquired for submergence.


74. Sh. Harish Chandra Pandey, Bagoti

Whether villages Bagoti, Jmaso, Dungraleti falling in between Pancheswar and Rupaligarh are surveyed or not.

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How much compensation be given for loss of trees?

Pancheswar dam should be constructed.

75. Sh. Kalyan Singh, Barakot

The same scale of agricultural land should be given to PAF as acquired for submergence with appropriate compensation.

One person from PAF should get Government job.

There should be no conflict in rehabilitation.




76. Sh. Pushkar Singh Samant, Gram Panchayat Singda

Circle rate should be 10 times and village singda is partial taken in submergence, it should be taken full.

In which way compensation will be distributed, family wise or family head wise, because family has one head but head may have 2-3 children depending on family size.


77. Sh. Nagender Singh Joshi, Barakot

Education of Children from project affected villages should not be affected, hence they must be shifted to Navodya Vidyalya. Till the dam will be constructed children will be independent and stand on their feet.

The decision on this issue is to be taken by the state government.

78. Sh. Omkar Singh Dhoni

On which website Pancheshwar Public hearing was uploaded and on which newspaper it was published?

Executive Summary Report is available only on 6the August.

In remote areas Executive

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Summary was available on 2, 5 and 6 August 2017.

All Executive Summary Reports were in English.

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The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006.

79. Sh. Maan Singh Mahra

Jayula District residents should be resettled in same district.

PAFs of a village shall be resettled at a common site.

80. Sh. Deewan Singh Bhisht, Gaay ka Jayula

Government Should provide them same home as they have instead of compensation in form of money and land.


81. Sh. Mahesh Singh, Gaay ka Jayula, Vikas Khand Barakot

Each Family member of submergence area should get job and same amount of land.

Government should fulfill our demands and give us Rs. 10.0 lakh compensation extra.


82. Sh. Sovan Singh Each family member from Pantyuda families should get land for land and home for home.


83. Sh. Parmanand In which way compensation will be distributed, family wise or family head wise, for rehabilitating 197 Pantyuda.

Children should be shifted to another schools so that their education will not be affected.

Pancheswar has school only upto 8th standard.

Mode of compensation and stages of compensation and education of children shall be decided by the State Government of Uttarakhand

84. Sh. Manoj Pant Area -1, 2 3 and 4 should be recorded in Khasra Khatoni.

Those who do river rafting in Pancheswar should

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of state government

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operation phases.

85. Sh. Jaswant Singh Samant, Gram Panchayat Vivil

Suitable compensation should be given.


86. Mrs. Sita Devi, Gram Botdi

Locals should be provided suitable home and land so that they can earn their livelihood.


87. Sh. Maan Singh, Gram Pradhan Netrsalan

Compensation should be increased.

Each rehabilitated family member should get job.




88. Sh. Laxman Singh, Gram Vivil

Land Compensation must be increased.

Each family should get home

6-7 acres land should be given to each family.

Rehabilitation should be convenient.


89. Sh. Bhim Singh, Vivil If family has one home, than it must be given one home.

If it has 10 homes than family should be given 10 homes.


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Adikari, Pamas, Aslad

near his home, is it also under submergence or not?

Appropriate compensation should be given for agricultural land.

His village is under landslide area, so their village should be rehabilitated fully.

Rupali Garh Dam’s height will be increased from 95 mtr. in near future?

shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs.

Rupaligad dam height is 95 m from the deepest foundation level and 60 m from the riverbed. There is no plan to raise height of Rupaligad dam in future.

91. Sh. Hari Singh Samant, Village Singda

He welcomed the project and said it will bring development in the area.

His village is partially affected for which appropriate compensation should be given.

Also appropriate compensation should be given for trees.

Villagers are rehabilitated in plain areas.

If all their demands will be full field than they will support this project.


92. Sh. Madan Singh Adhikari, Gram Panchayat Sungarkhal

Our village is partially affected or fully?

Village Sungarkhal is Partially affected

93. Sh. Rajendra Kumar, Gram Ranghav

In Revenue Department, lease holders name should be corrected, so that right person should get compensation.

If locals get job than where they will be rehabilitated? In old place or new place?

District Administration can update the ROR register at the earliest.

The resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs.

94. Sh. Nath Singh Samant, Vivil

Their village is partially affected.

This area is under land slide area.

At this place tourism should be developed so that job opportunities will increase.

PAF’s should get priority in job opportunities.

PAF’s should get Government facilities.

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95. Gram Pradhan Vivil and Sh. Prem Singh Samant

How will Compensation for irrigated and un-irrigated land be given?

Compensation for irrigated and unirrigated land shall be given as per the circle rate estimated by district administration and as pr the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

96. Sh. Jagdih Chandra Pant, Vivil, Gram Panchayat Pantuda

Who will get compensation in case if seller or buyer of land is dead?

Land for land, home for home and job will be given to PAF.

Basic facilities should be provided in rehabilitated colony.

It is recommended that district administration should update the land ownership records.



97. Sh. Sher Singh Adikhari

Retired Teacher said Monkeys and pig destroy their farming.

He appreciated and welcome this project.

He thanked India’s Prime Minister.

Area should be fully developed.

Welcomed the project

98. Sh. Nath Singh Kakri, Vivil

The list provided to us their village meetings list must be provided.



99. Sh. Amit Smant, Vivil There is no information about Vanchura village.

Road should be constructed in this village.

Vanchura village will not be affected due to the project.

100. Sh. Chandershekhar Singh, Simalkhet


We welcome this project.

One person from each family should get job.

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Free Education should be provided.

and Resettlement Act, 2013.

101. Sh. Puran Singh Singda

Appropriate compensation must be given for fruit trees.


102. Sh. Mahesh Bhatt, Gram Pancheswar

He welcomed the project.

Village has School only upto 8th standard and has only 4 teachers.

No girl child has been studied beyond 8th class.

New schools will be constructed at Resettlement sites.

103. Sh. Manoj Singda How far is submergence land from Botdi river?

Villages which are partially affected, how their rehabilitation be done?

PAF’s should get 5 acre land and Rs. 25 lakh compensation.


104. Sh. Dev Singh Samant, Vivil

Basic facilities should be given to partially affected villages.



105. Sh. Vimal Bhai What panel is formed?

NOC is taken Unconstitutional way.

Meaning of EIA, EMP, SIA is not clear.

Public hearing should be canceled and right way should be adopted.

Information should be provided for Nepal side EIA.

No information is given to villagers.

We are against this project.

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has been accorded and for Environmental Clearance has been accorded in 2014.

106. Sh. Arun Kumar, Vanbasa

IMD data is collected from Mukteshwar, whereas mukteshwar is 140 km away from mahakali.

He has doubt on correctness of water related data.

There is no report for Ecology reserved area, whereas it is very near to Askot Sanctuary.

It has been told that 36% of Dense forest is there, and ecological survey has not been done.

RIM treatment has not been given in CAT plan.

Seismic studies has not done which occur due to submergence.

This project falls under active seismic area.

IMD data from various raingauge station has been collected and utilized.

Water related data has been reviewed by Central Water Commission, a premier agency of the country authorized to review and approve water availability and hydrological data for hydro-electric project.

Askot Sanctuary is located 300 m from the tip of the reservoir of Pancheshwar dam.

Detailed ecological studies for 3 seasons has been conducted.

Structural design of the project has been considered the seismicity and related issues of the area. The project has been cleared by National Committee for Seismic Design Parameters.

107. Sh. Surender Samant, Barakot

Will Public Hearing be done again?

Partially affected families will get only compensation for land or they will be rehabilitated?

Each family should get 5 acres of land and Rs. 30 lakh compensation.

Survey should be done again.

NOC is taken because of lack of knowledge.

Public hearing is to be done only once in a district.


108. Sh. Yogesh Mehta, Block Parmukh, Lohaghat

He welcomed all and welcomed the project.

This will be Asia’s 2nd largest dam, and shared experience of tehri dam that R&R officer and DM is one in Tehri dam case and

The Compensation shall be paid as per the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,



S. No.


he was under pressure. That’s why he requested R&R officer and DM should be 2 officers.

Locals will be benefitted from this project, schools will be constructed.

Teachers should be provided as provided by NHPC in tehri dam case.

Affected people who don’t have records in lease holders name should also be considered for compensation.

Compensation should be given after evaluation of houses and atleast ten lakh rupees should be given.


If job is not given than 15000/- rupees should be given monthly for 40 years.

Education institutes should be opened.

This project should not be politicized.

2013.

109. Sh. Deewan Singh Adhikari, Barakota

He welcomed dignitaries.

ITI should be opened.

Maximum people should get jobs.

An ITI will be opened in project affected district for which suitable provision has been earmarked as a part of Local Area Development Plan.

Jobs will be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

110. Sh. Hayat Singh Mahra

Welcomed all and thanked locals.

Appreciated the efforts of Hon’ble Prime Minister.

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111. Hon’ble MP Congratulated all on successful completion of Public Hearing

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112. Block Parmukh, Barakot

Thanked all

Doctors should be appointed in District Hospitals.

Priority should be given to




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locals.

Tourism should be developed.

Education should be encouraged.

Displaced should get agriculture land.

This project should not be politicized.

Advised locals to not to get influence of outsiders.


Jobs for PAFs shall be given as per the norms of State Government norms.

113. Sh. Ram Chandra Rajguru, Police Officer, Champavat

How will you settle international boundary in submergence area.

Where will international trade center be placed?

How Check Posts will be placed, on bridges which will be constructed on river.

These are administrative issues to be settled by the concerned Departments of Central and State Government

114. Sh. Mahendra Bhadur Gurung, CEO, Pancheswar Vikas Pradhikaran

Congratulated all on successful completion of Public Hearing.

This project will be milestone and experiences from Tehri dam will be used here.

This project will develop this area financially and socially.

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115. Hemant Kumar Verma, ADM Letter no. 4385/7-bhulekh/panc.bandh.-jan.sun./2017-18 dtd. 17 August 2017, Matu Jan Sanghtan

As per MOEF&CC 14 Sept. 2006 act, for the evaluation of environment, Government servants completely ignore the environment.

EIA, EMP and SIA is in English and even PAF’s are not able to read English, forget about understanding.

Even the summary made available to locals in hindi language is very tough and difficult to understand.




As per Clause 3.2 of EIA



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notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












116. Hemant Kumar Verma, ADM dtd. 27 July 2017, Matu Jan Sanghatan

As per MOEF&CC 14 Sept. 2006 Act, for the evaluation of environment, Government servants completely ignore the environment.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily



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EIA, EMP and SIA should be made available to locals atleast one month before the public hearing.

Locals who are waiting this project from last 20 years, are deprived from small to big benefits of development.

And suddenly locals are pressed with English books for reading and understanding so that they can give their views on reports.

Dam affected areas have limited education and health facilities and are at very low level. How can we expect from people residing in such a area where newspaper is not available will give their views on EIA, EMP and SIA reports.

Public hearing is the only way where PAF’s can give their views. In monsoon season, away from dam affected area, PAF has to spend thousands of rupees to reach venue. In this way everybody will not be able to present his views.

newspapers. A minimum of 30 days’ notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate










Executive Summary of



S. No.


3 volumes of Environmental reports in Hindi.


117. In Dam affected areas there is no information about public hearing.

People are not aware of EIA, EMP and SIA reports.

Locals are not able to read reports in English.

All the 3 places of public hearing are quite far from dam affected area.

In dam affected area and in the month of August total rainfall is 277.9 mm.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days’ notice period is to be given. For Champawat district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 9.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate








S. No.








The public hearing was conducted at Barakot Tehsil as maximum number of PAFs in Champawat district are from Barakot tehsil

118. Hemant Kumar Verma, ADM

Public hearing to be done in Pancheswar instead of Barakot


119. Mr. R. Sreedhar, Managing Trustee, Environonics Trust, New Delhi

Large Section of affected people will not be able to participate due to heavy monsoon in the area.

Most of the places are too far from the venue of public hearing, hence rescheduling or postponing will ensure public safety and maximum participation.

Due to summer migration of people of these areas, people will be devoid of the one off the chance to share




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their public concerns.

Venue of public hearing may be convenient for officials but it is not comfortable for locals. Hence change the venue.

120. Mr. Vimal, Maatu Jansangthan, Mr. Sumir Mehar, Himdhara Environment Group, Mr. P.C.Tiwari, President – Uttarakhand Parivartan Party dtd. 17 August 2017, Matu Jan Sangthan

Geographical situations are not kept in mind. In this connection Law of 2013 is also silent.

For calculation of numbers of affected people old data has been used.

Ground surveys has not been done.

The person above 18 years of age should be considered as one family and have all the benefits of rehabilitation.

Agricultural labor should be considered as fully affected and should be benefitted with the benefits of rehabilitation.

Every family should get 5 acres of land, and all basic facilities like drinking water, pasture, veterinary hospital, complete health arrangement, intermediate school & higher secondary school, Post-office, Banking facility, roads and connecting roads, community center, Reading room, Temple, Market, free wi-fi etc.

Each PAF should be provided atleast 250 sq.yard. home or same home as he has before.

For animals of each family actual expenses for stockyard and place transfer programme should be provided.

For the transfer of each PAF actual expenses should be reimbursed or

Latest data as per land ownership data of 2016 has been used.

Detailed studies have been conducted for various aspects of environment.


As per “The Right To Fair Compensation And Transparency In Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation And Resettlement Act, 2013” for agriculture labour and pas per the norms of state Government of Uttarakhand.

Decision for considering partially affected villages as fully affected villages has to be taken by the state government.

Indigenous tree species shall be grown as per River Plantation.

Appropriate number of bridges shall be constructed before submergence.

12% of India’s share of power generated from the project will be given to State Government.

1% of India’s share of power generated from the project shall be for development of affected area.



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provided to PAF’s.

Villge labourers rehabilitation seems impossible, because they are considered in numbers only and not as future livelihood providers. They should be considered as full displaced and should be benefitted with full rehabilitation benefits.

Partially affected village should be considered as fully affected village. From the experience of tehri dam, it is seen that the homes above submergence area are affected by cracks in walls, landslide, settling of ground and also water resources get dried and due to which it becomes difficult for villagers to stay there.

Broad leaf trees should be planted in Rim Area.

Due to submergence, roads for crossing are also submerged. For the transit facility bridges should be constructed before the submergence. After construction of tehri dam even after 12 years bridges are not constructed.

As per Power Ministry, 12% share of state power is for affected people and that should be their development only.

As per Power Ministry 2008, 1% power should be for development of affected area.

Free power should be given to each PAF upto the end of project.

The work of distribution of full compensation for rehabilitation should be

Stages of payment of compensation to PAFs shall be decided by the state government of Uttarakhand.

A Project Management Cell with adequate staff shall be formulated for implementation and monitoring of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan.



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from single window.

Livelihood of locals are connected with forest, river and mountains.

In view of project affected villages rehabilitation officers should be 1 for 1000. Complaint section should be free and his head should be Judge of High-court. Watching Committee should be formed and have project affected representative and national level renowned human rights officer.

121. Mr. Prakash Bhandari and Mr. Sumit Mahar Himdhara-Environment And Research Action Collective, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand Dtd. 17/8/17 Himdhara-Environment And Research Action Collective

1. Inadequate number of sample sites for biodiversity are selected as per TOR. Sampling sites map is not attached. Similar inadequacies in sampling of fish fauna and water sampling etc.

2. According to TOR, landslide zone should be examined but in EIA report it is still ongoing (Chapter 6 page 11 of report). There is no justification given in report to construct a dam of more than 300 m height and reservoir of 116 sq. kms. in a seismic area of zone –V (MCE is 8.1), whereas in EIA report it is mentioned in seismic zone-IV (MCE is 7.1)

3. No impacts have been studied due to migration of fauna (especially to agriculture), to the incidences of human-wildlife conflict, shifting of human dependence from existing vegetation rich forest to other forest. Agriculture area is less than 8% it means livestock

A detailed biodiversity study has been done for 3 seasons as a part of CEIA Study.

Appropriate measures have been included in the structural design considering the seismic activities of the area.

Impacts due to migration of fauna have been studied.

Detailed fisheries surveys has been done. For conservation of migratory species, stocking programme shall be implemented and Environmental flows as per the norms of MoEF&CC shall be released.

Loss of roads due to the project have been identified and new roads and bridges have been proposed as a part of DPR.

Impacts due to construction of new roads has been considered in Volume-I: EIA report.

Joint Mechanism for the formulation of TOR has been waived off by the



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rearing is dependent on forest. Change in micro-climatic conditions have not been studied due to change in land-use.

4. Page 48, Chapter-13 of EIA Report: No study on fish species and population done in tributaries. Sample sites are too few to get any credible data. No major streams are selected for fish population study. Impacts on fish fauna generalized. One of the good habitat for fishes like Schizothrax and Tor tor etc. will be destroyed by the dam.

5. There is no information on roads which are going to be submerged under the reservoir and the impact of new roads to be constructed in place of these. Include Tankpur-Pithoragarh road. Also include impacts on the environment and the community due to new road construction.

6. As per decision of EAC during scoping clearance a joint mechanism was to be set up for this project. This project is with another country, hence study should be done jointly.

Hon’ble Expert Appraisal Committee of River Valley Projects, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change after due deliberation in the EAC meeting held on 31.5.2017.

CHAPTER-3 PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN

DISTRICT PITHORAGARH


Chapter 3 :Public Hearing Proceedings In district Pithoragarh Page 1

CHAPTER-3

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT PITHORAGARH

3.1 INTRODUCTION

The Public Notice for conducting the Public Hearing in Pithoragarh district was issued

through advertisement published in Daily Newspaper namely Times fo India and Amar Ujala,

which were published on 08.07.2017. The Public Hearing for district Pithoragarh was

organised in the Local Vikas Bhawan, District Pithoragah on 11.08.2017 at 11:00 AM. The

meeting was organised by Regional Officer, Uttarakhand Environmental Protection and

Pollution Control Board (UEP & PCB).

The Public Hearing meeting was chaired by Mr. Mohammad Nasir, Additional District

Magistrate, District Pithoragarh. Senior officials of Pancheshwar Development Authority also

attended the Public Hearing.

Mr.Sompal Singh, Regional Officer, Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution

Control Board requested the representative of Technical Consulatant M/s WAPCOS Limited

Dr. Aman Sharma, Executive Director (GR,Envt.&CM) to make a presentation on

Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project. He also requested particpants to put forward their

suggestions and grievances either in writing or orally. A total of 82 persons participated in

the discussions and sought information in various issues related to the project.

3.2 PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN DISTRICT PITHORAGARH

The detailed proceedings of Public Hearings held at district Pithoragarh with relevent

documents i.e. copy of public notices published in newspapers, copy of attendance sheets of

the participants, copy of written observations received during public hearings and

phtographs of public hearing are enclosed as Annexure II. The response to issues raised

during the public hearing organised in Local Vikas Bhawan, District Pithoragah are covered

in Table-3.1.

The participants in the Public hearing were invited to give their comments & suggestions

regarding the project. Some of the participants appreciated the proposed project and

requested for early implementation, while some of them raised their concerns on some

issues. The response to represntations received from participants during the public hearing

are outlined in Table-3.2.



Table-3.1: Response to issues raised during Public Hearing in District Pithoragarh on 11.08.2017

S. No. Issues Raised Reponses

1. The residents of Gram Panchayat Vivrani put forward our demands and we condemn the Public Hearing conducted in August and want the same to be conducted in our village:

The information regarding the public hearing reached very late to us.

The copy of DPR did not reached to the village.

Due to the geographical and climatic

conditions it is very difficult to reach the

venue of public hearing in the month of

August

The approach road currently is not in good condition and in the month of August it gets even worse due to which connectivity to the District Headquarter becomes very difficult

The economic condition of the residents of the area is not good due to this reaching to the District Headquarters becomes even more difficult.

If Public Hearing will be conducted in the affected villages all the affected people will get opportunity to be part of it.

Since public hearing is conducted in the District Headquarters the senior citizens and the physically challenged persons are unable to participate in the public hearing.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:

Times of India (major national daily newspaper)

Amar Ujala (regional vernacular daily newspaper)


District Magistrate






Environmental Impact assessment report (Volume-I)




Executive Summary of 3 volumes of Environmental




reports in Hindi. The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location is decided by State Pollution Control Board.

2. It is not right to conduct the Public Hearing in the month of August because due to heavy rainfall the accessibility to the District Headquarters from the villages becomes difficult. Hence this public hearing should be postponed and should be conducted at Gram Panchayat Level so that the maximum number of villagers can participate in this process and put forward their suggestions and grievances.

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management as referred in section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.

Present Public hearing is for Environmental Clearance, which is to be conducted at district level.

Under section-5 of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact Assessment Report.

3. Our village Khaktadi Taleshwar is coming under submergence area. The resettlement site should have the following facility and the appropriate compensation shall be given for

Khaktadi Taleshwar is coming under submergence area

Compensation for acquisition of private land will be given as




land and homestead of the farmers.

All the farmers should be given appropriate compensation for the land and the homestead.

Resettlement site should have homestead facility.

The farmers who want land for land should be given same.

Resttelemnt site should have facilities like water, electricity and road should be connected to the city.

Facility of Post Office and Bank should also be available.

One member of each family should be given job.

All the PAFs should be resttled near the city so that unemployed persons can get employment opportunity.

School,college and medical college facility should be available .

Every village should be given compensation equal to the compensation given to developed village.

There should be field and park for the kids to play.

Animals reared by the farmers should be given cattle shed area.

Land should be given for local fairs.

Proper sewage system should be developed for the villagers.

per the norms of Right to Fair compensation, Transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013




Compensation for homestead shall be given as per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

Parks and Playground will be developed at resettlement site.

Cattle shed will be provided in house of each family losing homestead.

Community toilets will be provided in each of the partially affected village.

In each partially affected village Community toilets with adequate provision for water supply sewage from community toilet shall be treated in Bio-digester and Reed Bed Prior to disposal.

4. As per the abolishment of Zamindari system Act the land has been distributed but the land has not been divided and registered by the Government since past 3 generations rather there has been addition of almost 30-35 new members to the land. So it is requested to kindly take the appropriate action should be taken to address the above mentioned issue so that the each member can get appropriate compensation for the land.

It is requested that district administration to update the land records in a time bound manner.

This will help in actual landowner to receive compensation for the property being acquired.

5. The following are the demands of the affected families due to the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.

Compensation shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and




Each PAFs should be given 5 acre

agriculture land to run their livelihood.

Compensation for Homestead and

Land should be given 10 times of circle

rate

One member from each affected

family should be given government job

according to their qualification

Bank loan of the affected family and businessman should be waived off

transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013


Jobs will be provided to PAFs as per the state policy

PAFs will get employment in dam construction and other allied activities

Decision on waiver of bank loans shall be taken by the State Government

6. Regarding the Khasra number 181 the land was selled to my father Shri Bahadur Chand son of Shri Dileep Chand for Rs.19000/- by the land owner in the year 1981 and the was told that the registration will be done soon in his name by even after several requests since 1981 till date land is not registered under the name of my father but since 1981 we have the possession of the land and we earn our livelihood out of it. Hence the our land is in Khadkhu bhalya which is being submerged due to the proposed project therefore ot is requested to kindly give the appropriate compensation to my family for the land and save us from financial crises.

Compensation shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

Compensation for land is always given to the persons in whose same land is registered in the Revenue Records.

It is suggested that district administration can update the land revenue records updating the names of the latest landowner


7. I didn‟t get the intimation of Public hearing scheduled on 11th August, 2017. I strongly oppose the public hearing

I also oppose the construction of Pancheswar dam



Amar Ujala (regional




vernacular daily newspaper)


District Magistrate







Social Impact Assessment Report (Volume-II)

Environmental Management Plan Report (Volume-III)




8. The land of the applicant is coming under submergence area which is rich in fruit bearing trees and Timber trees, keeping the environment in mind afforestation should be done and the compensation should be given as per Market Rate.



9. All the PAFs affected due to submergence of Gram Dutibaragh should be given following

Compensation for trees will be given as per the state




things

One member of each family should be given Job.

Appropriate compensation should be given for the acquired land and homestead.

All the facilities should be available at the resettlement site.

10 times compensation for the acquired land should be given on the basis of circle rate.

government norms.

Community facilities getting affected shall be replaced, for which adequate compensation has been made

Jobs will be provided to PAFs

as per the norms of state

government.

Preference will be given to

PAFs for jobs during project

construction and operation

phases.

Decision on waive of back

loans shall be taken by the

government.

10. We were not informed officially regarding the Public hearing which is being conducted at District Headquater that is 45 km away from our village during the monsoon season when the accessibility to the district headquarter becomes poor. Following are the suggestions;

None of the government agencies like District Administration Uttarakhand and Environment Protection and Pollution Control informed us regarding the Public Hearing.

We do not have any information regarding EIA/SIA and EMP Report.

We do not have Executive Summary of the EIA Report.

The above mentioned actions are breaching the 16.9.2006 EIA Notification.

We oppose this public hearing and desire that the in future that the public hearing is conducted on the Guidelines of the Ministry.

The development activities like schools, roads, health centre and etc shall be given to the villages not the Pancheshwar Multipurpose dam.





District Magistrate
















Necessary facilities shall be developed at Resettlement sites.

11. The wellbeing of the residents of the Dutibagad should be kept in mind and they should be resettled accordingly .The benefits of the proposed project should be explained and what arrangements are being done by the State and Centre Government for the resettlement of the displaced people.

Residents of Dutibagad shall be given compensation as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

12. The land of the applicant comes under the submergence area. The son of the applicant should be given job. Appropriate compensation should be given for the land and homestead.


A nodal agency shall be

formulated by the state

government to coordinate land

acquisition activities.



government.







phases.

Decision on waiver of bank


government.

13. As per the assessment report published by Revenue department of Pancheshwar Dam project, the villagers of Seragara, Kuntola, Baritok, Routola, Naichuna, Busheila, Kilouta sela, Dayarola, Matela Baisoli Rangel are not satisfied with the provision for compensation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan. They demanded the following things to be included in the R&R

The PAFs should be given land for land compensation and after giving land for land compensation the PAFs should be rehabilitated

After resettlement land for land, home for home, school for school, cattle shed for cattle shed, jungle for jungle, crematoria to crematoria, temple for temple, and supply of drinking water, water for irrigation, roads, health facilities, electricity facilities, telecom facilities, post office, bank , pasture land, bathing ghat, place for organizing fair and sports stadium should be given to the villagers.

They should be provided conveyance facilities or equivalent expenses for carry all their belonging from present location to the resettled sites.

Every adult should be given job or they should be given Rs. 500/- per month for the period of minimum 5 years after resettlement.

The temples, panchayat offices, motels which was constructed by the villagers with their own money- the compensation for the same may be transferred to the villagers.

The resettlement should be in such a fashion that neighboring villages should be together.

Each PAFs should get permanent job in various department of Pancheshwar Dam authority.

PAFs should be resettled in the same nearby developed region







government.




phases.



government.

Each PAF losing homestead will be given Rs. 50,000 for transportation of their household material to the new resettlement site.


Temples Panchayats, etc. shall be constructed at new sites and sufficient provision has been earmarked in the R&R Plan

Resettlement sites shall be selected in consultation with




PAFs.

14. All the PAFs should be given detailed information about the compensation of homestead and land

Presently the villagers are doing

various jobs to run their livelihood, but

after the resettlement it is requested that

one member from each affected family

should be given government job

according to their qualification








government.




phases.



government.

15. The name of villages Bushel, Touk Nouchuna, Timani, Kilota has to be clearly mentioned in the DPR that they are coming under submergence and are being resettled.

The land should be registered in the name of the head of the family

Each PAFs should get govt. job and they also demand that they should get reservation of 10% in state govt. and central govt. jobs

Each PAFs should get new housed with adequate land and the facilities like, PHC, Angnawadi , School, Post office, Bank, Safe drinking water, electricity, roads, temple etc.

To intact their cultural heritage the neighboring villages should be resettled together

Each PAFs should get adequate compensation for their Trees, Fruit bearing trees and other things.

Each PAFs should also get Rs. 1,00,000/- as inconvenience allowance

There are few families in the villages which don‟t have their own land but runs their livelihood by working in others land as agriculture labour should also get

Village wise list of PAFs shall be provided




government.




phases.



government.


Compensation for loss of trees shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand

At the time of land acquisition detailed proposals survey shall




house and land ad resettlement benefit. be done.


Compensation for agriculture labour and landless labour shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

16. Before preparing Resettlement and Rehabilitation plan proper investigation is mandatory for the submerged villages

The opinion of villagers should be taken in choosing the place of resettlement.

The compensation for the fertile land should me more than the other land

Fertile land should be given as land compensation

One member for each PAFs should be given job.

Land should be given to construct cattle shed

Preference in job should be given to the PAF during construction of dam

Adequate compensation should be given for the fruit bearing trees

The landless farmers should be given proper compensation for Schedule-4 and Schedule-5


Sites for relocation for PAFs shall be decided in consultation with PAFs.

PAFs shall be given preference

for employment during project

construction ad project related

activities

Jobs will be provided as per

the state policy


Compensatin for trees shall be given as per the norms of state government.

17. After construction of Pancheshwar dam, link with Tarai regions of Haldwani and Tanakpur will break and new route will be long due to which we will have to face many problems

After construction of Pancheshwar dam, big reservoirs will be formed around Pithoragarh due to which humidity will increase in environment and there will be increased possibility of cloud burst, due to which there will be more loss of life and property

Emission of Methane gas from the reservoirs will lead to global warming which is harmful for local and global environment

There will be changes in climate of the area which is harmful for the crops,

Adequate number of bridges shallbe constructed that there is no disturbance for movement for locals.

Cloud burst due to specific meteorological conditions. It is not scientifically proven that incidence of cloud burst increase due to the reservoirs. Cloud burst have also occurred in areas where dams have not been constructed.

Emission of Methane gas for a reservoir is a known fact. However, it cannot be a reuse for dropping a reservoir.

Micro-climatic changes to other projects have not reported to




forest, fauna and local people

Due to reservoirs, landslide will increase in the area which is harmful for people and natural habitat.

Due to submergence of forests, natural habitat of mammals, reptiles, birds and insects will get destroyed

After construction of dam, climate will change which will lead to new diseases.

Pithoragarh is in Seismic Zone-V, occurrence and intensity of earthquakes will increase after construction of dam

Pithoragarh is densely populated area and if PAF are resettled here then it will impact the limited resources of the area

the extent as focussed by the participants.

Efforts shall be under prevent the occurrence of lands.

Bio-diversity Plan has been presented in the EMP to minimize the impacts on flora and fauna.

Seismicity relocated aspects have been considered in the structural design and he project has been accorded clearance by Natinal Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP).

18. We should get proper compensation for our agricultural land

We should get proper compensation for homestead, tree, cattle shed etc.

One member from each PAF should get govt. job

Bus facility should be there in the place of resettlement

All the PAFs of the region should be properly resettled.

The temples in the region should also be properly resettled


PAFs shall be given preference

for employment during project

construction ad project related

activities


the state policy


Religious sites coming under submergence shall be constructed at new sites in consultation with villagers.

19. Due to construction of dam my land is getting affected in three villages namely, Baltadi, Kandi, and Gourihaat

I should get three times compensation and other facilities

Three times compensation should be given to those PAFs, whose land is coming under submergence in three villages

One member from each PAF should get a permanent job

Ration Card should be proof of the PAFs‟s






Locals will get employment in

dam construction and other

allied activities





the state policy

Ration card can be one of the

proof for proving identity of

PAFs

20. We don‟t have proper information about the dam

No paper has been submitted in the village panchyat regarding that

We strongly oppose the construction of dam

Our culture should be protected

We want railways, roads, parks and tourism.

We don‟t want dam





District Magistrate




Zila Parishad

The following documents were kept in the above referred offices:


Environmental Impact

assessment report

(Volume-I)

Social Impact Assessment

Report (Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan Report

(Volume-III)

Executive Summary of 3

volumes of Environmental




reports in English.



reports in Hindi.



21. My land and homestead is coming under submergence

Total 8 members of my family including uncle and mother are living with me.

We have given compensation as below:

Homestead- 10,000,00

Land-30,000,00

It is humbly requested that proper compensation for the land and homestead is given


22. There is no Proper policy for resettlement.

The policy for resettlement should be clearly narrated to the villagers.

Proper compensation should be given for class-4 and class-5 land


Decision to PAFs having land under schedule 4 and 5 shall be taken by the State Government of Uttarakhand

23. There was no written intimation about DPR has been given to villagers

Nothing about compensation has been written in DPR

In DPR ,there is no information about jobs to be given

No information about the place of resettlement has been given in DPR


As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the




offices in each project affected district:













24. There is no information about Harshewar Temple in the submergence area in DPR

About 70 villages follows this temple since long

There is a religious fare in the area every year

This temple should be resettled properly

Harshewar Temple will be

constructed at a site finalized

in consultation with villagers by

district administration.

Areas shall be demarcated for

the religious fare in the

resettled site

25. Sawalisera village will come under submergence in future after construction of dam. Relatives of sawalisera resides in titri village. Titri village is fully under submergence, hence the sawalisera is incoherent.

Distance of sawalisera is 200 mt. if after construction of dam, sawalisera will be submerged or if there any loss of life kind then it is the responsibility of government.

Hence, before the loss of any property or life proper actions should be taken for sawalisera.


26. Agricultural land instead of agricultural Compensation shall be given




land or reasonable compensation so allowing to farmer to buy same piece of land.

Circle rate should not be discriminated against.

Proper assessment of houses should be paid at current rates.

Villagers are dependent on agriculture and animal husbandry, hence arrangements should be made to provide agricultural grassland.

One member of the affected family should be given government job as per the talent.

Arrangements should be made to transfer the cattle.

The right compensation for gardening trees and fruit trees should be given.

Arrangement should be made for power, education.

Temples should be rebuilt.

Arrange for reading of students.

If the land of the farmer was taken out, 80 families would become landless.

as per the norms of Right to

Fair Compensation and

transparency in land

acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act, 2013




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Jobs will be provided as per the state policy



Provision of Scholarship to the students are kept in Local Area Development Plan


27. It is requested to government that land 500 m above submergence should also be acquired, that are under the danger of soil erosion, and the affected families to be resettled.

Job should be given to one talented member of the families which are under partially of fully submerged area.

Rs. 50 lakh or right compensation should be given to families whose houses are coming under submergence.

Compensation should be given within 4 weeks whose houses are coming under submergence.

Compensation for land should be given 20 times circle rate.

Compensation for type 4, 5 and 7 land should be given 20 times circle rate.

List should be provide for villages coming under submergence.

Compensation shall be given








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Decision to PAFs having land under schedule 4 and 5 shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand

Village wise list of PAFs shall be provided.

28. Land for land or compensation should be good enough so that we can purchase same land and built our homes and earn livelihood.










29. His area is under submergence, hence he requested for appropriate compensation, job, house etc. should be given to him.









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Decision on bank loan waiver shall be taken by government

30. How will the land be paid?

Where is rehabilitation?

Land for land and home for home.

Compensation should be given according to how much land it has.

Rs. 8 lakh per drain should be given.

If house is not given than Rs. 22 lakh should be given for compensation of house.

Rs. 5 lakh for cowshed should be given.

One person from PAF should get government job.














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Decision on bank loan waiver

shall be taken by government

31. The residents of submerged zone, are displaced on the lines of the people who are displaced in Tehri. Every person should get one acre land for irrigation and one acre land for building the house, in total two acres of the land.

The people with displaced families, one member of each should be given government job according to the eligibility.

In Dootibagad, Jauljibi, people of two villages reside that is submerged zone









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Datu Kheda Jauljibi and Jauljibi gram sabha, which are areas of business since ancient times where after independence only International Trade Fair is organized where people India, Nepal and Tibet do business. Here almost 400 small and big families do business to sustain their lives. Thus the area from Jauljibi to Jhoolaghat has been declared as the business market, in the DPR it has been shown only with the name of Dootibagad. This is shear injustice in the name of development for people. Here the compensation should be evaluated keeping in mind the business. Instead of declaring this area as a village, this area from Jhoolaghat to Dootibagad, till Jauljibi should be mentioned ar the main centre for business.

In submerged area Jauljibi, the Gram Daatu Jauljibi, consists of almost 200 families that reside there and belong to the Schedule Caste category. Such families should be established at a single place and before establishing basic facilities such as electricity, water, roads, health, education should be given extreme importance.

The families that come in the submergence zone should be given ten times the compensation and also for the construction of the houses the valuation should be done according to vargfeet, and the compensation should be given according to the market rate.

Sir, in Jauljibi the minority Muslim class has alomost 70 families that have been residing here since ages and also they have their graveyard, schools (Madarsa), Idgah and Prayer homes. Thus we should also be given all sorts of facilities.

The Gram Dootibagad comes in the danger zone of submergence. This village should also be displaced else it will also be stranded in between like Tehri Dam.

Sir, we just don‟t have hopes but also trust you that you will definitely keep this matter in front of the Prime Minister. You will try to understand the emotions of the people. If you will think about the issues raised by the people then we will support




Business centre at Dootibagad is coming under submergence.

It is proposed to construct a shopping centre with latest state of the art technology and amenities.

Villagers of Data Kheda and Jauljibi gram Sabha will be resettled in close proximity to the new site of Shopping Centre.

Resettlement site shall have all the basic amenities.


Religious and cultural structures of each community under submergence shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized in consultation with villagers by district administration.

Decision of Gram Dootibagad to be considered as project affected shall be taken by the state government.




the construction of this project else the people will not backout to start the movement against the project. This demand is from all the 134 villagers.

32. Sir, we request that the related agency

should survey the village and its area and

the survey report should be made available

to the villagers. Sir, during the difficult times

of June 2016, the villagers were

apprehensive about this. All the villagers

request you to kindly find a solution to the

problem in the Gram Panchayat, so that the

exact status of the village is known since the

condition is still indefinite.

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management as referred in section 4. The report shall be made available in land longway to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.



33. Sir, I am Hanuman Singh Karki, resident of Gram Panchayat Silauni area, Kanal Tehsil, Didihaat. Sir, in 2000 and 2001, I had constructed two houses one consisting of 4 rooms and the other with two rooms to sustain my family and living. Now both the houses are coming in the submergence zone. Sir, to give all the things in writing, is not possible. Thus I request you to kindly evaluate my situation and give appropriate compensation for the same.

Sir, how much portion of the village copmes in the submergence zone and










how much danger does that pose, this information should be given to the villagers. Most of the people think that this time injustice will definitely prevail.

34. In Gram Panchyat Jomyuda, inside Vikas Khand Kanalicheena, reside the Schedule Caste families who have Land, Houses, plants and trees. Many families come in the category of landless families. Many families have bought lands from the total money they have earned and built houses with that land. But because of the economic condition not being that good, they could not further register their lands in their names. Some families earn by farming on the lands that were partitioned earlier to sustain their families. Because of no settlement some farms fall outside the submergence zone and thus have a constant threat of the Project.

Thus looking into the problems of the affected we request for a survey and looking into the emotions of the people one meeting with the Gram Panchayat should be arranged. The whole Gram Panchayat should be shifted to one single place only. One person of the affected family should be given a Government Job. Apart from this, in road, electricity, water affected areas the farmers should be given the facilities of agriculture, hospital, post office, banks etc. and atleast one aged member of the affected family should get monthly pension.

Land should be given in exchange of the land, house should be given in exchange of the house and some 2.5 lakh rupees to get established to a new place so that no problems are faced. This should be finally decided as to where will the dam affected families will be displaced. These are the sole issues that are raised by the Panchayat.









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PAFs of one village will be resettled at the place

All families and amenities shall be developed at the resettlement sites.

35. Sir, the project that has been taken up will take 10 years to get finished. Before the construction of the dam, roads, houses, schools, colleges and hospitals and other necessary things should be made available in the first 5 years itself. The ones who want to stay in Pithoragarh they


All facilities and amenities shall be developed as resettlement site.

Adequate provision for




should be established in the area. For the above budget should be passed for the payment to be done so that the affected families can make necessary arrangements.

The Rajeshwar Ling was established by Shri. Raja Ram in earlier years. The priests of the temple are Joshi from Meldugri. Since the temple, Dharamsala, Priest House etc were kept by Raja Udyog Chand, so the temple should also be established in the Gram Meldugri Patti, Old Pithoragarh.

development of infrastructural facilities has been made.

Rajeshwar Ling temple will be constructed at new site, which shall be finalized by district administration in consultation with villages.

36. After construction of Pancheshwar dam, link with Tarai regions of Haldwani and Tanakpur will break and new route will be long due to which we will have to face many problems



There will be changes in climate of the area which is harmful for the crops, forest, fauna and local people






Additional roads and adequate number of bridges shall be constructed so that there is no difficulty for locals to access various places.

Cloud burst occurs due to specific meteorological conditions. It is scientifically not proved that incidence of cloud burst increase due to construction of dams and development of reservoirs. Cloud burst also occur in areas where there are no reservoir.

Emissions of methane from dams does takes place, but the quantity is not enough to warrant stopping of dam.

Changes in micro-climatic changes have been reported. But such impacts are marginal in nature and localized as far as spatial extent is concurred. Thuso, no major impact as envisaged is not expected.

A detailed bio-diversity conservation plan has been formulated as part of Environmental Management Plan

Suitable measures have een incorporated in the structural design, which has also been approved by National Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP).

37. Joljibi is famous International Trade market, so Joljibi should be considered as





trading area instead of a village

More than 70 families of minority muslim community living in Joljibi do not have agricultural land or permanent employment. We earn our living by small trades.

We have been living here for thousand years and besides our ancestral property we also have mosques, idgah etc

It is requested to resettle all the minority muslim community at one place. Each PAF should be given 1 acre land as given in tehri dam construction. Houses with facilities like electricity, water, school and hospitals should be given. Compensation should be given 10 times of circle rate. One member from each affected family should be given job according to their qualification

It is requested to resettle us near SIDCUL area in Haldwani












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the state policy

Resettlement sites will be

finalized in consultation with

PAFs.

38. Jauljibi is International trade place and people getting affected in this area are mainly businessman. So compensation should be given considering this

Evaluation of houses should be done according to year 2017

Jauljibi is a religious place where Hindus and Muslims reside. Land should be given so that hindus can build their temples and muslims can build their mosques

There is migration village Daantu adjacent to jauljibi where around 150 people live. Also Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people live here

Compensation should also be given to people living on unnamed and Schedule-IV lands

Compensation should also be given to people not having land and house

Village Kimkhola, Gugatoli, and toli is agriculture dominated village and earn their living through animal husbandry

Therefore, Project should be constructed keeping the farmers in mind

It is requested to consider our problems and solution of problems should be done

Land for Internationsl Trade Fair will be provided in resettled site



Decision on compensation for schedule-IV levels shall be taken by the state government





39. Land, forest, rivers are important for our livelihood

Project will affect flora and fauna of the area

It will affect the environment of the area

Opinion of people should be taken in selecting the place for resettlement

Benefit of forest, land and rivers should also be given

Value of land should be 3 --4 lakh per nali and 100% compensation should be fixed

Land for land should be given

Financial contribution of females should also be evaluated

One person from each family should be given Government job and land should be given for living and stockyard

Priority should be given to affected people in construction works of dam

Evaluation of trees should be according to its age and output

Evaluation of class-IV land for landless farmers should also be done

Less amount has been calculated for farms and houses in DPR. For other resettlement packages like construction of houses Rs. 1.5 lakh should be given

There should be provision of budget for temples. Nothing about them is mentioned in DPR











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Decision to PAFs having land under schedule 4 shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand


40. It is requested to consider our basic problems in resettlement and resolve them.

All efforts shall be made to consider the problem faced by PAFs in resettlement

41. Temples and mosques coming under submergence area have not been mentioned in the DPR. They should also be considered in DPR

Wall should be built between submergence area and remaining part of the village

Compensation of loss of property of Gram Panchayat should also be done.

Religious sites coming under

submergence shall be

constructed at new sites in

consultation with villagers.

42. Same circle rate should be given to all

Submerged area should be marked

Landslide prone area should also be marked

All the people coming in









submergence area should be identified

Landless and homeless should be also be considered

Compensation should also be given for Class-IV and class-V land

Special concern should be given for Pancheshwar, Taleshwar and Rameshwar temples








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the state policy

Decision to PAFs having land

under schedule 4 and 5 shall

be taken by the state

government of Uttarakhand

Submergence area shall be

marked prior to land

acquisition.

Pancheshwar, Rameshwar,

Taleshwar temples shall be

constructed at new sites,

which shall be finalized by

district administration in

consultation with PAFs and

villages.

43. Compensation of land should be given at market rate. Rs. 30 lakh for house and 20 lakh for cowshed should be given

Compensation for transporting our belongings should also be given

Compensation of cattle should be given 10 times

Resettlement should be done at one place and there should be facility of schools, hospitals and drinking water

Land should be fertile and there should be electricity and water for irrigation

Land being given to us should be shown six months before to us







All the amenities and

infrastructure will be made

available at the resettlement.


44. This Dam should not be constructed

Geography of Uttarakhand is changing due to tragedies like Kedarnath

Is development of nation justified by affecting our emotions and cultural heritage

When development is possible by constructing small dams, is it necessary

Opposed the project

Pancheshwar dam has finalized after detailed investigations.




to construct a big dam

45. What will happen to people who have house but land is not in their name

What will happen to people having land but in records land is not in their name

Compensation for land is

always given to the persons in

whose name land is

registered in the Revenue

Records. It is recommended

that district administration can

update the land revenue

records updating the names

of the latest landowner

46. PAF should be resettled as resettled in Tehri Dam. Each person should be given 10 bigha land for farming and 1 bigha land for construction of house

One person of PAF should be given job

Jauljibi should be considered as trade market instead of a village

There are 200 Scheduled caste people in village Daantu, who should be settled at one place

Compensation of land should be given 10 times of circle rate and compensation for house should be given at market rate according to sq. ft.

PAF should be resettled in Tarai regions of Haldwani

All the facilities should be provided for resettlement.







Locals will be preferred for

employment in dam

construction and other allied

activities




47. On 04.08.2017, representatives of 33 Panchayats of district Pithoragarh on demands of people had submitted a memorandum to Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board through the medium of District Magistrate.

It is very difficult for people to reach for Public Hearing because of monsoon season and condition of roads

It is requested to cancel the Public Hearing on 11.08.2017 and conduct Public hearing in villages coming under submerged area


Times of India (major

national daily newspaper)


As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly




outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












48. It is impossible for people of my area to participate in Public Hearing to be conducted in Pithoragarh because of the condition of roads in monsoon season

This Public Hearing should be canceled and conducted again after monsoon season in my area at Nyaya Panchayat level so that more and more people can participate. I will oppose the Public hearing on 11.08.2017, if this is not done










District Magistrate












49. No official notification of public hearing was received

Information of DPR did not reach to the Village

In August month there is maximum rain due to which roads are damaged and there is risk of Landslide

The economic condition of villagers is not good that they can spend money and reach District Headquarter.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was




Participation of senior citizens who are living in affected areas is not possible if the public hearing is conducted at District Headquarter.

Participation of majority of affected people is possible when public hearing is conducted near the villages.

It is requested to cancel the Public hearing and conduct it after monsoon season in Project affected areas

published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate












50. The notice of Public Hearing received very late.

No information regarding DPR reached the village.

Geographically, in the rainiest month like

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular




August, local cannot be able to come from areas which has no roads.

Presently the roads did not work which breakdown in august due to which the means of transportation are closed.

Rural cannot spent Hundreds of Rupees for coming to district headquarters as they are financially poor.

All affected families will involve if the public hearing were conducted near the village.

Elderly people of affected areas, Handicapped and people unable to walk will not be able to participate.

daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate















51. Project affected family is scared because of lack of information about the project.

They cannot read the information as it is in English language. Hence District officer is requested to provide information in simple Hindi language and public hearing which are going to be held on 11th August should be suspended after monsoon season because affected families should get sufficient time to understand the information about the project.

It is requested to officer of Environmental Protection Uttrakhand to postpone the public hearing on 11th August and conduct the public hearing on every affected village.







District Magistrate

















Geographically, in the rainiest month like August, local cannot be able to come from areas which has no roads.










District Magistrate













volumes of Environmental reports in English.



53. No information regarding DPR reached the village.

The notice of Public Hearing received very late.

Locals were unable to reach Headquarter in monsoon season.

Transportation facility is not enough in this season.

Villagers were not financially well hence they cannot travel to headquarters.

Affected families fear should be solved.






District Magistrate











Report(Volume-II)





54. Presently the roads did not work which breakdown in august due to which the means of transportation are closed.












District Magistrate















55. Save time and money for the poor rural people.

It is not possible for villagers to reach due to the lack of resources from far away rural areas.

Due to rainy season it is not possible for the affected people to reach





56. The affected families in the submerged area has denies the DPR as it does not contains many sensitive and important subjects.

Some Important subjects which were absent in the DPR are:

Landless people have been denied.

People working for daily wages such as labours, cobblers, carpenter, garbage collectors and blacksmith were not mention.

Compensation for landless labour shall be given as per the decision of State Government.

Small scale businessmen shall be given a compensation of Rs. 25000 per PAF.

57. Apart from primary and high school, college should also be given.

All necessary facilities shall

be developed at




Part of electricity available from the dam should be provided free of charge to the displaced family for a lifetime.

Affected families should be re-inspected because Gram Pradhan didn‟t provide any information regarding DPR and Public Hearing.

Be specific where employment will be given. According to the DPR, employment will be given, but where it will be given, it is not mentioned.

Disaster Management should be properly done because by building a big dam cloud formation would occur sooner causes heavy rainfall which will cause flood. Hence small dams should be constructed at different places.

Small dams should be constructed in place of large dam (5 dams of 1000MW).

Public Hearing must be held again because most affected families was unable to attend due to rainfall.

Resettlement sites.

PAFs shall be given free

electricity.





vernacular daily

newspaper)






Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report(Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan

Report(Volume-III)






reports in English.



reports in Hindi.



the state policy

58. Last year Govt. of India acquired land of village titri patti bagdihat at a rate of Rs 8 lakh per drain for power grid project, which is more than 13 times the prevailing circle rate of that time. So, whatever land acquired for the dam project should also get compensation of 13 times the circle rate.

At the time of acquisition it should reveal that how much time it will take for giving compensation and facilities to the affected families, if there is any delays then what action should be taken against the responsible.

The information provided by you in public hearing must be provided to affected families through online and printing and sms.

The displacer has given the right to use the land as current unless the acquired land is not used in the work of the dam.

Smart city should be made for the displacer.

Land should be provided for construction of health resort, hotels etc. to the displacers for running their livelihood near the proposed dam.

A member of the project affected family should be given a government job.

Even the small needs of the displaced families should be kept in the mind so that the employment opportunities should be near the re settle site.

Each affected family should get 1000 lit water per day and 300 unit‟s electricity per month.

Presently 3 BHK house valued 1 crore is available. In this relative displacer must





acquisition, Rehabilitation

and Resettlement Act, 2013





the state policy



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Electricity and water shall be

provided free of cost to PAFs.




consultation with villagers




get houses.

Only Temples were mention in worshipping place whereas Mosques are also in submergence area. So arrangement should be made in the plan.

59. Affected families should get 5 acres of agricultural land for earning livelihood.

Lands and houses should get 10 times compensation of the circle rate.


Bank loan of affected family and business should be waived





60. In Aultadi village 10 families were completely under submergence area and Dyodi village is in earthquake prone area and after the construction of dam chances of cutting of land. So, the affected families of dyodi village should also get the equal compensation.

61. Compensation should also be given for Nyaya Panchayat Pipli coming under landslide zone

Public Hearing should be conducted at Nyaya Panchayat level, where villages Syuban, Ghaugda, Pantsera, Dwalisera, Siloni, Teetri, Bagdihat, Dauda, Amtadi, Bathauli, Aultadi, Ghighrani, Chamdugri are coming under submerged area

Upto 3 km area is coming under landslide zone which has not been mentioned in survey anywhere

It will be the responsibility of the Project if there is any damage to the houses or any other damage due to landslide/


notification of September 14,

2006, the advertisements are

to be published in one major

national daily and one regional

vernacular daily newspapers.

A minimum of 30 days notice

period is to be given. For

Pithoragarh district, the

advertisement for conducting

public hearing on 11.8.2017

was published on 08.07.2017

in the following newspapers:




The decision on considering area with 3 km of the reservoir to be taken as project affected shall be taken by the State




Government.

62. No village wise description has been provided about number of families from each village that will be displaced

How many displaced people will be provided resettlement has not been told

How much compensation will be provided for loss of Land and houses has not been told

Where the resettlement will be done or how much land will be provided to farmers has not been disclosed before Public hearing

What is the guarantee of providing employment to the people

Is there any plan with Government to compensate the loss that people will have to undergo for losing land of 30-40 generations?

There is no point of Public Hearing without the solution to above problems










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63. According to spokesperson of WAPCOS, data has been collected by outsourcing and this data has not been certified by State Government. Hence the Project is opposed

It is not possible to comment right now on the technique described in the Executive Summary.

According to the data in table 4 of section 4.3.2 of executive summary, out of the 29715 people losing land and homestead under Pancheshwar & Rupaligad dams, only 1308 people losing homestead are being displaced. This is misleading and fraud with people. Village wise detailed list of PAFs should be published.

There is no description of compensation for deforestation to related Village Panchayats

In points 5-9 of executive summary, out of 89 temples coming under submerged area only 3 temples (Pancheshwar, Rameshwar & taleshwar) have been given importance whereas all the small & big temples are important. It has hurt the sentiments of people.

In points 8 and 8.1 of Executive Summary, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,









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2013 has been referred but the copy of Act has not been attached. Compensation should be 10 times instead of four. Compensation of houses should also be 10 times the market rate.

Amount mentioned in points of resettlement should be increased at least 20 times

People losing land should be given 5 ha agricultural land. For its development at least Rs. 150000 should be given

If 5 ha land cannot be provided then Project shuld be closed

There should be 70% reservation for hiring at least one person from PAF for works related to the Project. Training should be given to people

Compensation should also be given for vegetation, fruit trees, and fodder trees. Compensation should be given as per Annexure-I

Compensation according to Annexure-II should be given for extinction of history and suffering

Compensation should also be given for PAF losing farms, fodder etc.

64. What is the plan for sustainable livelihood of the people working for Environment & Mahaseer Protection Committee

Employment should be given before the start of the project


the state policy

65. Tok Taragada of Village Panchayat Salla of Pithoragarh will be considered for resettlement and what will be the basis of resettlement

It is requested to resettle people of Tok Taragada of Village Panchayat Salla of Pithoragarh and Tok Pachyuda of village panchayat Vivil of Champavat at one place


66. 1. One member from each displaced family shall be given a govt. job

2. Evaluation of property and Assets of the fully submerged families shall be done under the supervision of Technical officer and nodal district magistrate.

3. Compensation for the homestead and land being acquired shall be awarded 10 times of the circle rate and evaluation of the same shall be done by the district












Headquarter. Each affected PAF should be provided with the homestead and land so that the families do not get landless

4. Amenities and Infrastructure facility like schools, hospitals, bank, post office, drinking water facility and approach road shall be provided free of cost.

5. The resettlement colony shall be located near to main market and headquarter.

6. A liasoning nodal agency shall be formed before resettlement to address and solve the grievances of the PAFs

7. A copy of the evaluation of the property and assets conducted by the survey team shall be provided to the PAFs to avoid contradiction in the data submitted in the district headquarter

a) As per the “Garwal-Kumaun Land Act Settlement-1961-62” Zamindari System is abolished and land was registered in the name of landholders.

b) The lands are still registered in the name of Zamindar, though they were registered in the name of actual landholders earlier.

c) The farmers are using the above land for past 70 years, do not have even a Nali land has been registered in their name. This issue should be verified

d) The above land is being used by farmers for last 70 years and now when the compensation is to be given Jamindar is claiming that the land belongs to them. This is illegal. This issue should be verified

8. As per the right to equality and religious freedom, appropriate arrangement shall be made for the resettlement of the cultural heritage and religious infrastructure.

9. The priority shall be given to the PAFs in providing jobs during the construction of dam. To restore the local heritage and culture, the PAFs should be provided job in tourism development

10. The permission shall be given to the shops, tea stall and sasta galla shops coming under the submergence to run till the land is being acquired (before resettlement)

11. The permission to commence their income generating activities like, the






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the state policy





As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management Plan as referred in Section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.


Under section-5 of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected




sasta galla shops and other shops at the resettlement sites shall be given.

12. Resettlement site should be identified and notified to the PAFs. The site shall not be flood and earthquake affected zone.

13. The PAFs should be free from all taxes for atleast a period of 10 years

14. The ownership of the land shall be given to the landless farmers, who are using the land for past 50-70 years. The appropriate compensation shall be given for the property (homestead, garden, drinking water, trees etc.)

15. The compensation of homestead shall be given as per the actual cost of land and construction not as per “Indira Awas Yogna”.

16. The civil forest land, where the PAFs are growing fruit bearing tree and other trees shall be compensated for the same.

17. Appropriate compensation shall be given to drinking water facility of the Gram Panchayat and individual PAFs.

18. Temples, bathing Ghats, Cremation Ghats shall be given free of cost at the resettlement sites.

19. Proper security arrangement for PAFs and special security arrangements for females shall be provided at resettlement sites.

20. Necessary arrangement for fodder shall be made for cattle rearing

21. In DPR estimation of fully submerged families should be according to current family registered.

22. Full amount of compensation shall be awarded at one go.

23. The displaced families should have the right to have their independent Panchayat with status of Revenue Village and should be registered in Government of India.

24. Each PAFs should be issued a unique identity card, so that special reservation can be availed in govt. jobs.

25. After construction of dam, history & culture of the area will become extinct and people will have to move away from their friends and relatives, provision of this compensation is not mentioned. For this families/people should be given special economic package.

families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact Assessment Report.

The compensation is paid to the owner in whose name property is registered. It is recommended that district administratin to update the records at the earliest.

Provision shall be given to small businessman to own their ships at resettlement sites.

Decision on tax waiver shall be taken by the state government.

Religious structures of all religion and faith coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized by district administration in consultation with PAFs.

Ghats & crematoria shall be constructed at sites identified by district administration in consultation with PAFs.

Stages of payment for compensatin shall be decided by the state government.

Decision on status of resettlement sites shall be taken by the state government.

Decision on issue of Unique Identity Card to PAFs shall be taken by the state government.

All temples coming within reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized by district administration in consultation with villages.

Number of PAFs have been estimated as per standard scientific procedures.

Decision on giving Special Economic Package shall be taken by the state government.

Pancheshwar, Rameshwar and Taleshwar temples coming within reservoir submergence




26. In points 5-9 of executive summary, out of the temples coming under submerged area only 3 temples (Pancheshwar, Rameshwar & taleshwar) have been given importance whereas all the small & big temples are important. It has hurt the sentiments of people. There should be provision for settlement of all these small & big temples

27. According to the data in table 4 of section 4.3.2 of executive summary, out of the 29715 people losing land and homestead under Pancheshwar & Rupaligad dams, only 1308 people losing homestead are being displaced. This is misleading and fraud with people. Village wise detailed list of PAFs should be published.

28. The PAFs from district Champawat and Pithoragah shall be provided with same compensation and infrastructure.

shall be constructed at new sites, which shall be finalized in consultant and by district administration in consultant with villagers.


Numbber of PAFs has been estimatesd as per standar procedure outlines during presentation.

67. The request has been this way that the Honourable Prime Minister of India has earlier also been requested that the Pancheshwar Dam should not be constructed in the city of Pancheshwar, located at the India-Nepal Border because the Pancheshwar Jyotirlinga is one amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas whose existence is important for the people. At the same time, the existence of Pancheshwar Mahadev should be given a thought in the Government of India as well as Government of Nepal. The Honourable Prime Minister, on his tour to Nepal-Kathmandu clearly mentioned that it is important to construct the Pancheshwar Dam. But Pancheshwar Mahadev desired something else because immediately after this was declared, both Nepal and India were hit by severe drought condition. Ignoring the drought condition, when the Nepal based Indian ambassador was sent to the Pancheshwar Dam site for survey, then the lands of both Nepal and India were hit by a devastating Earthquake, which lead to great losses both human and financial. Due to the above condition, it became nearly impossible for Nepal to recover back along with a clear indication of the Pancheshwar Mahadev leading to hail and storm in India. Sir, if the construction for the Pancheshwar Dam is carried out forcibly, then the





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Government of India and Nepal should get themselves ready for the outbreak caused by the Pancheshwar Mahadev and in the end they will have to bow in front of the Pancheshwar Mahadev. Thus, before the construction of the Pancheshwar Dam itself the Governments of both Nepal and India should take care that the sancity of Pancheshwar Mahadev is not hindered at any cost. The applicants thus raise the issues

mentioned herewith : -

It is clear that the place with the confluence of five rivers occurs, where the Pandavas of Dwapar Yug used to pray at the Pancheshwar Mahadev Temple and has Zila Champawat one one side and Zila Pithoragarh on the other side with 75,000 people residing in India and 50, 000 people residing in Nepal for which the construction of the proposed dam is not beneficial because due to the extreme mercy of Pancheshwar Mahadev, such a big population is residing in the place. The construction of the dam at this place means the disruption of the the faith of God Shiva.

Sir, even after 68 years of independence this area has not seen even 10 percent of any development. This area is being extremely neglected by the Government. The people of this area are deprived of drinking water, they are tensed taking the health and the education, also no specific provision has been done for the security of the villagers. Majority of the people of this area are serving in the army and the ones who die during their duties, their widows have to walk 65 km to the bank to collect their pensions.

Sir, 75,000 population of India and 50,000 population of Nepal request you and the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand to carry out a joint survey and personally visit Pancheshwar and motivate the people, this is what the people want from their hearts.

Thus, we pray to you sir to kindly pay attention to the issues raised by the public and motivate the public by




Zila Parishad




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(Volume-I)


Report(Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan

Report(Volume-III)



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reports in Hindi.










allied activities


the state policy

Site for resettlement colony will be identified in consultation with the Project Affected Families.

All amenities and infrastructure

will be made available at the

resettlement.







personally visiting Pancheshwar. PRISHTHABHOOMI

Although the Pancheshwar Dam is the Project of the year 1956, according to the conditions that prevail here and the scientific data, the Pancheshwar Project takes us in the history of it. Crores and crores of rupees have been spent for this Project, which doesnot have to do anything with its development. The Pancheshwar Dam Project has engulfed many environmental estates and finds the way towards development, where the project stands in full force and it seems impossible to avoid this condition. The environmental difficulties and natural beauty and ecotourism, in both these things this place seems to be attractive. Also this area has second place in the Asia Continental Golden Angle. Here out of the 12 Jyotirlingas, one Shivlinga is a Shivalaya, which is famous in the name of Pancheshwar Mahadev and is famour for its faith since ages.

In the State, in the name of self-employment, Pancheshwar has its own name. Here the self-employment flourishes by keeping in mind the development of people present in that area. The above mentioned self-employment sustains the life of people from faraway places and for the people who belong to poor groups, through which lakhs of rupees of revenue is generated each year.

So, some places in Pancheshwar where the Project has been proposed, according to the scientific data, these areas are prone to earthquakes and other environmental problems. Thus, will the construction of such a big project is a step towards doomsday. Also is our Government well equipped to handle such big disasters or the option is a mere dream, because if we look in the past of the land then it reveals that many disasters had have happened in the past, about which even imagining is a tragedy. The people who have gone through the



PAFs will be allowed to commence this income generating activities.


Regarding award of

compensation at one go and

right to have independent

panchayat shall be decided by

the state government in due

course.

Joint inspection is under

process by the district

administration





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difficult times, has the Government made any provisions to get them re-established or for them to sustain their lives without any problem? But till now the government doesnot have a complete observation of these people, solution to this problem is a long lost issue.

It is seen that the movements that take place occur for the protection of moral values and to establish equality of equality so that the people who reside there are not crushed by the wested interests of the government and non-government officials. Since in the Pancheshwar Dam Project, all the areas centre towards a movement against the governance and administration and the attitude of the government. We are also scared thinking of this since we also don‟t support any movement and any movement is detrimental for the development, economics and other important issues. It can be said that the country is unfortunate that it has gone through big big movements and the fulfillment of which is a big challenge or it can be said that the country is fortunate because the movements only drove India towards independence. This topic is complex and need to be thought about.

Sir, it is the first and foremost responsibility of the central/state government to look for the people who have been displaced during the Project from their places of residence and also to look for the availability of the real time facilities for them. Thus we hope, that the provisions are made by the government looking into the problems of the displaced.

Sir, it is extremely important for the families to be affected by the Dam project, to know the whole information about Project. But any such information has not been furnished about which we regret and are helpless.

Thus we all people who fall in the submergence zone and are affected by the construction of this Dam have some issues that are raised as written under –

All the members of each affected family


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

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Report(Volume-II)

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Management Plan

Report(Volume-III)



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All amenities will be provided at resettlement sites.


A Nodal Authority shall be formulated for proper implementation and monitoring




should be given a government job so that after getting displaced they can sustain their families without any problem.

For the completely affected families, inspections for their property such as house, fruiting trees, trees, animals and other property should be done in front of technical experts and District Magistrate and also in front of the affected people.

It is requested from the government and the authorities that compensation should be provided for the house, land according to the circle rate and the compensation which will be given should be ten times the circle rate.

The place where the people will be displaced should be made available with good education centers, banks, hospitals, drinkable water, electricity, post office and other necessary facilities under the smart and master plans.

The new location should be situated in a way such that it is near to all the main centers and ministries. It should not be such that the people are established in places that are far away from reach.

Before displacement, the Nodal Authority should be built so that they can persuade and coordinate with the displaced people and whatever problems are faced, it doesnot take much time to find the solution.

The property survey of the displaced should be done by the designated team members so that there seems to be no conflict in future since many such examples are there, as their face is changed in the local survey and the importance too changes.

Likewise, the provisions made and the amendments done in the constitution during the Garhwal, Kumaon Land Act Settlement 1961-1962, the land was immediately made in the name of the people to whom the land belonged.

The land of the farmers who had a little portion of the land in their name, in those lands also the name of the landlords are found which was removed that time.

The farmers who have been farming on

of R&R Plan. As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management Plan as referred in Section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.



The compensation is paid to

the owner in whose name

property is registered. It is

recommended that district

administration to update the

records at the earliest.

For transportation of their belongings each PAF will be given Rs. 50,000.

Small shop owned will be allowed to run their business at resettlement sites.

Decision on loan waiver shall

be taken by the government.




the land since the last 70 years, they don‟t have a single nalli land registered in their names. This is a big topic of discussion.

The displaced should get the rights of equality and independence and should have the authority to re-establish their cultural heritage at the place they want to establish.

For the transportation, there should be proper arrangement of roads and transport.

The employment of the displaced should be the major concern of the government before the start of the project and also before pre-tourism so that their experiences will be based on the experiences of the local residents/people.

The people who are sustaining their lives on the small sources of money such as shops, tea-stalls and other small businesses should be given the permission to run the same before getting displaced.

The permission to start the small businesses such as tea-stalls, shops etc. should be given for the place where the people will be established after displacement.

The displaced people should decide and tell the name where they want themselves to get re-established. Also, the area where the affected wish to get re-established should be resistant to any earthquakes etc.

The affected should be waived off from their loans for a least of 10 years.

The landless people and the ones who have forcibly taken the possession of the land and have been working on those lands for the last 50-70 years, they should also be given the lands in their names.

Fruit trees will be compensated


government.

Drinking water facilities coming

under submergence shall be

constructed as per project

cost.

Decision on stages of payment

of compensation shall be taken

by the state government.

Status of according revenue

village to each resettlement

site shall be taken by the state

government.

A nodal agency will be

formulated to implement and

monitor R&R Plan.

The issues related to provision

made and amendments done

in Garhwal-Kumaon Land Act

Settlement 1961-62 is an

important one. The

compensation is given to the

person in whose name the

property is registered. To

resolve such issues, it is


administration should update

the land ownership reaches at

the earliest.

Each PAF to be resettled will

get Rs. 50,000 as

transportation allowance to

transport their household

belonging assets retrievable

contruction material, etc.



allied activities


the state policy

People at resettlement site

shall be allowed to run, shops,

ten-stalls, and other such

business and permission will

be given for the same.

The resettlement sites shall be




The compensation of the houses should not be given according to the houses of the Indra Awas but the compensation should be decided according to the cost of the houses and the amount of the raw material that has been utilized for making the houses and should be 20 times the circle rate.

The Civil Forest Land on which the affected villagers have planted fruiting trees and other plants to preserve the environment, the benefit should also be given to the above-mentioned villagers itself.

The appropriate compensation for the personal drinking water of the villagers and also the sources for drinking water such as handpumps etc should be given to the appropriate person, villager.

The place where the affected will be established, for their convenience, temples for praying, cremation grounds and other worship works should be made available free off cost.

For re-establishment, security should be the main topic of concern so that there is protection against the external social elements and also in which there is special security for the females.

Appropriate provision should be there to tame animals.

The DPR should completely talk about the current families that come in the submergence zone and should be according to the register.

The full amount of the compensation should be made available in one go.

The DPR should be made available to each and every villager and that should be in simple language.

The affected families should have one

selected in consultation with

PAFs.



farmers.

Compensation for landless

former shall be given as per

the norms of state government.

Civil forest land to be acquired

for the project shall be

considered as forest land and

suitable compensatory

measures shall be

implemented.

Appropriate measures shall be

implemented for compensation

of community properties for

which adequate provisions

have been made.

Resettlement sites shall be


the PAFs.

Appropriate religious and

cultural monuments shall be

made as available at

resettlement site.

Stages for payment of

compensation shall be decided


Decision of according

resettlement site the status of

revenue village shall be taken





independent Panchayat. The village should be given the status of revenue village and should be included in the records of Government of India and should be mentioned.

68. The Pancheshwar Mahadev has been described in Manas segment of Skanda Puran. Many religious stories have been described in the applicant letter. According to applicant 3 big Melas (Fairs) were organized very year i.e. Makar Sankranti, Chaitra Navratri and Ashwin Navratri. People who lived in these areas are emotionally and religiously attached with Pancheshwar Temple. According to applicant since independence the work of this Dam started several time, but because of curse it could not completed. There is belief amongst the locals that if the dam built here than natural calamity will accrued. The people believe that earthquake in Nepal accrued because of this curse. There is only one road on Tanakpur side which gets damaged in the rainy season. The Government should pay attention to this.

Hence there should be mobilization of development activities here:

a) Approach Road from Tanakpur to Tawaghat.

b) Railway Track connecting the area. c) Provide a Senior Secondary School.















As a part of Local Area

Development, upgradation of

educational facilities have

been suggested.

69. In context of the above Pancheshwar Dam Project, we the villagers have some issues to raise. The issue is that due to this project the Gram Panchayat is also getting affected. The families of the Gram Panchayat sustain their lives with difficulty. Thus, we request that the affected families should be given irrigational land in exchange of their lands and atleast one member of each affected family should be given employment at the Project site.









70. The request is this way that in Zila Pithoragarh, Vikaskhand Moonakot, Patti area, Chingri Gram Panchayat Salla, Taragada Tok has the lands of applicants on which they have grown fruiting trees









and also guava trees are being planted.

The situation is that the permanent residence of the families is Pithoragarh are registered in Zila Champawat since the time they were displaced.

Thus, we request that appropriate land and houses should be given to the land owners and also appropriate compensation should be given for the land that falls in the category 4 and category 5 and also the land that falls in the submergence zone.



71. What will be the benefits provided if our Gram Panchayat will be displaced to some other place?

The place where our Gram Panchayat will be established, information to be given regarding the place.

What will be the arrangements done regarding employment of the people?

What arrangement will be done for education and health?

The kind of clean drinking water that is available to us now, will that be available to us if we get displaced from our current location to some other place because of the Dam Project?

Currently, Gram Panchayat is connected to the roads. We want to know that even after getting displaced will we be given the same facility or we will be deprived of that?

What amount will we get for our lands or we will have to ask for land in exchange of our lands?

What amount will be given for our houses?

The fruiting trees that have been grown by the farmers in our areas what will be the amount that we will get for the same?

The villagers who don‟t have any land with them or who have one nalli land with them and who are sustaining their lives by doing farming on the land of others, we want to know as to what provisions have been done for those landless or less land farmers?

The government says „Plant trees save environment‟. But we want to know that in our area and also in the submergence









As a part of Local Area Development, upgradation of educational facilities and upgradation of health facilties have been suggested

Compensation for trees will be given as per the state government norms




area, many fuel giving trees and other trees which are on the verge or getting destroyed, what necessary steps the government has taken to save those trees or for planting of more trees so that the environment doesnot become a prey of the human activities.

Thus, the people want that there should be

construction taking place regarding this

project. Inspite of this, if the government

still wants that the construction of the

dam should take place, so we the

villagers would like to give some

suggestions for the same.

If the government wants to construct the dam for the development, then government should 5 crore rupees as compensation to each family.

Atleast one member of each family should be given government job.

Proper provisions to be done for education, employment, health and drinking water.

Better arrangements to be done regarding roads and transportation.

Proper facility of the play grounds to be done in the displaced places, so that the importance of sports is there in the lives of the children.

72. Sir, the request is this way that since the commencement of the Pancheshwar Dam Project, and since many years the lands which we have been used for the purpose farming and residing in the houses to sustain our lives. Thus we request you to kindly give us land in exchange of land, houses in exchange of houses, atleast one member of each affected family should be given a Government job and the land which we have earned since long such be made registered in our name after necessary investigation.

Thus it is our request to kindly look into the problems of the affected.


73. I have told my concern to the District Collector on 23-07-2017, which is written

As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14,




as under.

Today we asked whether the Public Hearing will be done again. The answer we got was not correct.

I said that the affected villages should get the Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Social Assessment Report and the information of the Project 30 days in advance.

The villages should get the summary of all these official documents well 30 days in advance.

This Public Hearing is absolutely not in accordance with the EIA Notification.

At the time of Public Hearing, the legal panel only had DM or some of his officials that is ADM but UKPCB officials were nowhere to be seen but on the stage political officials and the SP of the police were present and were at a an important role but this is illegal. Public Hearing for the Police officials creates fear at this point of time.

One politician of some political group, Shri Kedar Joshi, was again and again reacting at the people who were on the stage. Then the people who belonged to his group stopped him from doing this. Thank to you that you let me speak else outside in the small room on the big screen where all this was being shown to the villagers, the audio-video connection was disconnected. The issues that were raised in the Public Hearing, I don‟t know whether they have been recorded.

Clearly, I oppose this dangerously big Project.

2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












Mr. Sompal Singh, Regional Officer, Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEP and PCB) said that videography shall be made for the entire duration of public hearing..

74. Proper establishments of the displaced families coming in the submergence zone – one side where the Government is speeding the process of construction of the giant Pancheshwar Dam project, but there has been no action for the villages that are coming under the submergence zone. The


Locals will get employment in dam construction and other




Government, before starting with the Project should make necessary arrangements for their displacement and make all the facilities available for them at the site where they will be established.

One member of each affected family should be given Govt. job before the start of this Project – although the Government has made promises to give government job to the ones who will be displaced because of the project but Government doesnot seem to take any necessary action to fulfil this. The government before the start of the project should give job to one member of each affected family according to the eligibility and should show activeness in this.

The provision of allotting land in exchange of land and house in exchange of house – many people from the village area work day and night and take loans from each other to build houses for themselves. Government instead of taking their hard earned money, should concentrate on giving them land in place of land and house instead of the house.

Good and irrigational land for the displaced people – because of the dam construction activity, the process of displacing the villagers is on its rapid pace. Also the farmers have not been given good and irrigational land. Government should give them good fertile irrigational land so that once they get displaced they can sustain their lives.

Affected/Displaced villages should be given the status of OBC – since the displaced or affected areas/villages are socially backward, thus for their development they should be given the OBC status.

The displaced should be established on the plain and industrial land – because of the Pancheshwar Project where the villagers are being separated from their social and religious beliefs, their lives are also affected, thus government should take steps to establish them in the areas with plain land and also make the necessary facilities

allied activities



Electricity and water shall be provided free of act to the PAFs.

Joint Inspection is being carried out for the project and process of attaining NOC from the villages is also underprocess by the local administration.




available to them.

The new land that will be given to the affected families that should be registered in their names – the land which will be given to the affected families is the governments‟ land. Thus the land given should be registered in the name of the head of the family, so that later government or any other person might not claim the land from them.

Provision should be done to establish the whole village/people at the same place – Government knows this well that India is a land of many different cultures and traditions, wherein people of different religions and castes reside, thus instead of establishing them at different places, they should be kept at the same place.

Special attention should be given to the villagers who have been residing at the same place since years – one thing is that where the government is speeding up the process for the project, there the villagers who have been staying at the same place since years are getting tensed. These people don‟t have any legal land related document also. Since these people are tensed and have been staying in India since the past so many years, thus government needs to pay special attention towards these.

Displaced and affected families should be given free of cost electricity and other facilities for atleast 20 years – each family getting displaced should be given free of cost electricity and other essential facilities for a period of atleast 20 years, so that the affected families don‟t face any problem in sustaining their lives in future.

Government should go to each village and tell the villagers about the Project and also give the information about the displacement due to project- Government should go to each village and tell the villagers about the Project and also give the information about the displacement due to project so that they are not tensed about getting displaced.

75. The DPR that has been made in regard of the Dam construction, in that the

The Compensation shall be paid as per the provisions of




Jhoolaghat Business Group has not even been mentioned, which is shear injustice to the businessmen of that area. Jhoolaghat Business area has been known as the Business area since before independence.

Because of the construction of the Dam, the villagers have to go through a lot of employment problem, and also the businessmen of that area will have to suffer from losses. The DPR doesnot consist of anything that is in the benefit of the businessmen.

The Mahakali River, that is the home for many species of fish, might also get in danger.

Environmental balance might get disrupted due to the construction of the dam.

Thus, we have seen that many countries over the world are against of building big and giant dams, hence why the injustice.

Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as

per the government policies.

Fishery Management Plan has been suggested in EMP report.

76. Sir, the request is that due to the dam construction, the land, houses and employment of many of the villagers have been lost, and thus for sustaining our families we have requested the government to give us land in exchange of our land, house in exchange of our house, government job to atleast one member of each affected family and the land of the people which is under the possession of someone else to be registered in the name of that person itself. Thus we request you to look into the matter and take necessary steps.


77. The villagers are residing here since the ancestral time. The livelihood of the villagers is dependent on the agriculture they do on the land they have got from their ancestors. Due to the construction of the proposed dam all the villagers will face extreme difficulty .They will have to leave their fertile agriculture. The need of the displaced persons should be kept in mind.

Compensation should be given 10 times of the current rate .Homestead should be awarded for homestead. People of all the caste are being affected due to the project.







One member of each family should be given employement.People are unaware about the project please impart appropriate information to the people.

78. As per the information in the DPR village Bagdihat is partially submerged village. Whereas there has been erosion of soil in Bagdihat by past 3 decades and with the proposed project there will be even more adverse effect on the village. Hence it is requested to kindly put this village in the fully submerged in the area and get the evaluation done of this village.

Decision to consider village Bagdihat as fully affected shall be taken by the State Government.

79. As per the information in the DPR village

Bagdihat is partially submerged village.

Whereas there has been erosion of soil in

Bagdihat by past 3 decades and with the

proposed project there will be even more

adverse effect on the village. Hence it is

requested to kindly put this village in the

fully submerged in the area and get the

evaluation done of this village.

Decision to consider village Bagdihat as fully affected shall be taken by the State Government.

80. Our village is in the area where Kumao Water Resource Department has installed a Tank .The land of this village is very fertile. Whereas the compensation being given is not sufficient for livelihood hence it is requested to kindly fulfil the demands we are putting forward:

Minimum compensation awarded for the households should be 30,000,000/-

The land is either registered or not registered the compensation should be given to those lands who are doing agriculture on it from their ancestral times. A minimum compensation of Rs.21,00,000/- should be given.

Compensation of Rs.30000/- per fruit bearing trees should be given.

One member of each family should be given job

Homestead for homestead.

If the above mentioned demands are not fulfilled then we are against this project.The jobs and compensation should be given before acquisition.




81. All the residents of the village Kotheri have put forward their views on the

Compensation shall be given as per the norms of Right to




Pancheshwar Multipurpose Dam:

There is no facility of Transport in the village.

There is no facility for Health

There are no schools in the area.

Due to the wild animals people there is constant fear amongst the villagers.

All the residents of the villages have been residing in the village since longtime hence the livelihood of the people is dependent on the land as the land is very fertile and good for agriculture. In year 1990-91 Minor Irrigation Department was established to provide the irrigation which is used for irrigation the fields.

Hence construction of the proposed dam will

lead to major loss to the villagers. It is

requested the displaced families should

be resettled in the plain area which is

fertile in agriculture .One member of each

family should be given job and hostel for

the school going students. Homestead

with all the amenities and facilities.

Appropriate compensation shall be given

for all the affected assets and land or else

we are against the project.

Fair Compensation and transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013





82. The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Dam has been proposed since 1962.The present Government has shown keen interest in the project in the 21st century .It is expected that appropriate compensation will be given in by the Government.

The religious places on the river bank should be resettled in proper manner and aarti ghat similar to the ganga aarti should be given.

The infrastructure facility for the displaced families should be planned.

The economic growth of the area is dependent on the proposed project.

The afforestation should be done to stop the ill effects of the proposed.

The appropriate arrangement should be done at the resettled site for education and health so that there should be employment opportunity in future.

Appropriate compensation should be given to the poor people and opportunity should be generated for earning






Religious sites coming under submergence shall




livelihood.

Financial assistance should be given to the displaced families so that they can earn their livelihood.

The Loan of the farmers coming under submergence area should be exempted.

The families losing land should be resettled in the area which is fertile for the irrigation and the families displaced whose livelihood is dependent on the business should be resettled in the Tourist area.

The river should be protected from the pollutants.

be constructed at new sites in consultation with villagers.

83. Pancheshwar Dam project is going to commence. Where on one side there will be development on the other side there will be several problems and impact on environment which will have a long term effect on the local people.

On this road to development Pithoragarh is the most affected district alongwith Almora and Champawat.

All the Authorities involved in the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project are requested to kindly pay attention to the vision of Pithoragarh Smart Hill Station and invest minimum of Rs.5000 crore .It also requested to incorporate the below mentioned suggestions and bring them in application as soon as possible.

All the documents along with the DPR should be made available in Hindi.

Keeping in mind the bitter experiences of Rehabilitation and Resettlement in the Tehri and Narmada Dam a good Plan for resettlement of the local people should be formulated and all the facilities should be given to the people.

The proposed all weather road to be constructed between Tanakpur to Tavdar and Tanakpur to Jhooladhar and Joljibi should be constructed keeping in mind the submergence area so that the money does not gets wasted.

The railway line to be laid from Tanakpur to Bageshwar to Joljiibi should be planned keeping in mind the appropriate measures in national interest .China has constructed or is planning to construct the railway tracks until our national


District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA




border.

The compensation should be decided for the districts coming under the submergence area .District Pithoragarh is the most affected district in the area hence to come over the ill effects of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project whole area should be developed and arrangements should be made to arrange for Rs.5000/- crore for the Smart Hill station vision.

An advance plan should be formulated for the Homestead, Land, Cattleshed etc so that the compensation proposed for the same can be utilised fruitfully.

Rather than cutting the trees they should be replanted at the other site using the advance Technology.

The Temples and the art on them depicting the cultural heritage should be restored as an International heritage in consultation with the people associated with them like Priest, Saints, People representatives etc.

A proper plan should be formulated for the displaced people.

The amendments should be made in the present DPR.Present DPR is made with the information available on the internet which is only waste of money.

The campaign should be run to educate the affected people about the project by reaching in every village and seeking the cooperation of the villagers.

Employemnet plan should be formulated beforehand to generate employment for the affected people.

The disclosure of the property of the Officers associated with the project should be taken beforehand to avoid the chances of corruption.

notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

As per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013 a hearing will be conducted in each village, in which each PAF will be informed about the compensation given to them





All the amenities and infrastructure will be made available at the resettlement


84. To enable imagination to be implemented in the right perspective, more people are required to join the campaign by rising above politics to make massive movement and the project of development should take shape.

Prime Minister‟s idea is to make 100 smart cities. He says that all our hill

No specific issue related to the project has been raised.




stations are quiet old. So, we will develop new hill stations. He has appealed for cooperation in developing 3 cities like Switzerland in India.

Countries like Israel, Singapore, japan, USA and France were willing to work on a smart city mission in India.

85. Himalayas is the crown and spiritual motivation of the country.

Himalayas attracts India as well as world‟s Ecology.

Those Planners, scientists and political leaders should understand that there is a separate need for social, geographical and economic development here.

We can also rejuvenate with small efforts, provided the work is done on micro level with micro planning.

We have only wind, water, snow-covered mountains, so called mountains, which is the center of knowledge and reverence from ancient times. Which can be the base for the development of mountains.

Spiritual, adventurous, Medical, pilgrimage can become the basis of development here but we have to aware that this area should be stopped from becoming a shelter for the rich.

Mountain villages are empty because people who are socially and economically good, leaving villages for the welfare of the family in respect of better treatment and poor transportation.

To stop people for vacating the villages the campaign was only solution implementation of fantasies will make this area a major international tourist destination.

A detailed tourism development plan shall be implemented increase employment potential and revenue generation, which shall result in socio-economic development of the area.

86. Pithoragarh is situated at Uttrakhand region of East India surrounded by Himalayans Peaks and borders Nepal, China and Tibet.

Pithoragarh area is around 7110 square kilometre.

As per 2011 census, 4, 85,993 population of Pithoragarh speaks Hindi and Kumauni language.

The climate here is cold and hot in the





valleys. Many delightful places like Chandak, Dhwaj, Dhalkedar, Chaukodi, Narayan Ashram, Munsyari attracts tourist whole year.

Himalayan rivers Like Kali, Gori etc. cross this district and meets at pancheshwar.

Every year many pilgrims cross this district to reach Chota kailash, kailash mansarover.

Here cows, eagles etc. are found in large quantities of organisms.

87. The main objective of the project is to improve the life of people by working development with technical collaboration.

Economic production, job opportunities, desired, urban development, improve living standards to the people of the city.

Under the scheme, the Central Government has the full freedom to make plans for the states and the city bodies. Public participation in this scheme is given 16 percent weightage.

Improve traffic, water, power, garbage management, E- governance, Smart methods of timely flow of information, smart grid, smart health facilities, smart studies, smart transportation works, street light, central command and control system, cycle and pedestrian creed, sports ground, cctv surveillance parks, gps installed vehicles, rain water harvesting, re-cycling of water, public transportation, led and solar energy usage, toilets at every house, trees plantation, facilities for handicapped, job opportunities for poor class, garbage dustbins at every house, shops and complexes, housing for everyone So that world-class structures can be built.

Through this campaign, we want to build a smart hill station in line with our geographical conditions, according to the Prime Minister's imagination, for the development of Pithoragarh by countries such as the US, Japan, Russia, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland and Germany.


88. Smart hill station is a concept inspired by smart city. Keeping in view of asymmetrical geographical conditions of Pithoragath, we demand that Pithoragarh

Does not pertain to the project.




should be main center for tourism as international hill station.

Spaces are limited in rugged places of mountains. We have to plan for each square feet and scheme should be made accordingly.

89. Pithoragarh has the possibilities as a smart hill station. I have seen every hill station like: Shimla, Sikkim, ooti, masoorie, nanital etc. and I can say that pithoragarh is most beautiful among all. Spread about 15 to 20 square kilometers, it is the most beautiful hill station in the country where there is immense potential for development.

By Air route we can reach Haldwani by 25 minutes, Dehradun by 50 minutes and Delhi by 55 minutes from Pithoragarh.

There are possibilities of public transport, RTS, spiritual, adventurous and medical tourism.


90. Pithoragarh is a peaceful area border with Nepal and China. Terrorist organization has a long standing eye on the calm plaintiffs of the district which is confirmed by some sources. We must pay attention to this issue.

With the development of the smart hill

station, the escape from the border can

also be stopped. Otherwise the

mountains are rapidly getting empty.

People who are socially and economically

good, leaving villages for the welfare of

the family.

For the security of the border only purchasing weapons is not sufficient, it is also necessary to pay attention to the overall development of the area so to create new employment opportunities.


91. After the announcement of smart city on July 2014 by the Prime Minister there is enthusiasm in this country.

He has described the rejuvenation of the country.

He believe that smart city will also be a role model for other cities developed.

Smart village implementation is also taking shape under the Gram Panchayat





Badlao Yojana (GPDP).

We believe that smart hill station imagination will take shape even among heterogeneous geographical situations.

92. Proper development of cities will give new dimension to the development of villages. A real Indian lives in village so for the country‟s development, development of village modern circumstances is necessary.

On the lines of the Smart City, the Government of India's GPDP, which is named Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam gram badlav yojna in Uttarakhand will be a milestone to make the village a smart village.


93. Human Development- Under it nutrition, health, education and skills and access to the resources and services of deprived groups is involved. Through the courtyard shelter, primary health care center and other institutions, there is an increase in the high quality of services of human development.

Management of economic development and natural resources- Under it agricultural and irrigation, local production or productivity, small industry, local services, skill development for livelihood, employment income, market, basic services, warehouse, ponds, fish, livestock development, arrangement of irrigation tank, tourism based activities and their value, culture are included.

Civil facilities and infrastructure- Under it drinking water, cleanliness, road construction, paved street, drains, culverts, path lights, sports, entertainment, construction of community assets and other community facilities and public institutions etc. are included.

Social Development and Justice- Under it special classes of societies like Schedule caste, tribes, women, children, old, handicapped etc. protection, lifting the weakest section of society, remove social evils, social harmony, nurturing the positive qualities of the community are included.

Delivery of public services- Under it certificate, birth- death registration,

Educational and Health institutes shall be upgraded as a part of Local Area Development Plan

Livelihood Plan covering Dairy, Bee keeping, Horticulture etc has been suggested as a part of the Study for PAFs losing homesteads.

All amenities and facilities shall be developed at the resettlement sites




license/ permit, operation of pension scheme, Maintenance of properties and their assets promotion, community based observation, Transparency and self-disclosure are included.

94. The government has the most important role to give shape to the concept. The government's leadership is visionary, the results are good.

With the participation of the public, the interest of the state government can only end the smart hill station campaign.


95. In democracy, Political parties have the greatest strength. Supporting issues by rising above political party, political parties in various issues can be an important part of development but this rare moments occur occasionally.

All gram pradhan, sarpanch, ward members, members of jila panchayat, members of area panchayat, president of jila panchayat, mayors, president of nagar palika, nagar panchayat, block chief etc. of all political parties will have an important role in successful completion of the project. So, cooperation of all the public representative is expected.

Smart hill station may be a one rare opportunity to Pithoragarh. If the Political parties are merged to one then it will be a win.


96. Cleaning system: 1. Underground Dustbin should be

constructed in the place where heavy amount of rubbish is dumped.

2. Increase the number of public toilets. 3. Door to door arrangement for collection of

trash should be made. 4. Worker should get 10-20 rupees from

each house per month. 5. For lifting heavy amount of trash

modernised and battery vehicles should be arranged.

6. Trash and rubbish decantation should be made by using modern techniques.

7. Work on the technique of making electricity etc. with trash and rubbish.

8. Cleaners should get houses, free medical treatment facilities, health insurance and increased in salaries.

9. Toll free number should be develop for





heavy vehicles to lift large amount of trash just like Ambulance services (108).

10. Bamboo trees should be planted on all corners of Chandrabhaga cremation ground. Arrangement of electricity or less wood based crematorium. If possible or local people have a different opinion then it should be considered so that to get rid of dirt.

11. Proper arrangements for stray animals should be made. Talking to the forest department, a cow house should be built with bio fencing in the 2-4 km area.

12. Strictly prohibition should be made against polythene bags and materials.

13. Arrangement of the carcass is also at the government level at the municipality, district panchayat level.

14. For the cremation, there is a system of electrification in places like Rameshwar and the place of pilgrimage. Hydropower project should be installed separately for this work in the district.

Transportation: 1. Arrangements should be made for city

bus/ taxis in the state. 2. Special designed buses should be

arranged for hilly areas like Tanakpur- Haldwani.

3. Construction of Tanakpur – Jauljiwi -Bageshwar railway line and this scheme should be added in Pancheshwar dam construction.

4. Transport of water system after the construction of Panceshwar dam.

5. Efforts to make transport and transportation in the mountains using the latest technology of Rope Way.

6. Special attention to air services. The sooner the service begins, the better results will be seen.

7. Subsidy should be given in air services, students should get concession in air and bus travels like railways.

8. To prevent migration from the border areas use of latest Rapid Transport Technique like podcar, monotrain and hyperloop should be consider.

Tourism: We should focus education, health,

employment etc. to deal with migration




which is our biggest problem. 1. On the lines of Dehradun and Nanital,

Pithoragarh can become a big center for education which requires meaningful efforts.

2. Pithoragarh can become huge center for health tourism like naturotherapy, Ayurveda tourism.

3. There is immense possibilities for adventurous tourism.

4. Heli tourism can be a important part for our tourism.

5. Special circuit should be made for speed car, bike, cycling lovers where international level competition can be done.

6. Make process to build a tourism village in the wharf. Complete wharf area should be considered.

7. Arrangement for water sports should be made near the wharf by blocking the bridge water.

8. Zoo should be made of international level. 9. Arrangement of High Level Amusement

Park. 10. Tourism can be arranged to

accommodate tourists in 5 star facility or some tourists in different villages by forming co-operatives. The Government, Gram Sabha and the corporate can jointly initiate this work in PPP mode.

11. Himalayan border area is the crown of the country, which population is deforming slowly. Such sacred spiritual sites can be inhabited through religious gurus. For example; 5 km area of chhota kailash (mansarovar marg) for Ram dev ji, 5 km for sh. sh. Ravishankar ji, 5 km for mata. Amrita mai, same for Patal bhuneshwar area for tirupati balaji trust, mahakali mandir gangolihat for kalimath Kolkata, rameshwar mandir ghat for rameshwaram mandir trust, poornahiri mandir for vaishnav giri trust, munsiyari area for gayatri family, benunag area for padnam mandir trust, thal area for akshatdham mandir trust, ritha sahed area for international gurudwara trust, ramchandra mission, ramkrishna mission, divyajyoti jagriti sansthan, brahmakumari, radhaswami satsang vyas, gau seva trust




etc. were used to transform this area.

Treatment: 1. It can be main center for Naturotherapy,

Panchkarm and Ayurveda. 2. High-Tech Advanced Medical Center with

the Use of Tele Medicine. 3. Establishment of medical college in

association with groups like international reputable institutions, army, Tata, Reliance etc. in PPP Mode, in which special Provisions is made for the exemption of public.

4. Need for Helicopter ambulance services. 5. Over 50 years of intermediate high-level

medical system.

Parking: Major problem in the city. 1. Parking to 3 floors by removing PWD

cluttering and to be handed over to the District Hospital.

2. Multi story parking on station KMOU. 3. Parking should be made in place of PWD

quarters in front of jaji gate. 4. Multi story parking, hanging garden,

restaurant and view point should be built in place of forest department officials housing.

5. Multi story parking in front of Laxminarayan mandir.

6. Parking in place of tehsil near Muncipality.

7. Parking in all government offices on MG road.

8. Underground parking and multi-sports hall in Devsingh ground.

9. Arrangement of parks and parking in the place of land utilized by PWD in front of vikas bhavan.

10. Underground market, multi-story parking and hospital at present Women's hospital.

WATER SUPPLY

The city should have a water management system so that the water sources that are spread over the city, that water can be judiciously utilized. For this we can take the help of countries like Israel where every single drop of water is used judiciously.

It should be made mandatory for every house to activate Rain-water harvesting system.




The construction of the Rai Lake should be done at the earliest.

Tharkot Lake should be constructed soon.

In the villages like Tukadi, Hudeti, Paud, Papdehu, Bajeti, Punedi, Madh, Jajardewal, Chandrabhaga etc small lakes should be constructed.

For every household after the grant, RO or other water filtration technique should be made available. At every famous four-root of the city, provisions for public water purification systems/ water ATMs should be done.

SPORTS

Stadium should be built where IPL Level Sports such as Cricket Matches, Football Leagues are organized should be built.

For the arrangement of National Camps, High Altitude Training centers and High Level living facility should be made available.

The golf ground possessed by the Army should be made ready for International Tournaments, arrangement of Tournament and also making the participation of school children at local level.

Organizing International Paragliding Program.

Provisions should be made for organizing International Cricket and Football Tournaments, Boxing, Athletics Tournaments etc.

Establishing Flying Club or Paragliding Academy for the ones who have interest in adventure sports, for them arrangement of glider, paraglider, motor glider, bungy jumping, mounted biking etc.

AGRICULTURE

In the agricultural area, Argnik Farming can be made the main center of farming.

This area can be made economically strong by planting the vegetables of the season such as rose, pomegranate, walnut, banana, lichi, mango, apple, amla, ginger, turmeric etc and also other fruits and all through modern techniques




which can be done by giving time and money to the universities like Pantnagar University and deriving results from the same.

For areas like dairy purposes, fish rearing, goat rearing, rearing of honeybee, hare rearing, and hen rearing strategy can be created with the support of the National Research Centre.

FOR THE SMART HILL STATION

PROJECT SOME OTHER MIXED SUGGESTYIONS : -

The construction of the Bhavan should be done on the lines of Vikas Bhavan and all the Ministries should be constructed since PWD has ample important land in the city which can be used for some work.

Whether Jal Nigam or Jal organization all should be kept under on Jal Bhavan.

Jal Bhavan and other residential buildings should be atleast made four storeyed like the other personal residential houses.

If the government buildings are made multi-storeyed on the lines of residential houses, then they should be made in such a way that they are resistant to disasters such as earthquakes.

The area near the Tehsil Nagarpalika fore-route, the lower area is fully made for parking and the upper area is full Tehsil. Instead of the Tehsil multi storeyed parking can be made and the Tehsil should be made in the premises of the Collectorate.

The area in front of Jaji, underground vegetable market should be made.

In the Ram Leela Maidan, open air theatre should be made by using latest three different techniques.

Jail premises and the Zila Library premises altogether should be made use in such a way people use their personal space for which they have ownership.

Different organizations and schools should be brought into the different parks of the city.

The forest premises of the Ghantakaran should be totally converted and used for tourism purposes.




In the Zila hospital, a plan should be made for the area that lies between the PWD premises and Post mortem premises.

The doctor‟s colony should be made of high level which consists of underground parking, market and also the houses with all the facilities.

Either the Female hospital should be shifted to the TU Hospital, or one 4 storeyed premise should be constructed in which two storeys should be made into parking lot and the other two into a fully equipped female hospital.

The level of the Valmiki settlements should be improved into multi-storeyed houses and should be registered in the name of the people.

Multi-storeyed parking should be made for KMOU station for small cars.it should also have the provision for the parking of big buses and cars, bikes etc.

The area next to the KMOU station that has been dumped with sand, that sand should be removed and a multi-storeyed lift based parking lot should be made.

To increase biological farming it should be first discussed with the permanent tenants and also the agricultural scientists for the economic support and then made final.

The owners of the cinema halls should be talked for making the centers of entertainment and the government and administration should support that.

Solar lights and solar heaters should be made available on the terrace of each house.

Rain water harvesting should be legally made compulsory on the terrace of each house.

To grow vegetables and fruits, awareness should be increased.

For a increased hydropower district, the zila or the nagar should have its own hydropower production center.

For doing their work, for selling their things, for planting more trees, one place should be fixed for the villagers. Apart from this, your opinion is very important




since it depends how we want to see the future Pithoragarh. It is our request to you kindly write and make your opinions available to us, so that for the sake of the project the views can be taken till then end.

For the city, separate water management, Environmental management, tame and street animal management, waste management etc. for such issues advice from international experts should be taken, who can give big results in less amounts. Across the world, many agencies and experts are ready to do this work.

The construction work that is going on in the mountainous regions, extraordinary latest techniques should be used.

NEARBY CITIES AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT –

Champawat, Almorah, Bageshwar along with cities of Tehsil Pithoragarh like Gangolihat, Berinaag, Dharchoola, Munasyari, Kanalicheena, Vindh, Moonakot Block.

ROLE OF DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS –

the main aim of smart city plan is the mass participation by the people. To increase the public participation the society has to increase the participation of other organisations. NHPC, DRDO, business groups,etc and support of many other agencies is essential.

SMART HILL STATION – DREAMS THAT

CAN COME TRUE.

Terrace of every house should have solar system and roof top harvesting system.

Establishment of a 5-star eco village.

Support from any friendly nation such as America, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, France, Japan etc.

Support for water management system from the countries like Israel.

Strict measures towards cleanliness, underground dustbins, soft city.

Public rapid transport system ( PRTS)

With the help of international designers




and planners, DPR should be made.

Provisions for high class playgrounds so that IPL Tournaments can be organized.

High class facility for technical education of engineering and medical.

High quality education facility.

In the field of medicine, MRI, CT scan, Telemedicine, helicopter ambulance like facilities should be made available.

For transportation facilities of roads, trains and flights should be available.

97. Sir, I am dam affected namely Manju Devi, W/O Shri. Bhagwan Prasad, R/O Gram Sabha, Uppertola, Patti Gogna Tehsil, Zila Pithoragarh. I am a permanent resident of this place. I request the governance and the administration, that the people who are affected by the project whether fully or partially, they should be given all the benefits. The people who are partially affected by the dam project will be more prone to the effects of the dam construction like landslides etc. thus I request the administration to kindly pay attention on the below mentioned issues raised:

One person of each family should be given employment.

The cost of the land payable should be ten times that of the circle rate.

The house of one family should be given 50 lakh rupees.

One lakh should be given for the cattleshed.

The whole village should be established at a single place.

Maximum benefits to be given to establish the religious places of the people so as to maintain their religious sanctity.

The displaces should be given all the facilities such as playgrounds, electricity, schools, hospitals, banks, post offices etc.





98. 1. DPR should be provided in Hindi

2. Public hearing should be held at village

level

3. This public hearing should held after

As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact




monsoon so that people will get time to

understand

4. Due to Economic circumstances people

can‟t reach to the place where public

hearing is held. Hence it is requested to

postpone the public hearing.

5. Do not want Dam, need development

Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












As per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013 a hearing will be conducted in each village, in which each PAF will be informed about the compensation given to them.

99. 1. Crores of people are living along both the

side of bank of river which are dependent

on it.

2. Since the Dhauli ganga project started,

water is getting reduced in the Kali and

Sharda river( In days of drought)

3. Two national project NHPC tanakpur and

Project has been designed considering seismicity aspects. The report has been approved by National Committee for Seismic Design Parameters.




Banbasa Barrage may get stop .This river

is also being affected by mining

4. Rehabilitated of Tehri Dam still not get

settled down. The people of the city are

sitting there to take the Jal Samadhi.

5. Water get stored due to Tehri Dam

6. Nepal and Uttarpradesh will demand

water of its share. This may arises

problem like Kaveri Jal Vivad

7. Before Construction of Dam, road should

be constructed between Tanakpur and

Jauljibi. This road should have been

constructed in 1962 but due to forest law

it can‟t be constructed.

8. Currently, China‟s movements show that

this is the time to build a road not to build

Dam. If Dam is Constructed it will be on

China radar. Can imagine the devastation

of downstream.

9. The present project is not only affecting Nepal since the project is coming under the zone 4 and 5 of the Earthquake it will have adverse affect until Lucknow and Bareilly.Not only this the aforesaid project will affectr the downstream .People are afraid and has Gov. of Uttar Pradesh has been taken into consideration for the same.

100. 1. The 2013 diaster is unforgettable and this

year too has been „excess‟ rainfall in the

first two weeks of July as per IMD-

ranging from aan excess of +20% to

+59% and +60% and more . The rainfall

has also been fairly wide spread (FWS)

as per IMD. Many links to the valleys are

restored but sudden rains, landslides

again create a cut-off point and this goes

on until the monsoon subsides after

August or mid- September.

The char Dham yatra was also disrupted and steps were taken to stop it for the safety of yataris. The monsoon season is in full swing in the state rendering most of the rural areas of these areas of these thre districts inaccessible. Consequently, A large section of affected people will not

Decision to postpone or reschedule the Public Hearing is to be taken by District Magistrate.

Pithoragarh tehsil has maximum number of fully affected villages. 30 out of 87 villages are located in Pithoragarh tehsil.

Various norms outlined in EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments have been followed for organising the Public Hearing.




be able to participate in these crucial public hearings.

2. Rescheduling or postponing the public

hearing will ensure safety of people

during these rainy months when vehicles

are most vulnerable due to rockfall, land-

an mud-slides, skidding, muddy roads

and overloading adds to the risk. Most of

the places are too far from the venue of

public hearing, say Dharchula/KImkholi

which is around 70-80 kms from

Pithoragarh and similarly JHulaghat

which is around 35-38 kms.

3. Summer migration takes place in this part

of the state when people visit their

traditional villages, otherwise covered in

snow during winters . Bhotias, a large

community migrates from May to

September to the Darma and other

valleys and have their festivities and stay

in traditional villages, these and such

other communities will be devoid of the

one off chance provided to them (in the

from of public Hearing) to share public

concerns.

4. The places selected for public hearings

may be better and convenient for the

officials bur highly in convenient for the

affected population. The same comfort,

access to transportation etc. from public

point if view has been totally ignored. In

this background, we propose that the

venue of hearings should be affected

areas(in the submergence area), at least

at a smaller administrative unit in all

three districts so that the concerned

officials can witness the ground reality

first- hand and concerns of communities

invited from across the submergence

zone.

5. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh in

the case Him Parivesh Environment

Protection Society, Distirct Solan,

Himachal Pradesh, V/s State of Himachal

Pradesh ( and its various organs ) as




stipulated the following in para 109 ( c )

and ( d )-

(c) – “ The Pollution Control Board shall insure that whenever any public hearing is held, the people of the area are well informed about the public hearing and they are also informed about the benefits and the ill effects of the project. The pollution control board must have its own machinery and own scientists who should give an independent opinion on the prose and cons of the project.

These shall also be placed on the website on the PCB “.

(d) – In future whoever any studies are being carried out by an any project proponent while preparing the EIA reports, the study shall be carried out only after notice to the State Pollution Control Board, MoEF/EAC in case the project requires clearance at the central level and also to the inhabitance of the area where such study are to be c carried out and project as to be established. Notice to the Public shall be given in the same manner notice of public hearing is given.

As a case of Honourable High Court Himachal Pradesh, these guidelines to be followed in Uttarakhand too, but these have been totally ignored.

6. 7th August is „Raksha bandhan/Rakhi and

married women visit their brother‟s home

as a custom and many other customary

events are around Raklhi and many local

events in the month ao August. In

mountains regions . the (public hearing

dates ) callsfor reconsideration in ther

light important occasions which require

some travel for such social events.

The weather prediction for 11th and 17th

August, dates reserved for public

hearings at pithoragrh and Almora,

Respectively has been heavy rain with

thunderstorms.

101. 1 Public hearing should be held at

respective MLA‟s Legislative assembly

1. Public hearing should be held after rainy month of August

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular




daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:



As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

102. Public hearing should be postponed and held

at village level





103. 1. People of Jhulaghat get homeless after

flood of 2013 and still suffering from

unemployment

2. There is no present and future of flood

affected people

3. Flood affected people don‟t get any

Economically help. Now Due to the arrival

of the submerged area of Dam, there is a

Compensation shall be given as

per the norms of Right to Fair

Compensation and transparency

in land acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement

Act, 2013




fear of disaster in people .

4. After 2013 flood people are facing

financial crisis. Now after this project

please decide the future of the affected

family

5. Proper displacement, Education, employment for 2013 flood affected people cannot be made.

104. Victim of 2013 flood Deepak Ijarwal are

homeless and unemployed suffering from

financial crisis required first priority to link

with government job and fair justice



allied activities


the state policy

105. 1. Pushpa Devi with 5 familiy member have

lost their home in 2013 flood are

homeless and forced to stay in rental

house.

2. So far the land of its own residential

house is being Claim by the state

government. While the victim family

occupying a land from 60 year. Hence it

is requested to name the land in the

name of Pushpa Devi.

Compensation for land is given to the persons in whose same land is registered in the Revenue Records. It is recommended that district administration can update the land revenue records updating the names of the latest landowner

106. The two tok namely Lirpani and Sagar under

Gram Sabha Kawarvan are located 5 km

from Pancheshwar Dam still the survey

has not been conducted for these two

Tok .Hence it is requested to conduct the

survey.

Joint Inspection is being carried out for the project and process of attaining NOC from the villages is also underprocess by the local administration

107. Chamu temple located in Village Gair Sail

Block Munakot District Pithoragarh. This

temple‟s land belongs to Mr. Kalyan

Singh, Mr. Mohan Singh and Mr. Dayal

Singh forefathers but land is not

registered on their name. Hence it is

requested to give right compensation and

land to us.


108. People of Schedule Tribe belongs to Kanadi Jhulaghat are uneducated, living without land and are labors.

1) We don‟t get any information regarding

Public hearing from District Administration

and pollution control board

2) People of Schedule Tribe are uneducated

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For




and they don‟t have any information

about advantages and drawbacks of

proposed Dam

3) Land less and labor people of Schedule

Tribe have not enough money to buy

tickets for travelling to Pithoragarh

4.) What is the arrangement made by

government for Land less and labor

people of Schedule Tribe

Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




109. 1) Uttarakhand Kranti Dal in the leadership

Ex-MLA Mr. Kashi Singh will protest for

the public hearing to be held on 11 th

august 2017 at District Headquarter

Pithoragarh for Pancheshwar Dam

2) Public hearing should be held at village level or panchayat level. DPR should be translated in Hindi and distributed in project affected villages. Participation of Females and elders of projected affected villages should be ensured and their issues should be taken into consideration..





District Magistrate














The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

110. 1) Public hearing should be held at village

level or panchayat level

2) Information of the public hearing is to be

given very late.

3) Information of DPR did not reach to the

Village

4) Geographically, in the most rainy months

like August, there can be no walks

without any road area

5) The economic situation of the villagers is

not such that they can spend up to

rupees and reach the district

headquarters.








District Magistrate












111. 1. Information of the public hearing is to be

given very late.

2. Information of DPR did not reach to the

Village

3. Geographically, in the most rainy months

like August, there is no any accessible

road.

4. The economic situation of the villagers is

not so much good so that they can spend

money on travel and reach the district

headquarter.

5. Disabled and senior citizen of the affected areas will not be able to participate in the public hearing. Hence it is requested to postpone the public hearing.









District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

112. 1. Due to rainy season and lack of

transportation facility it is not possible to

reach at district headquarter

Hence it is requested to postponed the public

hearing and public hearing will be

conducted near the villages on the

Panchayat Level after the rainy season

so that maximum people can participate

in public hearing and it is also save their

time and money








113. 1. One member of each displaced family

shall be given Government Job for the

livelihood of the family

2. The evaluation of the property and the

assets like Homestead, Fruit bearing

trees, animal etc. of the fully affected

families shall be done under the

instruction of the Technical Employee and

Magistrate as well as Affected Families.



114. As per the assessment report published by Revenue department of Pancheshwar Dam project, the villagers of Seragara, Kuntola, Baritok,Routola, Naichuna, Busheila,Kilouta sela, Dayarola, Matela Baisoli Rangel are not satisfied with the provision for compensation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan.

They demanded the following things to be included in the R&R



They should be provided conveyance facilities or equivalent expanses for carry all their belonging from present location to the resettled sites.

Every adult should be given job or they










should be given Rs. 500/- per month for the period of minimum 5 years after resettlement.




PAFs should be resettled in the same

nearby developed region

115. The name of villages Bushel, Touk Nouchuna, Timani, Kilota has to be clearly mentioned in the DPR that they are coming under submergence and are being resettled.







There are few families in the villages which don‟t have their own land but runs their livelihood by working in others land as agriculture labour should also get house and land ad resettlement benefit.

Village wise list of PAFs is enclosed in the Vol-II, SIA Report.






116. Before preparing Resettlement and Rehabilitation plan proper investigation is mandatory for the submerged villages

The opinion of villagers should be taken





in choosing the place of resettlement.







The landless farmers should be given proper compensation for class-IV and class-V land





Table-3.2 : Response to issues raised in representations received from participants in Public Hearing at District Pithoragarh on 11.08.2017

S. No. Name & Address

Issues Raised Reponses

1. Shrimati Nirmala Devi

The residents of Gram Panchayat Vivrani put forward our demands and we condemn the Public Hearing conducted in August and want the same to be conducted in our village:



Due to the geographical and

climatic conditions it is very

difficult to reach the venue of

public hearing in the month of

August



If Public Hearing will be









conducted in the affected villages all the affected people will get opportunity to be part of it.


District Magistrate








Environmental Management Plan *Report(Volume-III)



The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location is decided by State Pollution Control Board.

2. Sarpanch Van Panchayat Joyadu.

The residents of Gram Panchayat Vivrani put forward our demands and we condem the Public Hearing conducted in August and want the same to be conducted in our village:





difficult to the venue of public

hearing in the month of August
























The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location is decided by State Pollution Control Board.





3. Mahakali ki Awaas,Jhulawat Naya Bazaar, Pithoragarh.

The residents of Gram Panchayat Vivrani put forward our demands and we condem the Public Hearing conducted in August and want the same to be conducted in our village:





difficult to the venue of public

hearing in the month of August
























volumes of Environmental reports in Hindi.

The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location is decided by State Pollution Control Board.

4. Mayuk Meher, Ex-MLA ,Pithoragarh

It is not right to conduct the Public Hearing in the month of August because due to heavy rainfall the accessibility to the District Headquarters from the villages becomes difficult. Hence this public hearing should be postponed and should be conducted at Gram Panchayat Level so that the maximum number of villagers can participate in this process and put forward their suggestions and grievances.

The decision to posepone public hearing is not within the jurisdiction of project proponents.

The public hearing date has been decided in advance. For Environmental Clearance, Public Hearing is conducted at district level.

5. Harish Dhoni,MLA,Pithoragarh

It is not right to conduct the Public Hearing in the month of August because due to heavy rainfall the accessibility to the District Headquarters from the villages becomes difficult. Hence this public hearing should be postponed and should be conducted at Gram Panchayat Level so that the maximum number of villagers can participate in this process and put forward their suggestions and grievances.

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management Plan as referred in section 4. The report shall be made available in localn language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.


Under Section-5 of Right to Fair Compensation,





Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact Assessment Report.

6. Sadanand Joshi

Our village Khaktadi Taleshwar is coming under submergence area. The resettlement site should have the following facility and the appropriate compensation shall be given for land and homestead of the farmers.

All the farmers should be given appropriate compensation for the land and the homestead.

Resettlement site should have homestead facility.

The farmers who want land for land should be given same.

Resttelemnt site should have facilities like water, electricity and road should be connected to the city.

Facility of Post Office and Bank should also be available.

One member of each family should be given job.

All the PAFs should be resttled near the city so that unemployed persons can get employment opportunity.

School,college and medical college facility should be available .

Every village should be given compensation equal to the compensation given to developed village.

There should be field and park for the kids to play.

Animals reared by the farmers

Khaktadi Taleshwar is coming under submergence area

Compensation for acquisition of private land will be given as per the norms of Right to Fair compensation, Transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013




Compensation for homestead shall be given as per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

Parks and Playground will be developed at resettlement site.

Cattle shed will be provided in house of each family losing homestead.

Community toilets will be provided in each partially affected village.

Community toilets will have adequate provision for water





should be given cattle shed area.

Land should be given for local fairs.

Proper sewage system should be developed for the villagers.

supply sewage from community toilet shall be treated in Bio-digester and Reed Bed Priod to disposal.

7. Vikram Bahadur Pak,Aurigao, Didihat, Pithoragarh

As per the abolishment of Zamindari system Act the land has been distributed but the land has not been divided and registered by the Government since past 3 generations rather there has been addition of almost 30-35 new members to the land. So it is requested to kindly take the appropriate action should be taken to address the above mentioned issue so that the each member can get appropriate compensation for the land.

It is requested that a district administration to update the land records in a time bound manner.

This will help in actual landowner to receive compensation for the property being acquired.

8. Jagat Chalal,Datu Kheda,Joljibi, Dharachula Pithoragarh.

The following are the demands of the affected families due to the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.

Each PAFs should be given

5 acre agriculture land to run

their livelihood.

Compensation for

Homestead and Land should

be given 10 times of circle rate

One member from each

affected family should be given

government job according to

their qualification




Jobs will be provided to PAFs as per the state policy

PAFs will be given preference for employment in dam construction and other allied activities

Decision on waiver of bank loans shall be taken by state government.

9. Kalu Ram ,Datu Kheda Joljibi,Dharachula, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for












their qualification

Bank loan of the affected family and businessman should be waived off.

Jobs will be provided to PAFs as per the norms of state government.

Preference will be given to PAFs for jobs during project construction and operation phases.

Decision on waiver of bank loans shall be taken by the government.

10. Sanjeev Kumar,Datu Kheda Joljibi,Dharachula, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification







11. Manoj Bhutt ,Datu Kheda Joljibi,Dharachula, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification











loans shall be taken by the government.

12. Lalita patiyal ,Datu Kheda Joljibi,Dharachula, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification







13. Dani Ram ,Datu Kheda Joljibi,Dharachula, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification







14. Aaisha praveen ,Datu Kheda Joljibi,Dharachula, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.






Compensation for






their qualification






15. Kundhan Ram , Dali sara (Narangi) Didihat, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification







16. Smt.harna Devi , Dharnd Rani Didihat, Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification

Bank loan of the affected family




Preference will be given to PAFs for jobs during project





and businessman should be waived off.

construction and operation phases.


17. Shamsher Chand,Bhupal Chand,Khadakkhubhalya

Regarding the Khasra number 181 the land was selled to my father Shri Bahadur Chand son of Shri Dileep Chand for Rs.19000/- by the land owner in the year 1981 and the was told that the registration will be done soon in his name by even after several requests since 1981 till date land is not registered under the name of my father but since 1981 we have the possession of the land and we earn our livelihood out of it. Hence the our land is in Khadkhu bhalya which is being submerged due to the proposed project therefore ot is requested to kindly give the appropriate compensation to my family for the land and save us from financial crises.


Compensation for land is always given to the persons in whose same land is registered in the Revenue Records. It is recommended that district administration can update the land revenue records updating the names of the latest landowner


18. Naresh Singh Dhariyal , Kandi Pithoragarh.

I didn‟t get the intimation of Public hearing scheduled on 11th August, 2017. I strongly oppose the public hearing





As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports





could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and ts subsequent amendments.

19. Bhagwan Singh , Kandi Pithoragarh.












District Magistrate












20. Bhupendra , Kandi Pithoragarh.



As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period





is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14,





2006 and its subsequent amendments.

21. Santosh, Pithoragarh







District Magistrate

















22. Anis Qureshi S/o Shahadat Qureshi, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.



government.

23. Bahadur Singh S/O Gopal Singh, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.







government.

24. Chander Ram S/O Indra Ram, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.



government.

25. Ravender Kumar, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh

The land of the applicant is coming under submergence area which is rich in fruit bearing trees and Timber trees,keeping the environment in mind afforestation should be done and the compensation should be given as per Market Rate .



26. Ramender Kumar, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh

All the PAFs affected due to submergence of Gram Dutibaragh should be given following things

One member of each family should be given Job.

Appropriate compensation should be given for the acquired land and homestead.

All the facilities should be available at the resettlement site.

10 times compensation for the acquired land should be given on the basis of circle rate.


Community facilities getting affected shall be replaced, for which adequate compensation has been made



government.




phases.







government.

27. Bahadur Singh S/O Puran Singh, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


28. Bikram Bahadur Lal S/O Dan Bahadur Lal, Dutibagad,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


29. Pradeep Singh S/O Nandan Singh Dataal,Datu,Joljibi,Dharchula,




Compensation shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in land acquisition, Rehabilitation and





Pithoragarh their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


30. Wasir Singh Saun, Pradhan,Gram Panchayat Sail alongwith 26 others

We were not informed officially regarding the Public hearing which is being conducted at District Headquater that is 45 km away from our village during the monsoon season when the accessibility to the district headquarter becomes poor. Following are the suggestions;

None of the government agencies like District Administration Uttarakhand and Environment Protection and Pollution Control informed us regarding the Public Hearing.

We do not have any information regarding EIA/SIA and EMP Report.

We do not have Executive Summary of the EIA Report.

The above mentioned actions are breaching the 16.9.2006 EIA Notification.

We oppose this public hearing and desire that the in future that the public hearing is conducted on the Guidelines of the Ministry.

The development activities like schools, roads, health centre and etc shall be given to the villages not the Pancheshwar Multipurpose dam.





District Magistrate




Zila Parishad














31. Naresh Singh S/O Nand Singh Datal,Jolijibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


32. Balwant Singh S/O Nand

The following are the demands of the affected families due to the






Singh Datal,Joljibbi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh

Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


33. Mani Ram S/O Kalu Ram Joygura,Jolijibi,Didihat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


34. Khilmi DeviGram Jojilibi,Datu kheda,Dutibagarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for












their qualification




government.




phases.


35. Sukpati Devi Jojibi,Kheda Dutibagh, Dharchula, Pithoragarh







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad








assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


36. Chandra Singh Rawat S/O Devan Singh Rawat, Dutibagarh,Joljibi, Dharchula




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.

Decision on waive of back loans shall be taken by the government.

37. Ramender Kumar,Ex Pradhan,Gram Dutibaragh, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

Issue raised not clear

38. Ramendra Kumar , Dutibaragh,






Dharchula, Pithoragarh

39. Shrimati Nathu Devi w/o Shri Jenu Singh Joljibi,Pithiragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


40. Johan Singh,Joljibi, Dharchula Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


41. Hayat Singh, Joljibi, Dharchula Pithoragarh




their livelihood.






Compensation for






their qualification





government.




phases.


42. Mohan Singh,Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragah




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


43. Devender Kumar,Gram Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for










government.






their qualification




phases.


44. Shakil Begum w/o Rahim Baks, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


45. Maniram, s/o Haruaram Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


46. Shimati Nanda Devi,w/o







Vikram Kumar, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


47. Vinod, Shri Roop Singh Datal, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


48. Sahdev Datal s/o Gururam Datal, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for












their qualification




government.




phases.


49. Javed s/o Masoom Ahmed, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


50. Ganga Singh (Senior Journalist/Buisnessman) s/o Laxman Singh, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.







51. Kundan Singh s/o Uday Singh Datu kheda,Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithorgarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


52. Gajeram s/o Manoj Kumar Datukheda,Joljibi,Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


53. Gangotri Chalal w/o Late Jeevan Singh,Balingkheda Joljibi,Dharchu




their livelihood.






la,Pithoragarh. Compensation for






their qualification





government.




phases.


54. Surender Singh s/o Harak Singh ,Datu Joljibi ,Dharchula Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


55. Bhagirathi Devi, w/o Late RoopSingh Daatal, Dutibagarh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification





government.









phases.


56. Bhagirathi Devi, w/o Late RoopSingh Daatal, Dutibagarh, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


57. Bijender Singh Datal s/o Roop Singh Datal,Joljibi kheda,Dharchula,Pithorgarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


58. Hayat Singh s/o Harmal







Singh Dhapwal, Gajirya,Didihat,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


59. Mohan Singh Dhapwal s/o Harmal Singh Dhapwal,Garjiya,Didihat Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


60. Narayan Singh Rawat s/o Pratap Singh,Dutibagarh,Joljibi Kheda,Dharchula Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for












their qualification




government.




phases.


61. Rudra Singh Dhapwal s/o Haram Singh Dhapwal, Garjiya,Didihat,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


62. Gopal Singh Rawat s/o Pratap Singh Dutibagarh,Jolijibi Kheda,Dharchula Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.







63. Padam Singh s/o Umed Singh Bonal




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


64. Deepak Tagmal , Dutibagarh, Jolijibi Kheda, Dharchula Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


65. Khushal Singh s/o Kishan Singh, Dutibaragh, Joljibi, Dharchula,




their livelihood.






Pithoragarh Compensation for






their qualification





government.




phases.


66. Jokhan Ram s/o Bharat Ram Dutibaragh ,Joljibi,Dharchula ,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


67. Godavari Devi W/O Jaya Ram,Dutibagarh,Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification





government.









phases.


68. Narender Ram s/o Jaya Ram Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula ,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


69. Naem Baks s/o Karim Ulla Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula ,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification






government.




phases.


70. Shabad s/o Abdul

The wellbeing of the residents of the Dutibaragh should be kept in

Residents of Dutibaragh shall be given compensatin as per





Razzak,Dutibagarh,Dharchula

mind and t they should be resettled accordingly .The benefits of the proposed project should be explained and what arrangements are being done by the State and Centre Government for the resettlement of the displaced people.

the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

71. Moh.Yasin s/o Yusuf ,Dutibagad Joljibi, Dharchula ,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification





government to coordinate

land acquisition activities.



government.




phases.



government.

72. Moh.Zakir s/o Yusuf Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.







government

73. Rajender Singh s/o AAn Singh Datu(Kheda) Jolijibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government

74. NoorHuda Mansori s/o Gul Miya Dutibagrah,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

75. The land of the applicant comes under the submergence area.The son of the applicant should be given job. Appropriate compensation should be given for the the land and homestead.












government.




phases.



government.

76. Mattu Miya s/o Dargayi Miya,Dutibaragh,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

77. Prem Datal s/o Shri Kalyan Ram,Joljibi Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for

















their qualification


government.




phases.



government.

78. Kalyan Ram s/o Shri Dhigar Ram,Datukheda,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

79. Zakir Baks s/o Naveen Baks,Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.







government.

80. Zahid Hussain s/o Raheem Baks,Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

81. Habib Baks s/o Navi Baks,Dutibagrah,Joljibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

82. Naseem Ahmed s/o Rafiq Ahmed ,Dutibagarh,Joljibi,Dharchula









,Pithoragarh their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

83. Rafi Ulla s/o Sharif Ulla,Dutibagarh,Joljiibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh.




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

84. Inayat Hussain s/o Ahmedullah, Dutibagarh,Joljiibi,Dharchula,Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for

















their qualification


government.




phases.



government.

85. Mohammad Rafi Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

86. Shahid Hussain Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.







government.

87. Abdul Gaffar Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

88. Kedar Singh Village-Dantu, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

89. Rakesh Singh Village-Dantu, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for











their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

90. Govind Singh Dalal Village-Jouljibi kheda, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

91. Lal Singh Village-Dantu kheda Jouljibi, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification













government.




phases.



government.

92. Pratap Chand Village-Simu Kamdi Pithoragarh







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)






Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


93. Judeda Begum, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

94. Reshma Khatun, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for















their qualification




government.




phases.



government.

95. Akila Banu, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

96. Junaid Ahmed, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.








phases.



government.

97. Firoz Ahmed, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

98. Anisha Hussain, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

99. Ishlam Hussain, Village-








Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh

their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

100. Junaid Ahmed, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh

Each PAFs should be given 5

acre agriculture land to run their

livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

101. Liyakat Hussain, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for















their qualification




government.




phases.



government.

102. Saddam Hussain Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

103. Kalim Ahmed Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.








phases.



government.

104. Zahid Hussain Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

105. Tahir Hussain Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification

Bank loan of the affected

family and businessman should

be waived off.








government.




phases.



government.

106. Nasir Hussain Village-Dutibagad,








Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh

their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

107. Suresh Chand Village: Gangolihaat Pithoragarh

As per the assessment report published by Revenue department of Pancheshwar Dam project, the villagers of Seragara, Kuntola, Baritok,Routola, Naichuna, Busheila,Kilouta sela, Dayarola, Matela Baisoli Rangel are not satisfied with the provision for compensation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan. They demanded the following things to be included in the R&R









government.




phases.



government.

Each PAF losing homestead will be given Rs. 50,000 for transportation of their





They should be provided conveyance facilities or equivalent expenses for carry all their belonging from present location to the resettled sites.





PAFs should be resettled in the same nearby developed region

household material to the new resettlement site.


Temples Panchayats, etc. shall be enstrusted at new sites and sufficient provision has been earmarked in the R&R Plan

Resettlement sites shall be selected in consultation with PAFs.

108. Ishrad Khan Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

109. Razia Khatun Village-Dutibagad,



their livelihood.






Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

110. Anzar Hussain Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

111. Munni Begum Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for















their qualification




government.




phases.



government.

112. Arif Ahmed Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

113. Nazir Hussain, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.








phases.



government.

114. Zafran Ansari, Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

115. Anisha Begum , Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

116. Mehboob Ahmed , Village-








Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh

their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

117. Shiv Ram Datal Village-Dantu Kheda, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

118. Tinka Singh Village-Dantu Kheda, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for















their qualification




government.




phases.



government.

119. Sanil Datal Village-Dantu Kheda, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.



government.

120. All the villagers, Village Panchyat Total 43 villagers

All the PAFs should be given detailed information about the compensation of homestead and land

Presently the villagers are

doing various jobs to run their

livelihood, but after the

resettlement it is requested that

one member from each affected

family should be given


their qualification








government.








phases.



government.

121. Smt. Kamal Devi Panchyat Pradhan Village-Kilota Pithoragarh And others

The name of villages Bushel, Touk Nouchuna, Timani, Kilota has to be clearly mentioned in the DPR that they are coming under submergence and are being resettled.







There are few families in the villages which don‟t have their own land but runs their livelihood by working in others land as agriculture labour should also get house and land ad resettlement benefit.

Village wise list of PAFs shall be enclosed.




government.




phases.



government.


Compensation for loss of trees shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand



Compensation for agriculture labour and landless labour shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

122. Mahesh Ram Village-Sera Radi Pithoragarh

Before preparing Resettlement and Rehabilitation plan proper investigation is mandatory for the submerged villages


Sites for relocation for PAFs












The landless farmers should be given proper compensation for Schedule-4 and Schedule-5

shall be decided in consultation with PAFs.

PAFs shall be given

preference for employment

during project construction ad

project related activities


the state policy



123. Mohit Kharkwal Madam Kohli and 39 other villagers

After construction of Pancheshwar dam, link with Tarai regions of Haldwani and Tanakpur will break and new route will be long due to which we will have to face many problems





Adequate number of bridges shallbe constructed that there is no disturbance for movement for locals.

Cloud burst occurs due to specific meteorological conditions. It is not scientifically proven that incidence of cloud burst increase due to the reservoir. Cloud burst have also occurred in areas where dams have not been constructed.

Emission of Methane gas for a reservoir is a known fact. However, it cannot be a reuse for dropping a reservoir.

Micro-climatic changes to other projects have not reported to the extent as focussed by the participants.

Efforts shall be under prevent the occurrence of lands.

Bio-diversity Plan has been presented in the EMP to minimize the impacts on flora and fauna.

Seismicity relocated aspects









have been considered in the structural design and he project has been accorded clearance by Natinal Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP).

124. Mahendra Singh Gobari Uttarakhand Rajya Andolankari Village: Bhateri Pithoragarh

We should get proper compensation for our agricultural land

We should get proper compensation for homestead, tree, cattle shed etc.

One member from each PAF should get govt. job

Bus facility should be there in the place of resettlement

All the PAFs of the region should be properly resettled.

The temples in the region should also be properly resettled


PAFs shall be given

preference for employment

during project construction ad

project related activities


the state policy



125. Lalit Singh Village: Garjia, Jouljibi Tehsil-Bangapani Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification

Bank loan of the affected family and businessman should








government.





be waived off. Preference will be given to



phases.



government.

126. Rajendra Singh Village: Gourihaat, Pithoragarh

Due to construction of dam my land is getting affected in three villages namely, Baltadi, Kandi, and Gourihaat

I should get three times compensation and other facilities

Three times compensation should be given to those PAFs, whose land is coming under submergence in three villages

One member from each PAF should get a permanent job

Ration Card should be proof of the PAFs‟s








allied activities


the state policy

Ration card can be one of the

proof for PAFs alongwith the

record of ownership of the

property.

127. Govind Singh Village: Kuntala Gagalihat Pithoragarh

We don‟t have proper information about the dam





We don‟t want dam




As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where





Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.



128. Raital, Gangolihaat

We don‟t have proper information about the dam




As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on






We don‟t want dam





District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


Necessary facilities shall be





developed at Resettlement sites.

129. Madam Ram Village head Routala, Pithoragarh

We need all the documents regarding the dam in Hindi

Public hearing should be conducted in our village also

We strongly oppose the construction of Pancheshwar Dam.

The villagers from nearby villages are also not happy with the project.

The public should be stopped right now














130. Shyamu Ram Village: Olagarh Patii Tahsil-Gangolihaat Pithoragarh

My land and homestead is coming under submergence

Total 8 members of my family including uncle and mother are living with me.

We have given compensation as below:

Homestead- 10,000,00






Land-30,000,00

It is humbly requested that proper compensation for the land and homestead is given

131. Vikram Bahadur Pal Village: Odigaon Tahsil-Dididhar Pithoragarh

There is no Proper policy for resettlement.

The policy for resettlement should be clearly narrated to the villagers.

Proper compensation should be given for class-4 and class-5 land



132. Prakash Ram Village: Sel Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad








assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


133. Prakash Wakhil Ram Village: Sel Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


134. Mamta Dhami Village: Kandi Pithoragarh











vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


135. Pawan Chand Pithoragarh

There was no written intimation about DPR has been given to villagers

Nothing about compensation has been written in DPR






In DPR ,there is no information about jobs to be given

No information about the place of resettlement has been given in DPR

Resettlement Act, 2013 As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:













136. Krishna Bhat Village: Jhulaghat Majirkanda Pithoragarh



As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for





conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.

The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent





amendments.

137. Devli Devi Village: Jhulaghat Majirkanda Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)







reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


138. Suresh Chand Village: Jhulaghat Majirkanda Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad








assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


139. Ashok Chand Village: Jhulaghat Majirkanda Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)






District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


140. Bhabesh Chand Village: Jhulaghat Majirkanda Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


141. Vikram Chand Village: Simu Kanri Pithoragarh












vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.






142. Prakash Singh Pithoragarh







vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.







reports in Hindi.


143. Bhagwan Singh Village: Kanri Pithoragarh








District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report





(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


144. Mohan Singh Pithoragarh








District Magistrate








Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


145. Madan Ram Village: Sel Pithoragarh













District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


146. Laxman Singh Village: Sel Pithoragarh



As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following





newspapers:





District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


147. Bharat Singh Village: Sel

I didn‟t get the intimation of Public hearing scheduled on






Pithoragarh 11th August, 2017. I strongly oppose the public hearing


2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.







reports in Hindi.


148. Manoj Singh Village: Sel Pithoragarh








District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)






Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


149. Nilap Singh Village: Sel Pithoragarh








District Magistrate








Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


150. Shamim Ahmed Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









government.




phases.


151. Mohammad Each PAFs should be given Compensation shall be given





Yunus Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh


their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification













government.




phases.


152. Tahira Begam Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.




phases.


153. Mohammad Anish Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for

















their qualification







government.




phases.


154. Mohammad Aslam Village-Dutibagad, Tehsil- Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.




phases.


155. Lalit Pal Tehsil-Didihat Pithoragarh

There is no information about Harshewar Temple in the submergence area in DPR

About 70 villages follows this temple since long

There is a religious fairs in the area every year

This temple should be resettled properly

Harshewar Temple will be

constructed at a site finalized

in consultation with villagers

by district administration.

Areas shall be demarcated for

the religious fairs in the new

site.

156. Shri Mani Ram Village-Yogjuda Jouljibi



their livelihood.









Pithoragarh Compensation for






their qualification










government.




phases.


157. Shri Mahesh Singh Dalal Village-Dasntukheda Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.




phases.


158. Shri Keshar Ram Village-Yogjuda Jouljibi Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for




















their qualification




government.




phases.


159. Shri Fakir Ram Village-Yogjuda Jouljibi Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.




phases.


160. Shri Sher Singh Village-Dasntukheda Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.








phases.


161. Shri Sunil Kumar Village-Yogjuda Jouljibi Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.




phases.


162. Anonymous Each PAFs should be given


their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














government.




phases.


163. Sh. Bhuvan Ram, son of

5 acres land should be given to affected families for their







Sh. Mohan Ram, Village Jogyuda, Tehsil DD Haat, Pithoragarh

livelihood.

10 times more compensation than the Circle rate of building and land should be given.


Bank debt should be forgiven for affected family and businessman.











government.




phases.


164. Smt. Bhishna Devi, wife of late Sh. Mohan Ram Village Jogyuda, Joljibi, Tehsil DD Haat, Pitoragarh

5 acres land should be given to affected families for their livelihood.
















government.




phases.


165. Sh. Niraj Singh Dataal, son of Tinka Singh, Village Dantu Khera, Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula, Pitoragarh



One member of the affected family should be given












government job as per the talent.







government.




phases.


166. Sh. Dev Singh, son of Dilip Singh, Datu Khera, Joljibi, Tehsil Dharcula, Pitoragarh

















government.




phases.


167. Sh. Bharat Singh, Sawalishera

















government.








phases.


168. Smt. Manju Chand, Wife of Janak chand Village Jhulghat Tehsil Majirkanda

I did not receive information about public hearing of 11 august, hence I oppose this public hearing and at the same time, I oppose public hearing.





vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)






Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


169. Smt. Veenta Chand wife if Dilip Chand Village Jhulaghat Tehsil Majirkanda, Jhulaghat






vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate








Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


170. Sh. Asha Chand wife of Vikramchand Village jhulaghat Tehsil Majirkand Pithoragarh






vernacular daily

newspaper)







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


171. Smt. Devki Devi Village sawalisera Tehsil DD Haat Pithoragarh

Sawalisera village will come under submergence in future after construction of dam. Relatives of sawalisera resides in titri village. Titri village is fully under submergence, hence the sawalisera is incoherent.

Distance of sawalisera is 200 mt. if after construction of dam, sawalisera will be submerged or if there any loss of life kind then it is the responsibility of government.

Hence, before the loss of any






property or life proper actions should be taken for sawalisera.

172. Sh. Visan Ram, Son of Guru Ram Village Datu Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















government.




phases.


173. Sh. Rajender Ram Datal, Son of Sh. Guru Ram Village Datu Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















government.




phases.


174. Sh. Kishan Datal, son of Guru Ram Village Datu









Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula













government.




phases.


175. Smt. Rukhu Devi, wife of guru ram datal Village Datu khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















government.




phases.


176. Sh. Sher Bahadur Singh Village Bhuladaar











vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.






amendments.

177. Smt. Himalya Bhaat, Wife of Sh. Keshav Datt Bhatt Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities

Jobs will be provided as per the state policy.


178. Col. Jagdish Chand S/o Sh. Milok Singh Chand Village Jogpura Joljibi Tehsil DD haat

















allied activities


Decision on bank loan waiver shall be taken by government.

179. Sh. Rajender Singh S/o Sh. Chander Singh, Village Daatu Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula




Bank debt should be forgiven















for affected family and businessman.



allied activities



180. Sh. Manoj Bhatt, S/o Sh. Narender Dutt Bhat Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



181. Smt. Manju Devi, Gram Panchayat Jeda

Agricultural land instead of agricultural land or reasonable compensation so allowing to farmer to buy same piece of land.

Circle rate should not be discriminated against.





The right compensation for gardening trees and fruit trees










allied activities




Provision of Scholership to the students are kept in Local Area Development Plan





should be given.






182. Sh. Kunvar Singh Bhandari, Village Dandaghar Po. KInara Tehsil Gangolihaat

It is requested to government that land 500 m above submergence should also be acquired, that are under the danger of soil erosion, and the affected families to be resettled.

Job should be given to one talented member of the families which are under partially of fully submerged area.

Rs. 50 lakh or right compensation should be given to families whose houses are coming under submergence.

Compensation should be given within 4 weeks whose houses are coming under submergence.

Compensation for land should be given 20 times circle rate.

Compensation for type 4, 5 and 7 land should be given 20 times circle rate.

List should be provide for villages coming under submergence.









allied activities



Village wise list of PAFsshall be enclosed.

183. Smt. Bhishna Devi W/o late Gajender Singh Karki Village Ranuva, Doda Tehsil DD Haat

Land for land or compensation should be good enough so that we can purchase same land and built our homes and earn livlihhod.







184. Sh. S Karki, Village Runva, Doda Panchayat Amtadi Kanalichina

Agricultural land instead of agricultural land or reasonable compensation so allowing to farmer to buy same piece of land.

Circle rate should not be











discriminated against.





The right compensation for gardening trees and fruit trees should be given.







allied activities




185. Smt. Janki Devi, Dutibgarh, Joljibi






vernacular daily

newspaper)







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


186. Sh. Mahender Ram, s/o Sh. Dhanka Ram Datal Village Datu Joljibi khera Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities







187. Sh. Gopal Ram s/o Sh. Harmal Ram Village Datu Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



188. Sh. Nandan Datal s/o Sh. Dhanka Ram Dataal. Village Daatu Joljibi Khera Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



189. Sh. Rajender Singh s/o Sh. Aan Singh Village Daatu khera Joljibi Tehsil



One member of the affected











Dharchula family should be given government job as per the talent.








allied activities



190. Sh. Inder Dataal s/o Sh. Guru Ram Village Daatu Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



191. Smt. Durga Devi Village Jogpura Joljibi Tehsil DD haat

















allied activities







192. Sh. Narender Chand Village Jogpura

















allied activities



193. Sh. Sher Singh S/o Late Kalyan Singh Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



194. Smt. Radha Devi, w/o Sh. Mohan Singh Village Daatu Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula





















allied activities



195. Sh. Bijnu Kumar s/o Udal lal Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



196. Sh. Bijnu Kumar s/o Udal lal Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

His area is under submergence, hence he requested for appropriate compensation, job, house etc. should be given to him.









allied activities



197. Sh. Sanjay Kumar s/o Banju lal Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula





















allied activities



198. Sh. Banju Lal s/o Parmeshwari lal Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil dharchula

















allied activities



199. Sh. Kailash Dataal s/o late Hari Ram Dataal Village Daatu Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



200. Sh. Prakash Ram s/o late Hari









Ram Dataal village Daatu Joljibi Tehsil dharchula













allied activities



201. Sh. Hayat Singh Dataal s/o Sh. Sher Singh Village Daatu Joljibi Tehsil dharchula

















allied activities



202. Sh. Mohan Singh s/o Sh. Sher Singh Village Saatu Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities






the state policy


203. Sh. Khishaal Husain s/o Nihal Hasan Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



204. Sh. Deewan Singh Paal s/o Trilok Singh Paal Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



205. Sh. Sohan Singh Dataal s/o late Sh. Sher Singh Village Daatu Joljibi Tehsil















Dharchula

family should be given government job as per the talent.







allied activities



206. Sh. Bahadur Singh s/o Himmat Singh Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



207. Sh. Durga Dutt s/o late Bhandev Bhatt Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities


208. Sh. Bikram Singh

5 acres land should be given to affected families for their






s/o late Sh Jagat Singh Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

livelihood.















allied activities



209. Sh. Jagdish Singh s/o Laxman Singh Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



210. Sh. Bhim Bahadur Ram s/o Harmal Ram Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula




Bank debt should be forgiven for affected family and
















businessman. dam construction and other

allied activities



211. Smt. Kaushalya Devi w/o Lachi ram Village KHukuni Dutibgarh Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



212. Smt. Saraswati Devi w/o Deewani Ram Village Khutkuni Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



213. Sh. Sunita Devi w/o Kishan ram


10 times more compensation









Village Khutkuni Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

than the Circle rate of building and land should be given.











allied activities



214. Sh. Rahim Hussain s/o Safi Ulla Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



215. Smt. Seema w/o Jamir Hussain Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities






the state policy


216. Sh. Munna Hussain s/o Hader Baksh Village Dutibgarh Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities



217. Sh. Jagdish Chand Village Jogjuda

















allied activities



218. Sh. Narayan Singh Village Bahi daar Titri















family should be given government job as per the talent.







allied activities



219. Sh. Anjali Kumar Village Jhulghat






vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad








assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


220. Sh. Manoj Bhandari, Village Jhulghat

I did not receive information

about public hearing of 11

august, hence I oppose this

public hearing and at the same

time, I oppose public hearing.





vernacular daily

newspaper)

As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected





district:

District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


221. Sh. Rajender Singh Village Rajjuda










vernacular daily

newspaper)






District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


222. Sh. Madan mohan Singh Village Jhulghat















vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.






amendments.

223. Sh. Jamnani Harsha Village Jhulghat










vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)







reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


224. Sh. Rakupala Dataal Village Dantu joljibi Tehsil Dharchula










vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad








assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


225. Sh. Rajender Singh Village Kankadi










vernacular daily

newspaper)






District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


226. Sh, Madan mohan bhatt, Village Jhulaghat










vernacular daily

newspaper)







District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


227. Smt. Janaki Kayadi Village Jhulaghat Majirkanda















vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.






228. Sh. Madan Mohan Bhatt Village Jhulaghat










vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.







reports in Hindi.


229. Smt. Shailja Bhatt, Village Jhulaghat Manjirkanda










vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report





(Volume-I)


Report (Volume-II)

Environmental


(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.


230. Sh. Tara Dutt Pant, Sh. Laxman Dutt pant, Sh. Rai Dant Pant, Sh. Mohan Chander Pant Gram Sabha Salla

How will the land be paid?

Where is rehabilitation?

Land for land and home for home.

Compensation should be given according to how much land it has.

Rs. 8 lakh per drain should be given.

If house is not given than Rs. 22 lakh should be given for compensation of house.

Rs. 5 lakh for cowshed should be given.

One person from PAF should get government job.














allied activities




231. Sh. Narender Singh, Sh. Kundal Singh s/o Dhan Singh Village Chamlek Askot



One member of the affected family should be given government job as per the













Tehsil DD Haat

talent.






allied activities




232. Sh. Prakash Ram s/o Dev ram Village Daatu Khera Joljibi Tehsil Dharchula

















allied activities




233. Sh. Tilokram s/o Sh. Fakir Ram Village Jogyuda Joljibi Tehsil DD Haat

















allied activities




234. Tilok Ram, S/O Fakir ram, Gram

The following are the demands of the affected families due to the Pancheshwar Multipurpose








Jogyuda, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh

Project.



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification











allied activities




235. Ganesh Ram, S/O Visan Ram, Gram Jogyuda, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities




236. Ganesh Ram, S/O Visan Ram, Gram Jogyuda, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






















their qualification


allied activities




237. Govind Ram, S/O Visan Ram, Gram Jogyuda, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities




238. Govind Ram, S/O Visan Ram, Gram Jogyuda, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities




239. Mani Ram, S/O Harua Ram, Gram Jogyuda,









Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification











allied activities




240. Smt. Nanda Devi, W/O Vikram Kum, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities




241. Ashok Singh, S/O Jeevan Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for


















allied activities





their qualification





242. Janaki Devi, Area Panchayat Member, Dootibagad, Jaulji

The residents of submerged zone, are displaced on the lines of the people who are displaced in Tehri. Every person should get one acre land for irrigation and one acre land for building the house, in total two acres of the land.

The people with displaced families, one member of each should be given government job according to the eligibility.

In Dootibagad, Jauljibi, people of two villages reside that is submerged zone Datu Kheda Jauljibi and Jauljibi gram sabha, which are areas of business since ancient times where after independence only International Trade Fair is organized where people India, Nepal and Tibet do business. Here almost 400 small and big families do business to sustain their lives. Thus the area from Jauljibi to Jhoolaghat has been declared as the business market, in the DPR it has been shown only with the name of Dootibagad. This is shear injustice in the name of development for people. Here the compensation should be evaluated keeping in mind the business. Instead of declaring this area as a village, this area from Jhoolaghat to Dootibagad, till Jauljibi should be mentioned ar the main centre for business.

In submerged area Jauljibi, the Gram Daatu Jauljibi, consists of almost 200 families that reside there and belong to the Schedule Caste category. Such









allied activities





The business centre at Dootibagad is coming under submergence.

It is proposed to construct a shopping centre with latest state of the art technology and amenities.

Villagers of Data Kheda and Jauljibi gram Sabha will be resettled in close proximity to the new site of Shopping Centre.

Resettlement site shall have all the basic amenities.






families should be established at a single place and before establishing basic facilities such as electricity, water, roads, health, education should be given extreme importance.

The families that come in the submergence zone should be given ten times the compensation and also for the construction of the houses the valuation should be done according to vargfeet, and the compensation should be given according to the market rate.

Sir, in Jauljibi the minority Muslim class has alomost 70 families that have been residing here since ages and also they have their graveyard, schools (Madarsa), Idgah and Prayer homes. Thus we should also be given all sorts of facilities.

The Gram Dootibagad comes in the danger zone of submergence. This village should also be displaced else it will also be stranded in between like Tehri Dam.

Sir, we just don‟t have hopes but also trust you that you will definitely keep this matter in front of the Prime Minister. You will try to understand the emotions of the people. If you will think about the issues raised by the people then we will support the construction of this project else the people will not backout to start the movement against the project. This demand is from all the 134 villagers.

Religious and cultural structures of each community under submergence shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized in consultation with villagers by district administration.

Decision of Gram Dootibagad to be considered as project affected shal be taken by the state government.

243. Villagers Sir, we request that the related

agency should survey the village

and its area and the survey report

should be made available to the

villagers. Sir, during the difficult

times of June 2016, the villagers

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management as





were apprehensive about this. All

the villagers request you to kindly

find a solution to the problem in the

Gram Panchayat, so that the exact

status of the village is known since

the condition is still indefinite.

referred in Section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.



244. Hanuman Singh Karki, Gram Panchayat Silauni, Zila Pithoragarh.

Sir, I am Hanuman Singh Karki, resident of Gram Panchayat Silauni area, Kanal Tehsil, Didihaat. Sir, in 2000 and 2001, I had constructed two houses one consisting of 4 rooms and the other with two rooms to sustain my family and living. Now both the houses are coming in the submergence zone. Sir, to give all the things in writing, is not possible. Thus I request you to kindly evaluate my situation and give appropriate compensation for the same.

Sir, how much portion of the village copmes in the submergence zone and how much danger does that pose, this information should be given to the villagers. Most of the people think that this time











injustice will definitely prevail.

245. Bhagirathi Devi, Sub Pradhan, Pithoragarh

In Gram Panchyat Jomyuda, inside Vikas Khand Kanalicheena, reside the Schedule Caste families who have Land, Houses, plants and trees. Many families come in the category of landless families. Many families have bought lands from the total money they have earned and built houses with that land. But because of the economic condition not being that good, they could not further register their lands in their names. Some families earn by farming on the lands that were partitioned earlier to sustain their families. Because of no settlement some farms fall outside the submergence zone and thus have a constant threat of the Project.

Thus looking into the problems of the affected we request for a survey and looking into the emotions of the people one meeting with the Gram Panchayat should be arranged. The whole Gram Panchayat should be shifted to one single place only. One person of the affected family should be given a Government Job. Apart from this, in road, electricity, water affected areas the farmers should be given the facilities of agriculture, hospital, post office, banks etc. and atleast one aged member of the affected family should get monthly pension.

Land should be given in exchange of the land, house should be given in exchange of the house and some 2.5 lakh rupees to get established to a new place so that no problems are faced. This should be finally









allied activities





PAFs of one village will be resettled at the place

All families and amenities shall be developed at the resettlement sites.





decided as to where will the dam affected families will be displaced. These are the sole issues that are raised by the Panchayat.

246. Praveen Kumar, S/O Late Gagan Ram, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



247. Magan Ram, S/O Late. Gagan Ram, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



248. Kamal Ram, S/O Dev Ram, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil












Dharchoola, Pithoragarh


their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









allied activities


the state policy


249. Kamal Ram, S/O Dev Ram, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



250. Ganesh Ram, S/O Visan Ram, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification













allied activities







the state policy



251. Ramesh Lal Verma, S/O Nandlal Verma, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



252. Kalu Ram, S/O Lalu Ram, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



253. Girdhar Singh, S/O Khadak Singh, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh













their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification









allied activities


the state policy



254. Lakshmi Devi, W/O Girdhar Singh, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



255. Sumitra Devi, W/O Late Ram Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy





and businessman should be waived off



256. Ram Chandra Singh, S/O Late Ram Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy


shall be taken by governmen

257. Sanjha Devi, W/O Late. Ram Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



258. Kavinder Singh, S/O Girdhar Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola,















Compensation for






their qualification








allied activities


the state policy



259. Kavinder Singh, S/O Girdhar Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



260. Lakshmi Devi, S/O Girdhar Singh, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy








261. Girdhar Singh, S/O Khadak Singh, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



262. Sanjha Devi, W/O Late. Ram Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



263. Ram Chandra Singh, S/O Late Ram Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola,















Compensation for






their qualification








allied activities


the state policy



264. Sumitra Devi, W/O Late Ram Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



265. Prem Singh, S/O Dhan Singh, Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy








266. Dharmananda Bhatt, S/O Narayan Dutta, Dootibagad, Tehsil Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



267. Kalyan Ram, S/O Shri. Dheegar Ram, Gram Datukheda, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



268. Prem Dataal, S/O Shri. Kalyan Ram, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh














their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification








allied activities


the state policy



269. Smt. Chandra Dataal, W/O Ganga Dataal, Gram Datukheda, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



270. Smt. Basanti Devi, W/O Late. Mohan Ram, Gram Datukheda, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy








271. Ganga Dataal, S/O D.R Dataal, Gram Datukheda, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



272. A.R Dataal, S/O D.R.Dataal, Gram Datukheda, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



273. Smt. Haru Devi, W/O Late. Nandi Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh














their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification








allied activities


the state policy



274. Dilip Ram, S/O Late. Jagi Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



275. Chandra Ram, S/O Rami Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy








276. Tara Ram, S/O Late Rami Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



277. Uttam Singh, S/O Laksham Singh, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



278. Trilok Ram, S/O Late Pratap Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh














their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification








allied activities


the state policy



279. Dev Ram, S/O Late Rami Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



280. Hemu Ram, S/O Bisram, Gram Khutkuni, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy








281. Saraswati Devi, W/O Bisram, Gram Khutkuni, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



282. Madan Ram, S/O Prem Ram, Gram Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



283. Roopsingh Sipaal, S/O Madan Singh Sipaal, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh














their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification








allied activities


the state policy



284. Phulkar Singh Chalaal, S/O Uttam Singh Chalaal, Gram Jaujlibibi, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



285. Pancham Singh Chalaal, S/O Rudra Singh Chalaal, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy








286. Jeevan Singh, S/O Bahadur Singh, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



287. Mukesh Dataal, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



288. Manki Devi, W/O Late. Nandan Ram Dataal, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.












Compensation for






their qualification







allied activities


the state policy



289. Amuna Avasthi, S/O Bhaskar Dutta Avasthi, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



290. Narayan Ram, S/O Late Reetha Ram, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification

Bank loan of the affected family and businessman should be













allied activities


the state policy






waived off


291. Surender Ram, S/O Late. Reetha Ram, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



292. Netra Singh, S/o Melsingh, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



293. Ganga Singh, S/O Gobind Singh, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for


















their qualification






allied activities


the state policy



294. Pushpa Devi, W/O Pratap Singh, Dootibagad Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



295. Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Dualisera, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy







296. Pushkar Ram, S/O Late. Shri Jaya Ram, Dootibagad, Dharchoola, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



297. Shri. Sher Ram, S/O Shri. Kalu Ram, Gram Bagadihaat, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



298. Smt. Shanti Devi, W/O Shri. Maharaj Narayan, Gram Bagadihaat, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for



















their qualification





allied activities


the state policy



299. Lakshman Singh, S/O Late. Shri Nain Singh, Gram Bagadihaat, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



300. Rakesh Singh Ghatala, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy







301. Khansya Devi, W/O Ram Singh, Gram Bagadihaat, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



302. Madhvi Devi, W/O Late. Gambhir Singh, Gram Bagadihaat, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



303. Dheerendra Chalaal, S/O kishan Singh, Gram Dootibagad, Tehsil Didihaat, Pithoragarh


304. Col. Ram Dutta Joshi,

Sir, the project that has been taken up will take 10 years to

Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with





S/O Gundanand Joshi, Pithoragarh

get finished. Before the construction of the dam, roads, houses, schools, colleges and hospitals and other necessary things should be made available in the first 5 years itself. The ones who want to stay in Pithoragarh they should be established in the area. For the above budget should be passed for the payment to be done so that the affected families can make necessary arrangements.

The Rajeshwar Ling was established by Shri. Raja Ram in earlier years. The priests of the temple are Joshi from Meldugri. Since the temple, Dharamsala, Priest House etc were kept by Raja Udyog Chand, so the temple should also be established in the Gram Meldugri Patti, Old Pithoragarh.

the PAFs.

All facilities and amenities shall be developed as resettlement site.

Adequate provision for development of infrastructural facilities has been made.

Rajeshwar Ling temple will be constructed at new site, which shall be finalized by district administration in consultation with villages.

305. Jagat Singh Pal, Didighat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



306. Narayan Singh, S/O Joga Singh, Gram Bagdihaat, Pithoragarh




their livelihood.












Compensation for






their qualification







allied activities


the state policy



307. Narender Singh, S/O Shri. Kamal Chand, Tehsil Didighaat, Zila Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



308. Jagdish Chand, S/O Kamal Chand, Tehsil Didighaat, Zila Pithoragarh




their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy







309. Anjali Bhandari, Village- Dhunamani Chetna Dubriya, Village-Takana Pith. Upasana Dhami, Village-Takana Pith. And 46 others











Cloud burst occurs due to specific meteorological conditions. It is scientifically not proved that incidence of cloud burst increases due to construction of dams and development of reservoirs. Cloud burst also occur in areas where there are no reservoirs.

Emissions of methane from dams does takes place, but the quality is not enough to warrant stopping of dam.


A detailed bio-diversity conservation plan has been formulated.

Suitable measures have een incorporated in the structural design, which has also been approved by National Committee on Seismic Design Parameters.

310. Vijay Pant, Jakhani Priyanka Lohiya, Vivekanada

After construction of Pancheshwar dam, link with Tarai regions of Haldwani and Tanakpur will break and new route will be long due to which






colony and 48 others

we will have to face many problems









Cloud burst occurs due to specific meteorological conditions. It is scientifically not proved that incidence of cloud burst increase due to construction of dams and development of reservoirs. Cloud burst also occur in areas where there are no reservoir.

Emissions of methane from dams does takes place, but the quality is not enough to warrant stopping of dam.


A detailed bio-diversity conservation plan has been formulated.


311. Neeraj Singh, Gangolihat Ashok Kumar, Pabhain And 79 others


After construction of Pancheshwar dam, big reservoirs will be formed around Pithoragarh due to which

Additional roads and adequate

number of bridges shall be

constructed so that there is no

difficulty for locals to access

various places.

Cloud burst occurs due to

specific meteorological

conditions. It is scientifically

not proved that incidence of

cloud burst increase due to

construction of dams and





humidity will increase in environment and there will be increased possibility of cloud burst, due to which there will be more loss of life and property








development of reservoirs.

Cloud burst also occur in

areas where there are no

reservoir.

Emissions of methane from

dams does takes place, but

the quality is not enough to

warrant stopping of dam.

Changes in micro-climatic

changes have been reported.

But such impacts are marginal

in nature and localized as far

as spatial extent is concurred.

Thuso, no major impact as

envisaged is not expected.

A detailed bio-diversity

conservation plan has been

formulated.


312. Varsha Sharma, Nisha kashyap, Neelam Joshi and 43 others

After construction of

Pancheshwar dam, link with

Tarai regions of Haldwani and

Tanakpur will break and new

route will be long due to which

we will have to face many

problems

After construction of

Pancheshwar dam, big

reservoirs will be formed around

Pithoragarh due to which

humidity will increase in

environment and there will be

increased possibility of cloud

burst, due to which there will be

more loss of life and property

Additional roads and adequate

number of bridges shall be

constructed so that there is no

difficulty for locals to access

various places.

Cloud burst occurs due to

specific meteorological

conditions. It is scientifically

not proved that incidence of

cloud burst increases due to

construction of dams and

development of reservoirs.

Cloud burst also occur in

areas where there are no

reservoir.

Emissions of methane from





Emission of Methane gas from

the reservoirs will lead to global

warming which is harmful for

local and global environment

There will be changes in climate

of the area which is harmful for

the crops, forest, fauna and

local people

Due to reservoirs, landslide will

increase in the area which is

harmful for people and natural

habitat.

Due to submergence of forests,

natural habitat of mammals,

reptiles, birds and insects will

get destroyed

After construction of dam,

climate will change which will

lead to new diseases.

Pithoragarh is in Seismic Zone-

V, occurrence and intensity of

earthquakes will increase after

construction of dam


dams does takes place, but

the quality is not enough to

warrant stopping of dam.

Changes in micro-climatic

changes have been reported.

But such impacts are marginal

in nature and localized as far

as spatial extent is concurred.

Thuso, no major impact as

envisaged is not expected.

A detailed bio-diversity

conservation plan has been

formulated.


313. Lakshman Chand, Village- Jogyuda, Joljibi, Tehsil-Didihat, Pithoragarh

Each PAFs should be given 5 acre agriculture land to run their livelihood.

Compensation for Homestead and Land should be given 10 times of circle rate

One member from each affected family should be given government job according to their qualification














allied activities


the state policy



314. Visan Ram, Each PAFs should be given Compensation shall be given





Village- Jogyuda, Joljibi, Tehsil-Didihat, Pithoragarh

5 acre agriculture land to run their livelihood.















allied activities


the state policy



315. Veer Ram, Village- Jogyuda, Joljibi, Tehsil-Didihat, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy



316. Head, Gram Panchayat-Dutibagad, Dharchula Afroz Jahan Mahila Mangal Dal, Dutibagad, Dharchula and 43 others

Joljibi is famous International Trade market, so Joljibi should be considered as trading area instead of a village

More than 70 families of minority muslim community living in Joljibi do not have agricultural land or permanent employment. We earn our living by small trades.

We have been living here for thousand years and besides our ancestral property we also have mosques, idgah etc













allied activities





It is requested to resettle all the minority muslim community at one place. Each PAF should be given 1 acre land as given in tehri dam construction. Houses with facilities like electricity, water, school and hospitals should be given. Compensation should be given 10 times of circle rate. One member from each affected family should be given job according to their qualification

It is requested to resettle us near SIDCUL area in Haldwani


the state policy

Resettlement sites will be


PAFs.

317. Amar Bahadur Chand, Village- Jauljibi And others

Jauljibi is International trade place and people getting affected in this area are mainly businessman. So compensation should be given considering this

Evaluation of houses should be done according to year 2017

Jauljibi is a religious place where Hindus and Muslims reside. Land should be given so that hindus can build their temples and muslims can build their mosques

There is migration village Daantu adjacent to jauljibi where around 150 people live. Also Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people live here

Compensation should also be given to people living on unnamed and Schedule-IV lands

Compensation should also be given to people not having land and house

Village Kimkhola, Gugatoli, and toli is agriculture dominated village and earn their living through animal husbandry

Therefore, Project should be constructed keeping the farmers in mind

Land for Internationsl Trade Fair will be provided in resettled site



Decision on compensation for schedule-IV levels shall be taken by the state government






It is requested to consider our problems and solution of problems should be done

318. Mamta Devi, Head, Village- Askoda, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh And all residents of village Askoda, Kharkoli, Timta, Chamdungra, Rasyuna

Land, forest, rivers are important for our livelihood

Project will affect flora and fauna of the area

It will affect the environment of the area

Opinion of people should be taken in selecting the place for resettlement

Benefit of forest, land and rivers should also be given

Value of land should be 3 --4 lakh per nali and 100% compensation should be fixed

Land for land should be given

Financial contribution of females should also be evaluated

One person from each family should be given Government job and land should be given for living and stockyard

Priority should be given to affected people in construction works of dam

Evaluation of trees should be according to its age and output

Evaluation of class-IV land for landless farmers should also be done

Less amount has been calculated for farms and houses in DPR. For other resettlement packages like construction of houses Rs. 1.5 lakh should be given

There should be provision of budget for temples. Nothing about them is mentioned in DPR











allied activities


Decision to PAFs having land under schedule 4 shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand


319. Vijay Bhatt, Village-Jhulaghat,

I didn‟t get the intimation of Public hearing scheduled on 11th August, 2017. I strongly

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to





Pithoragrh oppose the public hearing


be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate











The circulation of project related





information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

320. Bhuvan Village-Jhulaghat, Pithoragrh








District Magistrate








Environmental Management Plan Report





(Volume-III)




321. Muslim community

It is requested to consider our basic problems in resettlement and resolve them.

All efforts shall be made to consider the problem faced by PAFs in resettlement

322. Gram Pradhan, Dutibagad, Dharchula Tara Chand, Sarpanch, Dutibagad

Temples and mosques coming under submergence area have not been mentioned in the DPR. They should also be considered in DPR

Wall should be built between submergence area and remaining part of the village

Compensation of loss of property of Gram Panchayat should also be done.





323. Dani Ram, Village- Dutibagad, Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh





People living for more than 20 years on occupied land should be given compensation considering proprietary rights at 10 times of circle rate













allied activities


the state policy

Decision on waiver of bank loan shall be taken by government

324. Lalit Prasad ,Village- Dutibagad,









Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh














allied activities


the state policy

Decision on waiver of bank loan shall be taken by government.

325. Harish Prasad Village- Dutibagad, Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh


















allied activities


the state policy


326. Kalyan Ram, Village- Dutibagad, Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh





People living for more than 20













allied activities





years on occupied land should be given compensation considering proprietary rights at 10 times of circle rate


the state policy


327. Naveen Singh, Village- Dutibagad, Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


328. Heera Napalchayal Village- Dutibagad, Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh


















allied activities


the state policy


329. Heera Devi, Village- Dutibagad, Joljibi, Tehsil-Dharchula, Pithoragarh






















allied activities


the state policy


330. Ganesh Ram, Village- Dhungatoli, Dharchula, Pithoragarh


















allied activities


the state policy


331. Shahana Husain, Village-Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy






332. Hari Ram Village-Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh



their livelihood.

Compensation for






their qualification














allied activities


the state policy


333. Dhan Bahadur Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh


















allied activities


the state policy






334. Bhani Ram, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


335. Chandra Ram, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


336. Basanti Devi, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh






















allied activities


the state policy


337. Himalaya Bhatt, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy

Decision waiver of bank loan shall be taken by government.

338. Uttam Singh Pal, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


339. Ram Singh Pal, Village - Dutibagad,









Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh













allied activities


the state policy


340. Manoj Verma, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


341. Dinesh Verma, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities






the state policy


342. Bhuvan Verma, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


343. Gobind Chand Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


344. Gajendra Singh Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh





















allied activities


the state policy


345. Madan Ram, Village - Dutibagad, Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


346. Anonymous I didn‟t get the intimation of Public hearing scheduled on 11th August, 2017. I strongly oppose the public hearing














allied activities


the state policy






347. Director, Business Association (Vyapar Mandal), Jauljibi

Jauljibi has been trade market before independence

Its existence will get destroyed

Many people and businessman will become jobless








the state policy

348. Sanja Devi, Village- Baling (Kheda) Joljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


349. Pushkar Ram, Village- Toli, Chifaltara, Bangapani, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy

Decision on waiver of bank loan shall be taken by





government

350. Jagdish Ram, Village- Toli, Chifaltara, Bangapani, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


351. Shankar Ram, Village- Toli, Chifaltara, Bangapani, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


352. Kedar Joshi, State Vice President

Same circle rate should be given to all

Submerged area should be marked

Landslide prone area should also be marked

All the people coming in submergence area should be identified

Landless and homeless














should be also be considered

Compensation should also be given for Class-IV and class-V land

Special concern should be given for Pancheshwar, Taleshwar and Rameshwar temples




allied activities


the state policy

Decision to PAFs having land

under schedule 4 and 5 shall

be taken by the state

government of Uttarakhand

Submergence area shall be

marked prior to land

acquisition.

Pancheshwar, Rameshwar,

Taleshwar temples shall be


which shall be finalized by

district administration in

consultation with PAFs and

villages.

353. Bhagwan Singh Saun Gram panchayat- Tademiya Munakot, Pithoragrah

Compensation of land should be given at market rate. Rs. 30 lakh for house and 20 lakh for cowshed should be given

Compensation for transporting our belongings should also be given

Compensation of cattle should be given 10 times

Resettlement should be done at one place and there should be facility of schools, hospitals and drinking water

Land should be fertile and there should be electricity and water for irrigation

Land being given to us should be shown six months before to us











354. Kamlesh Bhatt, Village Jhulaghat, Pithoragarh

This Dam should not be constructed

Geography of Uttarakhand is changing due to tragedies like Kedarnath

Is development of nation justified by affecting our emotions and cultural heritage

Opposed the project

Pancheshwar dam has been finalized after detailed investigations.





When development is possible by constructing small dams, is it necessary to construct a big dam

355. Dinesh Bhatt, Village - Jhulaghat

What will happen to people who have house but land is not in their name

What will happen to people having land but in records land is not in their name

Compensation for land is

always given to the persons

in whose name land is

registered in the Revenue

Records. It is recommended

that district administration

can update the land revenue

records updating the names

of the latest landowner

356. Heera Devi, Village- Khutkuni, Dutibagad, Jauljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy


loan shall be taken by

government

357. Janki Devi, Dutibagad, Jauljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy





358. Ravi Kumar, Dutibagad, Jauljibi, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

















allied activities


the state policy



government

359. Shakuntla Datal, Social Activist

PAF should be resettled as resettled in Tehri Dam. Each person should be given 10 bigha land for farming and 1 bigha land for construction of house

One person of PAF should be given job

Jauljibi should be considered as trade market instead of a village

There are 200 Scheduled caste people in village Daantu, who should be settled at one place

Compensation of land should be given 10 times of circle rate and compensation for house should be given at market rate according to sq. ft.

PAF should be resettled in Tarai regions of Haldwani

All the facilities should be provided for resettlement.







Locals will be preferred for

employment in dam

construction and other allied

activities




360. Surendra Arya, Jhulaghat



As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A





minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate
















2006 and its subsequent amendments..

361. Jeevan Chandra Bhatt, Jhulaghat








District Magistrate














reports in English.



362. Shankar Khadayat Coordinator Mahakali ki Awaz Devki Devi, Head Gram Panchayat- Gethigada, Munakot

Public hearing of 11th August in Pithoragarh should be cancelled and no. of public hearings should be increased in the area

Separate Public hearings should be conducted for people living on banks of different rivers (Kali, Saryu, Ramganga, Gauri, Dhauli)

Nepal Government conducted Public hearings in villages, why can‟t this be done here







District Magistrate






Environmental Impact assessment report





(Volume-I)






363. Shankar Khadayat Coordinator Mahakali ki Awaz

On 04.08.2017, representatives of 33 Panchayats of district Pithoragarh on demands of people had submitted a memorandum to Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board through the medium of District Magistrate.

It is very difficult for people to reach for Public Hearing because of monsoon season and condition of roads







District Magistrate
















364. Shankar Khadayat Coordinator Mahakali ki Awaz

On 04.08.2017, representatives of 33 Panchayats of district Pithoragarh on demands of people had submitted a memorandum to Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board through the medium of District Magistrate.












District Magistrate












365. Harish Dhami, MLA, Dharchula, Pithoragarh

It is impossible for people of my area to participate in Public Hearing to be conducted in Pithoragarh because of the condition of roads in monsoon season

This Public Hearing should be canceled and conducted again after monsoon season in my area at Nyaya Panchayat level so that more and more people can participate. I will oppose the Public hearing on 11.08.2017, if this is not done










District Magistrate












366. Mayukh Mahar, ex MLA, Pithoragrah

It is impossible for people of

my area to participate in Public

Hearing to be conducted in

Pithoragarh because of the

condition of roads in monsoon

season

This Public Hearing should be






canceled and conducted again after monsoon season in my area at Nyaya Panchayat level so that more and more people can participate. I will oppose the Public hearing on 11.08.2017, if this is not done






District Magistrate
















amendments.

367. Shankar Khadayat Coordinator Mahakali ki Awaz Encl: Copy of Aert declared by Government published in newspaper

As per Meteorological Department red alert has been announced in Pithoragarh and schools and roads have been closed by District Administration but public hearing has not been postponed.

Villagers have requested District Administration to postpone public hearing many times but no decision has been taken. In case of any Calamity District Administration will be responsible.






District Magistrate
















368. Shankar Khadayat, Coordinator, Mahakali ki Awaz

No official notification of public hearing was received


In August month there is maximum rain due to which roads are damaged and there is risk of Landslide


Participation of senior citizens who are living in affected areas is not possible if the public hearing is conducted at District Headquarter.








District Magistrate
















369. Member, area Panchayat, Dugatoli, Kimkhola, Dharchula

Information about Public hearing was received very late


Villagers cannot come walking from areas without roads in August month to attend Public Hearing

There is no mode of transport in August month because of damaged roads



Disabled and senior citizens who are living in affected areas will not be able to participate in public hearing

This Public Hearing at District Headquarter should be canceled and conducted again after monsoon season near our village so that more and more people can participate.






District Magistrate
















370. Head, Village Panchayat – Dutibagad, Jauljibi








This Public Hearing at District










Headquarter should be canceled and conducted again after monsoon season near our village so that more and more people can participate.


District Magistrate












371. Janki Devi, Member, Area panchayat, Dutibagad, Dharchula






Participation of majority of









affected people is possible when public hearing is conducted near the villages.


This Public Hearing at District Headquarter should be cancelled and conducted again after monsoon season near our village so that more and more people can participate.



District Magistrate












372. Gram Pradhan Gram Panchayat- Datu (Jauljibi)




As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh














District Magistrate
















373. Gram Pradhan Gram Panchayat- Dugatoli













District Magistrate

















374. Gram Pradhan Gram Panchayat- Dugatoli













District Magistrate












Report(Volume-II)





375. Director Purv Sainik Prakosht B.J.P.













District Magistrate
















376. Director Trade Division- Jauljibi, Dharchula


















District Magistrate












377. Gram Pradhan Gram Panchayat- Jogyuda






All affected families will involve




Amar Ujala (regional vernacular daily





if the public hearing were conducted near the village.


newspaper) As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












378. Bhagwan Singh Saun Gram Panchayat- Vademiya

The notice of Public Hearing didn‟t received.



Rural cannot spent Hundreds of






Rupees for coming to district headquarters as they are financially poor.








District Magistrate












379. Member Area Project affected family is scared As per Clause 3.1 of EIA





Jury, Munakot because of lack of information about the project.

They cannot read the information as it is in English language. Hence District officer is requested to provide information in simple Hindi language and public hearing which are going to be held on 11th August should be suspended after monsoon season because affected families should get sufficient time to understand the information about the project.

It is requested to officer of Environmental Protection Uttrakhand to postpone the public hearing on 11th August and conduct the public hearing on every affected village.


notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate















reports in Hindi. The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

380. Laxman Chand Pradhan Gram Panchayat- Kandi













District Magistrate
















381. S. Karki, Gram Panchayat- Amtadi



Locals were unable to reach Headquarter in monsoon season.

Transportation facility is not enough in this season.

Villagers were not financially well hence they cannot travel to headquarters.

Affected families fear should be solved.






District Magistrate




Zila Parishad













382. Devki Devi, Gram Panchayat- Gothigada












As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed.





The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












383. Gram Pradhan Gram Panchayat- Kimkhola






All affected families will involve if the public hearing were









conducted near the village.



District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006.

384. Madanmohan, Chatra Panchayat- Doda




Presently the roads did not work which breakdown in august due to which the means of

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on





transportation are closed.


08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate













No information regarding DPR






reached the village.






be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate

















386. Manju Devi The notice of Public Hearing received very late.












District Magistrate








Environmental Management Plan





Report(Volume-III)




387. Trilok Singh, Chausal












District Magistrate
















388. Sadasya, Rajyuda

















district:

District Magistrate












389. Arya, Gram Panchayat- Majirkanda







Elderly people of affected










areas, Handicapped and people unable to walk will not be able to participate.


District Magistrate
















As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following








newspapers:





District Magistrate












391. The notice of Public Hearing

received very late.








Geographically, in the rainiest

month like August, local cannot

be able to come from areas

which has no roads.

Presently the roads did not work

which breakdown in august due

to which the means of



Rupees for coming to district

headquarters as they are

financially poor.


if the public hearing were



national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per





the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

392. Dolly Joshi, Sadasya, Dobans













District Magistrate
















393. Seema Devi, Bhandkatiya













District Magistrate
















394. Sarpanch, Van Panchayat

















District Magistrate












395. Singh Saon, Sail







Elderly people of affected areas, Handicapped and people










unable to walk will not be able to participate.


District Magistrate












396. Kamla Devi, Rajuda











Rupees for coming to district headquarters as they are financially poor.







District Magistrate












397. Nagar Udyog Vyapar Mandal, Jhulaghat

The notice of Public Hearing

received very late.



As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional








which has no roads.








financially poor.





vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:





District Magistrate

















398. Pradhan, Gram Panchayat- Titri













District Magistrate

















399. Hoshiyar Ram, Jamradi













District Magistrate











assessment report (Volume-I)






400. Prasad, Upartola













District Magistrate
















401. The notice of Public Hearing

received very late.






which has no roads.








financially poor.




Elderly people of affected










areas, Handicapped and people unable to walk will not be able to participate.


District Magistrate












402. Raghuvir Prasad

The notice of Public Hearing

received very late.






which has no roads.














financially poor.








District Magistrate














Geographically, in the rainiest month like August, local cannot






be able to come from areas which has no roads.










District Magistrate
















2006 and its subsequent amendments.

404. Pradhan, Mangana

Save time and money for the poor rural people.

It is not possible for villagers to reach due to the lack of resources from far away rural areas.

Due to rainy season it is not possible for the affected people to reach






District Magistrate














reports in English.



405. Shankar The affected families in the submerged area has denied the DPR as it does not contains many sensitive and important subjects.

Some Important subjects which were absent in the DPR are:

Landless people have been denied.

People working for daily wages such as labours, cobblers, carpenter, garbage collectors and blacksmith were not mention.

Compensation to Landless families shall be given as pr the norms of the state government.

Each daily wage earner shall be given compensation as per the norms of state government.

The loss of properties shallbe compensated as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013.

406. Anonymous Apart from primary and high school, college should also be given.

Part of electricity available from the dam should be provided free of charge to the displaced family for a lifetime.

Affected families should be re-inspected because Gram Pradhan didn‟t provide any information regarding DPR and Public Hearing.

Be specific where employment will be given. According to the DPR, employment will be given, but where it will be given, it is not mentioned.

Disaster Management should be properly done because by building a big dam cloud formation would occur sooner causes heavy rainfall which will cause flood. Hence small dams should be constructed at

All necessary facilities shall

be developed at

Resettlement sites.

PAFs shall be given free

electricity.





vernacular daily

newspaper)





different places.

Small dams should be constructed in place of large dam (5 dams of 1000MW).

Public Hearing must be held again because most affected families was unable to attend due to rainfall.


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report(Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan

Report(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.



the state policy

407. Hajji Naseem Ahmed, Bhatkote road

Last year Govt. of India acquired land of village titri patti bagdihat at a rate of Rs 8 lakh per drain for power grid project, which is more than 13 times the










prevailing circle rate of that time. So, whatever land acquired for the dam project should also get compensation of 13 times the circle rate.

At the time of acquisition it should reveal that how much time it will take for giving compensation and facilities to the affected families, if there is any delays then what action should be taken against the responsible.

The information provided by you in public hearing must be provided to affected families through online and printing and sms.

The displacer has given the right to use the land as current unless the acquired land is not used in the work of the dam.

Smart city should be made for the displacer.

Land should be provided for construction of health resort, hotels etc. to the displacers for running their livelihood near the proposed dam.


Even the small needs of the displaced families should be kept in the mind so that the employment opportunities should be near the re settle site.

Each affected family should get 1000 lit water per day and 300 unit‟s electricity per month.

Presently 3 BHK house valued 1 crore is available. In this relative displacer must get houses.

Only Temples were mention in worshipping place whereas Mosques are also in submergence area. So arrangement should be made in






the state policy

Locals will get employment

in dam construction and

other allied activities

Electricity shall be provided

free of cost to PAFs.





As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall prepare an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management Plan as referred in section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.


Under Section-5 of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact





the plan. Assessment Report.

Regarding free supply of

waters, decision shall be

taken by the state

government.

The Compensation to

Project Affected Families

shall be given as per the

norms of Right to Fair

Compensation and

Transparency in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation


Religious structures of all

religious and faiths coming

under submergence shall be


which shall be finalized in


408. Vinay, Datar Affected families should get 5 acres of agricultural land for earning livelihood.








Decision waiver of bank loan


409. Jitendra Singh, Datukheda

Affected families should get 5 acres of agricultural land for earning livelihood.






Locals will get employment in dam construction and other





allied activities




government

410. Sanjay Singh, Dharchula

Affected families should get 5

acres of agricultural land for

earning livelihood.

Lands and houses should get

10 times compensation of the

circle rate.

A member of the project


a government job.








government

411. Bhupendra Singh, Davukheda

Affected families should get 5

acres of agricultural land for

earning livelihood.

Lands and houses should get

10 times compensation of the

circle rate.

A member of the project


a government job.








government

412. Vahuva Singh, Davukheda

Affected families should get 5 acres of agricultural land for earning livelihood.








Bank loan of affected family and

business should be waived






government

413. Hoshiyar Singh Visht

In \Dyodii village 10 families were completely under submergence area and Dyodi village is in earthquake prone area and after the construction of dam chances of cutting of land. So, the affected families of Dyodi village should also get the equal compensation.

Decision on compensation to village Dyodi shall be decided by State government

414. Head, Village Panchayat – Syuban, Kanalichina and others

Compensation should also be given for Nyaya Panchayat Pipli coming under landslide zone

Public Hearing should be conducted at Nyaya Panchayat level, where villages Syuban, Ghaugda, Pantsera, Dwalisera, Siloni, Teetri, Bagdihat, Dauda, Amtadi, Bathauli, Aultadi, Ghighrani, Chamdugri are coming under submerged area

Upto 3 km area is coming under landslide zone which has not been mentioned in survey anywhere

It will be the responsibility of the Project if there is any damage to the houses or any other damage due to landslide/


notification of September 14,

2006, the advertisements are

to be published in one major

national daily and one

regional vernacular daily

newspapers. A minimum of

30 days notice period is to be

given. For Pithoragarh

district, the advertisement for

conducting public hearing on

11.8.2017 was published on

08.07.2017 in the following

newspapers:




As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed.





The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate












Decision of declaring area within 3 km of reservoir as project affected shall be taken by state government.

Decision on compensation to houses affected by landslides shall be taken by state government.

415. Pancheshwar Dam Submerged Area Affected Sangarsh Samiti, Jhulaghat, Pithoragarh

No village wise description has been provided about number of families from each village that will be displaced

How many displaced people will be provided resettlement has not been told

How much compensation will be provided for loss of Land and houses has not been told












Where the resettlement will be done or how much land will be provided to farmers has not been disclosed before Public hearing

What is the guarantee of providing employment to the people

Is there any plan with Government to compensate the loss that people will have to undergo for losing land of 30-40 generations?

There is no point of Public Hearing without the solution to above problems



allied activities


the state policy

Village wise list of number of

PAFs is given in Volume-II.

416. Pancheshwar Dam Submerged Area Affected Sangarsh Samiti, Jhulaghat, Pithoragarh

According to spokesperson of WAPCOS, data has been collected by outsourcing and this data has not been certified by State Government. Hence the Project is opposed

It is not possible to comment right now on the technique described in the Executive Summary.

According to the data in table 4 of section 4.3.2 of executive summary, out of the 29715 people losing land and homestead under Pancheshwar & Rupaligad dams, only 1308 people losing homestead are being displaced. This is misleading and fraud with people. Village wise detailed list of PAFs should be published.

There is no description of compensation for deforestation to related Village Panchayats

In points 5-9 of executive summary, out of 89 temples coming under submerged area only 3 temples (Pancheshwar, Rameshwar & taleshwar) have been given importance whereas all the small & big temples are important. It has hurt the sentiments of people.









allied activities

Estimation of number of PAFs

has been done as per

standard practices.

Khasra map for each project affected village was collected.

Khasra maps were digitized.

Project layout map was superimposed on the digitized khasara map of project affected villages.

List of all the affected khasra/plot numbers within the impacted zone was prepared.

Using Right of Records (RoR) data collected from Revenue Department, State government of Uttarakhand, list of affected land plots/khasra were correlated to assess





In points 8 and 8.1 of Executive Summary, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has been referred but the copy of Act has not been attached. Compensation should be 10 times instead of four. Compensation of houses should also be 10 times the market rate.

Amount mentioned in points of resettlement should be increased at least 20 times

People losing land should be given 5 ha agricultural land. For its development at least Rs. 150000 should be given

If 5 ha land cannot be provided then Project shuld be closed

There should be 70% reservation for hiring at least one person from PAF for works related to the Project. Training should be given to people

Compensation should also be given for vegetation, fruit trees, and fodder trees. Compensation should be given as per Annexure-I

Compensation according to Annexure-II should be given for extinction of history and suffering

Compensation should also be given for PAF losing farms, fodder etc.

the ownership details of each affected land plot.

Based on analysis of right

of Revenue data, PAFs

losing land and

homestead were

identified.

Van Panchayat area should

be considered and shall be

comopensated as per the

norms for forest land outlined

in Forest Conservatin Act,

1980.

All temples coming within

reservoir submergence shall

be constructed at new sites to

be finalized by district

administration in consultation

with villages.

Compenstion for trees shall be

given as per the norms of

state government

417. Environment & Mahaseer Protection Comittee

What is the plan for sustainable livelihood of the people working for Environment & Mahaseer Protection Committee

Employment should be given before the start of the project


the state policy

Preference will be given ot

PAFs for jobs in construction

and operation phase.

A detailed plan for

conservation of Mahaseer has

been outlined in the

Environmental Management

Plan. These include:

Release of Environmental

Flows





Stocking of reservoir of

Pancheshwar Dam and

river Mahakali downstream

of Rupaligad dam and

upstream of reservoir of

Pancheshwar dam.

418. Lakshmi Dutt, Village Pachyuda (Vivil), Lohaghat, Champawat

Tok Taragada of Village Panchayat Salla of Pithoragarh will be considered for resettlement and what will be the basis of resettlement

It is requested to resettle people of Tok Taragada of Village Panchayat Salla of Pithoragarh and Tok Pachyuda of village panchayat Vivil of Champavat at one place


419. Pancheshwar astha and Ekta Samiti

29. One member from each displaced family shall be given a govt. job

30. Evaluation of property and Assets of the fully submerged families shall be done under the supervision of Technical officer and nodal district magistrate.

31. Compensation for the homestead and land being acquired shall be awarded 10 times of the circle rate and evaluation of the same shall be done by the district Headquarter. Each affected PAF should be provided with the homestead and land so that the families do not get landless

32. Amenities and Infrastructure facility like schools, hospitals, bank, post office, drinking water facility and approach road shall be provided free of cost.

33. The resettlement colony shall be located near to main market and headquarter.

34. A liasoning nodal agency shall be formed before resettlement to address and solve the grievances of the PAFs

35. A copy of the evaluation of the property and assets conducted














allied activities


the state policy





As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013,





by the survey team shall be provided to the PAFs to avoid contradiction in the data submitted in the district headquarter

e) As per the “Garwal-Kumaun Land Act Settlement-1961-62” Zamindari System is abolished and land was registered in the name of landholders.

f) The lands are still registered in the name of Zamindar, though they were registered in the name of actual landholders earlier.

g) The farmers are using the above land for past 70 years, do not have even a Nali land has been registered in their name. This issue should be verified

h) The above land is being used by farmers for last 70 years and now when the compensation is to be given Jamindar is claiming that the land belongs to them. This is illegal. This issue should be verified

36. As per the right to equality and religious freedom, appropriate arrangement shall be made for the resettlement of the cultural heritage and religious infrastructure.

37. The priority shall be given to the PAFs in providing jobs during the construction of dam. To restore the local heritage and culture, the PAFs should be provided job in tourism development

38. The permission shall be given to the shops, tea stall and sasta galla shops coming under the submergence to run till the land is being acquired (before resettlement)

39. The permission to commence their income generating activities like, the sasta galla shops and other shops at the

state government shall get a Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management Plan as referred in Section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.



The compensation is paid to the owner in whose name property is registered. It is recommended that district administratin to update the records at the earliest.

Provision shall be given to small businessman to own their ships at resettlement sites.

Decision on tax waiver shall be taken by the state government.

Religious structures of all religion and faith coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized by district administration in consultation with PAFs.





resettlement sites shall be given.

40. Resettlement site should be identified and notified to the PAFs. The site shall not be flood and earthquake affected zone.

41. The PAFs should be free from all taxes for atleast a period of 10 years

42. The ownership of the land shall be given to the landless farmers, who are using the land for past 50-70 years. The appropriate compensation shall be given for the property (homestead, garden, drinking water, trees etc.)

43. The compensation of homestead shall be given as per the actual cost of land and construction not as per “Indira Awas Yogna”.

44. The civil forest land, where the PAFs are growing fruit bearing tree and other trees shall be compensated for the same.

45. Appropriate compensation shall be given to drinking water facility of the Gram Panchayat and individual PAFs.

46. Temples, bathing Ghats, Cremation Ghats shall be given free of cost at the resettlement sites.

47. Proper security arrangement for PAFs and special security arrangements for females shall be provided at resettlement sites.

48. Necessary arrangement for fodder shall be made for cattle rearing

49. In DPR estimation of fully submerged families should be according to current family registered.

50. Full amount of compensation shall be awarded at one go.

51. The displaced families should

Ghats & crematoria shall be constructed at sites identified by district administration in consultation with PAFs.

Stages of payment for compensatin shall be decided by the state government.

Decision on status of resettlement sites shall be taken by the state government.

Decision on issue of Unique Identity Card to PAFs shall be taken by the state government.

All temples coming within reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized by district administration in consultation with villages.

Number of PAFs have been estimated as per standard scientific procedure.

Decision on giving Special Economic Package shall be taken by the state government.

Pancheshwar, Rameshwar and Taleshwar temples coming within reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites, which shall be finalized in consultant and by district administration in consultant with villagers.

Village wise list of PAFs shal be provided.





have the right to have their independent Panchayat with status of Revenue Village and should be registered in Government of India.

52. Each PAFs should be issued a unique identity card, so that special reservation can be availed in govt. jobs.

53. After construction of dam, history & culture of the area will become extinct and people will have to move away from their friends and relatives, provision of this compensation is not mentioned. For this families/people should be given special economic package.

54. In points 5-9 of executive summary, out of the temples coming under submerged area only 3 temples (Pancheshwar, Rameshwar & taleshwar) have been given importance whereas all the small & big temples are important. It has hurt the sentiments of people. There should be provision for settlement of all these small & big temples

55. According to the data in table 4 of section 4.3.2 of executive summary, out of the 29715 people losing land and homestead under Pancheshwar & Rupaligad dams, only 1308 people losing homestead are being displaced. This is misleading and fraud with people. Village wise detailed list of PAFs should be published.

56. The PAFs from district Champawat and Pithoragah shall be provided with same compensation and infrastructure.

420. Lakshman Singh Bisht, Social Servant, Pithoragarh

The request has been this way that the Honourable Prime Minister of India has earlier also been requested that the






Pancheshwar Dam should not be constructed in the city of Pancheshwar, located at the India-Nepal Border because the Pancheshwar Jyotirlinga is one amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas whose existence is important for the people. At the same time, the existence of Pancheshwar Mahadev should be given a thought in the Government of India as well as Government of Nepal. The Honourable Prime Minister, on his tour to Nepal-Kathmandu clearly mentioned that it is important to construct the Pancheshwar Dam. But Pancheshwar Mahadev desired something else because immediately after this was declared, both Nepal and India were hit by severe drought condition. Ignoring the drought condition, when the Nepal based Indian ambassador was sent to the Pancheshwar Dam site for survey, then the lands of both Nepal and India were hit by a devastating Earthquake, which lead to great losses both human and financial. Due to the above condition, it became nearly impossible for Nepal to recover back along with a clear indication of the Pancheshwar Mahadev leading to hail and storm in India.

Sir, if the construction for the Pancheshwar Dam is carried out forcibly, then the Government of India and Nepal should get themselves ready for the outbreak caused by the Pancheshwar Mahadev and in the end they will have to bow in front of the Pancheshwar Mahadev.

Thus, before the construction of the Pancheshwar Dam itself the Governments of both Nepal and





vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report(Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan

Report(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.





India should take care that the sancity of Pancheshwar Mahadev is not hindered at any cost.

The applicants thus raise the

issues mentioned herewith : -

It is clear that the place with the confluence of five rivers occurs, where the Pandavas of Dwapar Yug used to pray at the Pancheshwar Mahadev Temple and has Zila Champawat one one side and Zila Pithoragarh on the other side with 75,000 people residing in India and 50, 000 people residing in Nepal for which the construction of the proposed dam is not beneficial because due to the extreme mercy of Pancheshwar Mahadev, such a big population is residing in the place. The construction of the dam at this place means the disruption of the the faith of God Shiva.

Sir, even after 68 years of independence this area has not seen even 10 percent of any development. This area is being extremely neglected by the Government. The people of this area are deprived of drinking water, they are tensed taking the health and the education, also no specific provision has been done for the security of the villagers. Majority of the people of this area are serving in the army and the ones who die during their duties, their widows have to walk 65 km to the bank to collect their pensions.

Sir, 75,000 population of India and 50,000 population of Nepal request you and the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand to carry out a joint survey and personally visit Pancheshwar










allied activities


the state policy


All amenities and








PAFs will be allowed to commence this income generating activities.


Regarding award of

compensation at one go and

right to have independent

panchayat shall be decided by

the state government in due

course.

Joint inspection is under

process by the district

administration





and motivate the people, this is what the people want from their hearts.

Thus, we pray to you sir to kindly pay attention to the issues raised by the public and motivate the public by personally visiting Pancheshwar.

PRISHTHABHOOMI

Although the Pancheshwar Dam is the Project of the year 1956, according to the conditions that prevail here and the scientific data, the Pancheshwar Project takes us in the history of it. Crores and crores of rupees have been spent for this Project, which doesnot have to do anything with its development. The Pancheshwar Dam Project has engulfed many environmental estates and finds the way towards development, where the project stands in full force and it seems impossible to avoid this condition. The environmental difficulties and natural beauty and ecotourism, in both these things this place seems to be attractive. Also this area has second place in the Asia Continental Golden Angle. Here out of the 12 Jyotirlingas, one Shivlinga is a Shivalaya, which is famous in the name of Pancheshwar Mahadev and is famour for its faith since ages.

In the State, in the name of self-employment, Pancheshwar has its own name. Here the self-employment flourishes by keeping in mind the development of people present in that area. The above mentioned self-employment sustains the life of people from





vernacular daily

newspaper)


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report(Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan

Report(Volume-III)



reports in English.





faraway places and for the people who belong to poor groups, through which lakhs of rupees of revenue is generated each year.

So, some places in Pancheshwar where the Project has been proposed, according to the scientific data, these areas are prone to earthquakes and other environmental problems. Thus, will the construction of such a big project is a step towards doomsday. Also is our Government well equipped to handle such big disasters or the option is a mere dream, because if we look in the past of the land then it reveals that many disasters had have happened in the past, about which even imagining is a tragedy. The people who have gone through the difficult times, has the Government made any provisions to get them re-established or for them to sustain their lives without any problem? But till now the government doesnot have a complete observation of these people, solution to this problem is a long lost issue.

It is seen that the movements that take place occur for the protection of moral values and to establish equality of equality so that the people who reside there are not crushed by the wested interests of the government and non-government officials. Since in the Pancheshwar Dam Project, all the areas centre towards a movement against the governance and administration and the attitude of the government. We are also scared thinking of this since we



reports in Hindi.




All amenities will be provided at resettlement sites.


A Nodal Authority shall be formulated for proper implementation and monitoring of R&R Plan.

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management Plan as referred in Section 4. The report shall be made available in local language to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.

Present Public hearing is for Environmental Clearance, which is to be





also don‟t support any movement and any movement is detrimental for the development, economics and other important issues. It can be said that the country is unfortunate that it has gone through big big movements and the fulfillment of which is a big challenge or it can be said that the country is fortunate because the movements only drove India towards independence. This topic is complex and need to be thought about.

Sir, it is the first and foremost responsibility of the central/state government to look for the people who have been displaced during the Project from their places of residence and also to look for the availability of the real time facilities for them. Thus we hope, that the provisions are made by the government looking into the problems of the displaced.

Sir, it is extremely important for the families to be affected by the Dam project, to know the whole information about Project. But any such information has not been furnished about which we regret and are helpless.

Thus we all people who fall in the submergence zone and are affected by the construction of this Dam have some issues that are raised as written under –

All the members of each affected family should be given a government job so that after getting displaced they can sustain their families without any problem.

For the completely affected families, inspections for their property such as house, fruiting trees, trees, animals and other

conducted at district level. Under section-5 of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact Assessment Report.

The compensation is paid to

the owner in whose name

property is registered. It is


administration to update the

records at the earliest.

For transportation of their belongings each PAF will be given Rs. 50,000.

Small shop owned will be allowed to run their business at resettlement sites.

Decision on loan waiver shall

be taken by the government.

Fruit trees will be

compensated as per the

norms of state government.

Drinking water facilities

coming under submergence

shall be constructed as per

project cost.

Decision on stages of

payment of compensation

shall be taken by the state

government.

Status of according revenue

village to each resettlement

site shall be taken by the state

government.

A nodal agency will be

formulated to implement and

monitor R&R Plan.

The issues related to provision





property should be done in front of technical experts and District Magistrate and also in front of the affected people.

It is requested from the government and the authorities that compensation should be provided for the house, land according to the circle rate and the compensation which will be given should be ten times the circle rate.

The place where the people will be displaced should be made available with good education centers, banks, hospitals, drinkable water, electricity, post office and other necessary facilities under the smart and master plans.

The new location should be situated in a way such that it is near to all the main centers and ministries. It should not be such that the people are established in places that are far away from reach.

Before displacement, the Nodal Authority should be built so that they can persuade and coordinate with the displaced people and whatever problems are faced, it doesnot take much time to find the solution.

The property survey of the displaced should be done by the designated team members so that there seems to be no conflict in future since many such examples are there, as their face is changed in the local survey and the importance too changes.

Likewise, the provisions made and the amendments done in the constitution during the Garhwal, Kumaon Land Act Settlement 1961-1962, the land was immediately made in the name of the people to whom the

made and amendments done

in Garhwal-Kumaon Land Act

Settlement 1961-62 is an

important one. The

compensation is given to the

person in whose name the

property is registered. To

resolve such issues, it is


administration should update

the land ownership reaches at

the earliest.

Each PAF to be resettled will

get Rs. 50,000 as

transportation allowance to

transport their household

belonging assets retrievable

contruction material, etc.



allied activities


the state policy

People at resettlement site

shall be allowed to run, shops,

ten-stalls, and other such

business and permission will

be given for the same.

The resettlement sites shall be

selected in consultation with

PAFs.



farmers.

Compensation for landless

former shall be given as per

the norms of state

government.

Civil forest land to be acquired

for the project shall be

considered as forest land and

suitable compensatory

measures shall be

implemented.

Appropriate measures shall be

implemented for





land belonged.

The land of the farmers who had a little portion of the land in their name, in those lands also the name of the landlords are found which was removed that time.

The farmers who have been farming on the land since the last 70 years, they don‟t have a single nalli land registered in their names. This is a big topic of discussion.

The displaced should get the rights of equality and independence and should have the authority to re-establish their cultural heritage at the place they want to establish.

For the transportation, there should be proper arrangement of roads and transport.

The employment of the displaced should be the major concern of the government before the start of the project and also before pre-tourism so that their experiences will be based on the experiences of the local residents/people.

The people who are sustaining their lives on the small sources of money such as shops, tea-stalls and other small businesses should be given the permission to run the same before getting displaced.

The permission to start the small businesses such as tea-stalls, shops etc. should be given for the place where the people will be established after displacement.

The displaced people should decide and tell the name where they want themselves to get re-established. Also, the area

compensation of community

properties for which adequate

provisions have been made.

Resettlement sites shall be


the PAFs.

Appropriate religions and

cultural movements shall be

made as available at

resettlement site.

Stages for payment of

compensation shall be

decided by the state

government.

Decision of according

resettlement site the status of

revenue village shall be taken






where the affected wish to get re-established should be resistant to any earthquakes etc.

The affected should be waived off from their loans for a least of 10 years.

The landless people and the ones who have forcibly taken the possession of the land and have been working on those lands for the last 50-70 years, they should also be given the lands in their names.

The compensation of the houses should not be given according to the houses of the Indra Awas but the compensation should be decided according to the cost of the houses and the amount of the raw material that has been utilized for making the houses and should be 20 times the circle rate.

The Civil Forest Land on which the affected villagers have planted fruiting trees and other plants to preserve the environment, the benefit should also be given to the above-mentioned villagers itself.

The appropriate compensation for the personal drinking water of the villagers and also the sources for drinking water such as handpumps etc should be given to the appropriate person, villager.

The place where the affected will be established, for their convenience, temples for praying, cremation grounds and other worship works should be





made available free off cost.

For re-establishment, security should be the main topic of concern so that there is protection against the external social elements and also in which there is special security for the females.

Appropriate provision should be there to tame animals.

The DPR should completely talk about the current families that come in the submergence zone and should be according to the register.

The full amount of the compensation should be made available in one go.

The DPR should be made available to each and every villager and that should be in simple language.

The affected families should have one independent Panchayat. The village should be given the status of revenue village and should be included in the records of Government of India and should be mentioned.

421. Lakshman Singh Bisht, Social Servant, Tehsil Pithoragarh

The Pancheshwar Mahadev has been described in Manas segment of Skanda Puran. Many religious stories have been described in the applicant letter. According to applicant 3 big Melas (Fairs) were organized very year i.e. Makar Sankranti, Chaitra Navratri and Ashwin Navratri. People who lived in these areas are emotionally and religiously attached with Pancheshwar Temple. According to applicant since independence the work of
















this Dam started several time, but because of curse it could not completed. There is belief amongst the locals that if the dam built here than natural calamity will accrued. The people believe that earthquake in Nepal accrued because of this curse. There is only one road on Tanakpur side which gets damaged in the rainy season. The Government should pay attention to this.

Hence there should be mobilization of development activities here:

a) Approach Road from Tanakpur to Tawaghat.

b) Railway Track connecting the area.

c) Provide a Senior Secondary School.




As a part of Local Area

Development, upgradation of

educational facilities have

been suggested.

Decision on railway track

shall be taken by Central and

State governments.

422. Manohar Ram, Pradhan, Khatigaon, Pithoragarh

In context of the above Pancheshwar Dam Project, we the villagers have some issues to raise. The issue is that due to this project the Gram Panchayat is also getting affected. The families of the Gram Panchayat sustain their lives with difficulty. Thus, we request that the affected families should be given irrigational land in exchange of their lands and atleast one member of each affected family should be given employment at the Project site.









423. Jagdeesh Chandra Pant, Vishan Dutta Pant, Ganesh Dutta Pant, Zila Champawat

The request is this way that in Zila Pithoragarh, Vikaskhand Moonakot, Patti area, Chingri Gram Panchayat Salla, Taragada Tok has the lands of applicants on which they have grown fruiting trees and also guava trees are being planted.

The situation is that the permanent residence of the families is Pithoragarh are registered in Zila Champawat












since the time they were displaced.

Thus, we request that appropriate land and houses should be given to the land owners and also appropriate compensation should be given for the land that falls in the category 4 and category 5 and also the land that falls in the submergence zone.

424. Smt. Devaki Devi, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Gethigada, Pithoragarh

What will be the benefits provided if our Gram Panchayat will be displaced to some other place?

The place where our Gram Panchayat will be established, information to be given regarding the place.

What will be the arrangements done regarding employment of the people?

What arrangement will be done for education and health?

The kind of clean drinking water that is available to us now, will that be available to us if we get displaced from our current location to some other place because of the Dam Project?

Currently, Gram Panchayat is connected to the roads. We want to know that even after getting displaced will we be given the same facility or we will be deprived of that?

What amount will we get for our lands or we will have to ask for land in exchange of our lands?

What amount will be given for our houses?

The fruit trees that have been grown by the farmers in our areas what will be the amount that we will get for the same?

The villagers who don‟t have any land with them or who have one nalli land with them and who are sustaining their lives by









As a part of Local Area Development, upgradation of educational facilities and upgradation of health facilties have been suggested

Compensation for trees will be given as per the state government norms

All facilities and amenities will be developed at resettlement sites.

Compensation for agriculture labour and landless labour shall be given as pr the norms of the state government.

As a part of EMP, Compensatory afforestation, greenbelt development, plantation degraded area, provision of fuel for labour camps, anti-poaching measures have been suggested.

For transportation of household belongings, material assets, each PAF will be given an amount of





doing farming on the land of others, we want to know as to what provisions have been done for those landless or less land farmers?

The government says „Plant trees save environment‟. But we want to know that in our area and also in the submergence area, many fuel giving trees and other trees which are on the verge or getting destroyed, what necessary steps the government has taken to save those trees or for planting of more trees so that the environment doesnot become a prey of the human activities.

Thus, the people want that there

should be construction taking

place regarding this project.

Inspite of this, if the government

still wants that the construction

of the dam should take place,

so we the villagers would like to

give some suggestions for the

same.

If the government wants to construct the dam for the development, then government should 5 crore rupees as compensation to each family.

Atleast one member of each family should be given government job.

Proper provisions to be done for education, employment, health and drinking water.

Better arrangements to be done regarding roads and transportation.

Proper facility of the play grounds to be done in the displaced places, so that the importance of sports is there in the lives of the children.

Rs.50,000.





425. Rashmi Chand, Gram SimuKanadi, Pithoragarh

Sir, the request is this way that since the commencement of the Pancheshwar Dam Project, and since many years the lands which we have been used for the purpose farming and residing in the houses to sustain our lives. Thus we request you to kindly give us land in exchange of land, houses in exchange of houses, atleast one member of each affected family should be given a Government job and the land which we have earned since long such be made registered in our name after necessary investigation.

Thus it is our request to kindly look into the problems of the affected.


426. Rohit Chand, Gram Simukanadi, Pithoragarh

Sir, the request is this way that since the commencement of the Pancheshwar Dam Project, and since many years the lands which we have been used for the purpose farming and residing in the houses to sustain our lives. Thus, we request you to kindly give us land in exchange of land, houses in exchange of houses, atleast one member of each affected family should be given a Government job and the land which we have earned since long such be made registered in our name after necessary investigation.

Thus, it is our request to kindly look

into the problems of the

affected.


427. Smt. Kiran Rawat, Gram Simukanadi, Pithoragarh

Sir, the request is this way that since the commencement of the Pancheshwar Dam Project, and since many years the lands which we have been used for the purpose farming and residing in the houses to sustain






our lives. Thus, we request you to kindly give us land in exchange of land, houses in exchange of houses, atleast one member of each affected family should be given a Government job and the land which we have earned since long such be made registered in our name after necessary investigation.

Thus, it is our request to kindly look

into the problems of the

affected.

428. Harendra Kumar Awasthi, Pithoragarh

I have told my concern to the District Collector on 23-07-2017, which is written as under.

Today we asked whether the Public Hearing will be done again. The answer we got was not correct.

I said that the affected villages should get the Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Social Assessment Report and the information of the Project 30 days in advance.

The villages should get the summary of all these official documents well 30 days in advance.

This Public Hearing is absolutely not in accordance with the EIA Notification.

At the time of Public Hearing, the legal panel only had DM or some of his officials that is ADM but UKPCB officials were nowhere to be seen but on the stage political officials and the SP of the police were present and were at a an important role but this is illegal. Public Hearing for the Police officials creates fear at this point of time.

One politician of some political group, Shri Kedar Joshi, was again and again reacting at the people who were on the stage.


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Then the people who belonged to his group stopped him from doing this. Thank to you that you let me speak else outside in the small room on the big screen where all this was being shown to the villagers, the audio-video connection was disconnected. The issues that were raised in the Public Hearing, I don‟t know whether they have been recorded.

Clearly, I oppose this dangerously big Project.


A videography has been made for the entire public hearing event.

429. Ravindra Singh and the Villagers, Tadaimiya

Proper establishments of the displaced families coming in the submergence zone – one side where the Government is speeding the process of construction of the giant Pancheshwar Dam project, but there has been no action for the villages that are coming under the submergence zone. The Government, before starting with the Project should make necessary arrangements for their displacement and make all the facilities available for them at the site where they will be established.

One member of each affected family should be given Govt. job before the start of this Project – although the Government has made promises to give government job to the ones who will be displaced because of the project but Government doesnot seem to take any necessary action to fulfil this. The government before the start of the project should give job to one member of each affected family according to the eligibility and should show activeness in this.

The provision of allotting land in exchange of land and






Joint Inspection is being carried out for the project and process of attaining NOC from the villages is also under process by the local administration.

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, state government shall get an Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Management as referred in section 4. The report shall be made available in land longway to the village Panchayats and the office of District Collector, Sub-Divisional





house in exchange of house – many people from the village area work day and night and take loans from each other to build houses for themselves. Government instead of taking their hard earned money, should concentrate on giving them land in place of land and house instead of the house.

Good and irrigational land for the displaced people – because of the dam construction activity, the process of displacing the villagers is on its rapid pace. Also the farmers have not been given good and irrigational land. Government should give them good fertile irrigational land so that once they get displaced they can sustain their lives.

Affected/Displaced villages should be given the status of OBC – since the displaced or affected areas/villages are socially backward, thus for their development they should be given the OBC status.

The displaced should be established on the plain and industrial land – because of the Pancheshwar Project where the villagers are being separated from their social and religious beliefs, their lives are also affected, thus government should take steps to establish them in the areas with plain land and also make the necessary facilities available to them.

The new land that will be given to the affected families that should be registered in their names – the land which will be given to the affected families is the governments‟ land. Thus the land given should be registered in the

Magistrate and Tehsil and shall be published in the affected area, in such manner as may be prescribed and uploaded on web site as well.







name of the head of the family, so that later government or any other person might not claim the land from them.

Provision should be done to establish the whole village/people at the same place – Government knows this well that India is a land of many different cultures and traditions, wherein people of different religions and castes reside, thus instead of establishing them at different places, they should be kept at the same place.

Special attention should be given to the villagers who have been residing at the same place since years – one thing is that where the government is speeding up the process for the project, there the villagers who have been staying at the same place since years are getting tensed. These people don‟t have any legal land related document also. Since these people are tensed and have been staying in India since the past so many years, thus government needs to pay special attention towards these.

Displaced and affected families should be given free of cost electricity and other facilities for atleast 20 years – each family getting displaced should be given free of cost electricity and other essential facilities for a period of atleast 20 years, so that the affected families don‟t face any problem in sustaining their lives in future.

Government should go to each village and tell the villagers about the Project and also give the information about the displacement due to project- Government should go to each village and tell the





villagers about the Project and also give the information about the displacement due to project so that they are not tensed about getting displaced.

430. All Businessmen, Udyog Vyapar Mandal, Jhoolaghat, Pithoragarh

The DPR that has been made in regard of the Dam construction, in that the Jhoolaghat Business Group has not even been mentioned, which is shear injustice to the businessmen of that area. Jhoolaghat Business area has been known as the Business area since before independence.

Because of the construction of the Dam, the villagers have to go through a lot of employment problem, and also the businessmen of that area will have to suffer from losses. The DPR doesnot consist of anything that is in the benefit of the businessmen.

The Mahakali River, that is the home for many species of fish, might also get in danger.

Environmental balance might get disrupted due to the construction of the dam.

Thus, we have seen that many countries over the world are against of building big and giant dams, hence why the injustice.


Jobs to PAFs shall be given

as per the government

policies.

Fishery Management Plan has been suggested in EMP report.

431. Shri. Jagdeesh Chandra, Gram Simukandi, Pithoragarh

Sir, the request is that due to the dam construction, the land, houses and employment of many of the villagers have been lost, and thus for sustaining our families we have requested the government to give us land in exchange of our land, house in exchange of our house, government job to atleast one member of each affected family and the land of the people which is under the possession of someone else to be registered in the name of that person itself. Thus we request






you to look into the matter and take necessary steps.

432. All Villagers and the representatives, Pithoragarh

Jauljibi, Pithoragarh should be included in the Business area.

The villagers whose land belong to the Category 4, 5 and 2 and whose land is being used as a house, should be given compensation.

The rate of the land and the house should be given according to the circle rate and also ten times of the circle rate.

The people of any caste are residing on the unnamed land should be given compensation.

The owners of the land and the houses should also be given ten times the compensation.

The areas/villages that are affected by the construction of the dam should be given free of cost electricity.

International Fair Jauljibi, Annapoorna Temple, Jwaleshwar Temple and Hanseshwar Mahadev Temple should be established at the same place where the people of that village will be established.

The establishement should be first of all done in the adjoining tehsil, then if required in the Zila. Else in Haldwani.

The loans that people took for the sake of employment that should be waived off by the Government.

The displaced and affected each family should be given employment in the company itself.

The children of the affected families should also be given compensation.

Compensation should be given to the affected families for educating their daughters and getting them married.





The provision of compensation has been kept in the Local Area Development Plan





The affected families should be given compensation in accordance with the employment.

433. Hari, Gram Jhoolaghat, Pithoragarh

Sir, I was not informed about the Public Hearing held on 11th August. Thus I oppose this Public Hearing and also protest against the Pancheshwar Dam Project completely.

Thus please accept my protest letter.





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434. All villagers, Jogyudi, Didihat, Pithoragrh

The villagers are residing here since the ancestral time. The livelihood of the villagers is dependent on the agriculture they do on the land they have got from their ancestors. Due to the construction of the proposed dam all the villagers will face extreme difficulty .They will have to leave their fertile agriculture. The need of the displaced persons should be kept in mind.

Compensation should be given 10 times of the current rate .Homestead should be awarded for homestead. People of all the caste are being affected due to the project.

One member of each family should be given employement.People are unaware about the project please impart appropriate information to the people.




435. GramPradhan Jogyuda Kanalichina and Sarpanch Van Panchayat Jogyuda

As per the information in the DPR village Bagdihat is partially submerged village. Whereas there has been erosion of soil in Bagdihat by past 3 decades and with the proposed project there will be even more adverse effect on the village. Hence it is requested to kindly put this village in the fully submerged in the area and get the evaluation

Decision to consider village Begdihat as project affected village will be taken by the state government.





done of this village.

436. Kalram ,Bagdihat

As per the information in the DPR

village Bagdihat is partially

submerged village. Whereas

there has been erosion of soil in

Bagdihat by past 3 decades and

with the proposed project there

will be even more adverse

effect on the village. Hence it is

requested to kindly put this

village in the fully submerged in

the area and get the evaluation

done of this village.

Decision to consider village Begdihat as project affected village will be taken by the state government.

437. Pradhan Gram Panchayat Gogana and 21 others

Our village is in the area where Kumao Water Resource Department has installed a Tank .The land of this village is very fertile. Whereas the compensation being given is not sufficient for livelihood hence it is requested to kindly fulfil the demands we are putting forward:

Minimum compensation awarded for the households should be 30,000,000/-

The land is either registered or not registered the compensation should be given to those lands who are doing agriculture on it from their ancestral times. A minimum compensation of Rs.21,00,000/- should be given.

Compensation of Rs.30000/- per fruit bearing trees should be given.

One member of each family should be given job

Homestead for homestead.

If the above mentioned demands are not fulfilled then we are against this project.The jobs and compensation should be given before acquisition.




438. Indu Pangariya,Jhoolaghat, Pithoragah

I was not officially informed about

the public hearing to be

conducted on 11.8.2017.Hence






I against the Pancheshwar

Multipurpose Proejct.





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439. Kiran Bhat, Jhoolaghat, Pithoragah

I was not officially informed about

the public hearing to be

conducted on 11.8.2017.Hence

I against the Pancheshwar

Multipurpose Proejct.





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440. Shri Narayan Chand and 29 others , Kotheri,Jalturi, Pithoragarh

All the residents of the village Kotheri have put forward their views on the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Dam:

There is no facility of Transport in the village.

There is no facility for Health

There are no schools in the area.

Due to the wild animals people there is constant fear amongst the villagers.

All the residents of the villages have been residing in the village since longtime hence the livelihood of the people is dependent on the land as the land is very fertile and good for agriculture. In year 1990-91 Minor Irrigation Department was established to provide the irrigation which is used for irrigation the fields.

Hence construction of the

proposed dam will lead to major

loss to the villagers. It is

requested the displaced

families should be resettled in

the plain area which is fertile in

agriculture .One member of

each family should be given job

and hostel for the school going

students. Homestead with all

the amenities and facilities.

Appropriate compensation shall

be given for all the affected

assets and land or else we are










against the project.

441. Shri Ishwar Singh Ghariyal, Member gram Panchayat, Gaurihat

The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Dam has been proposed since 1962.The present Government has shown keen interest in the project in the 21st century .It is expected that appropriate compensation will be given in by the Government.

The religious places on the river bank should be resettled in proper manner and aarti ghat similar to the ganga aarti should be given.

The infrastructure facility for the displaced families should be planned.

The economic growth of the area is dependent on the proposed project.

The afforestation should be done to stop the ill effects of the proposed.

The appropriate arrangement should be done at the resettled site for education and health so that there should be employment opportunity in future.

Appropriate compensation should be given to the poor people and opportunity should be generated for earning livelihood.

Financial assistance should be given to the displaced families so that they can earn their livelihood.

The Loan of the farmers coming under submergence area should be exempted.

The families losing land should be resettled in the area which is fertile for the irrigation and the families displaced whose livelihood is dependent on the business should be resettled in the Tourist area.

The river should be protected











from the pollutants.

442. Lalit Panth, Member of State Party

Pancheshwar Dam project is going to commence. Where on one side there will be development on the other side there will be several problems and impact on environment which will have a long term effect on the local people.

On this road to development Pithoragarh is the most affected district alongwith Almora and Champawat.

All the Authorities involved in the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project are requested to kindly pay attention to the vision of Pithoragarh Smart Hill Station and invest minimum of Rs.5000 crore .It also requested to incorporate the below mentioned suggestions and bring them in application as soon as possible.

All the documents along with the DPR should be made available in Hindi.

Keeping in mind the bitter experiences of Rehabilitation and Resettlement in the Tehri and Narmada Dam a good Plan for resettlement of the local people should be formulated and all the facilities should be given to the people.

The proposed all weather road to be constructed between Tanakpur to Tavdar and Tanakpur to Jhooladhar and Joljibi should be constructed keeping in mind the submergence area so that the money does not gets wasted.

The railway line to be laid from Tanakpur to Bageshwar to Joljiibi should be planned keeping in mind the appropriate measures in national interest .China has constructed or is planning to construct the railway


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The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments

As per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013 a hearing will be conducted in each village, in which each PAF will be informed about





tracks until our national border.

The compensation should be decided for the districts coming under the submergence area .District Pithoragarh is the most affected district in the area hence to come over the ill effects of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project whole area should be developed and arrangements should be made to arrange for Rs.5000/- crore for the Smart Hill station vision.

An advance plan should be formulated for the Homestead, Land, Cattleshed etc so that the compensation proposed for the same can be utilised fruitfully.

Rather than cutting the trees they should be replanted at the other site using the advance Technology.

The Temples and the art on them depicting the cultural heritage should be restored as an International heritage in consultation with the people associated with them like Priest, Saints, People representatives etc.

A proper plan should be formulated for the displaced people.

The amendments should be made in the present DPR.Present DPR is made with the information available on the internet which is only waste of money.

The campaign should be run to educate the affected people about the project by reaching in every village and seeking the cooperation of the villagers.

Employemnet plan should be formulated beforehand to generate employment for the affected people.

The disclosure of the property

the compensation given to them











of the Officers associated with the project should be taken beforehand to avoid the chances of corruption.

443. Lalit Panth, Coordinator, Smart Hill Station campaign.

To enable imagination to be implemented in the right perspective, more people are required to join the campaign by rising above politics to make massive movement and the project of development should take shape.

Prime Minister‟s idea is to make 100 smart cities. He says that all our hill stations are quiet old. So, we will develop new hill stations. He has appealed for cooperation in developing 3 cities like Switzerland in India.

Countries like Israel, Singapore, japan, USA and France were willing to work on a smart city mission in India.

No specific issue raised

444. Anonymous Himalayas is the crown and spiritual motivation of the country.

Himalayas attracts India as well as world‟s Ecology.

Those Planners, scientists and political leaders should understand that there is a separate need for social, geographical and economic development here.

We can also rejuvenate with small efforts, provided the work is done on micro level with micro planning.

We have only wind, water, snow-covered mountains, so called mountains, which is the center of knowledge and reverence from ancient times. Which can be the base for the development of mountains.

Spiritual, adventurous, Medical, pilgrimage can become the basis of development here but






we have to aware that this area should be stopped from becoming a shelter for the rich.

Mountain villages are empty because people who are socially and economically good, leaving villages for the welfare of the family in respect of better treatment and poor transportation.

To stop people for vacating the villages the campaign was only solution implementation of fantasies will make this area a major international tourist destination.

445. Short Introduction of Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh is situated at Uttrakhand region of East India surrounded by Himalayans Peaks and borders Nepal, China and Tibbet.

Pithoragarh area is around 7110 square kilometer.

As per 2011 census, 4, 85,993 population of pithoragarh speaks Hindi and Kumauni language.

The climate here is cold and hot in the valleys. Many delightful places like Chandak, Dhwaj, Dhalkedar, Chaukodi, Narayan Ashram, Munsyari attracts tourist whole year.

Himalayan rivers Like Kali, Gori etc. cross this district and meets at pancheshwar.

Every year many pilgrims cross this district to reach Chota kailash, kailash mansarover.

Here cows, eagles etc. are found in large quantities of organisms.

A detailed tourism

development plan shall be

implemented increase

employment potential and

revenue generation, which

shall result in socio-economic

development of the area.

446. Smart City Project

The main objective of the project is to improve the life of people by working development with technical collaboration.

Economic production, job opportunities, desired, urban

NBo specific issue raised





development, improve living standards to the people of the city.

Under the scheme, the Central Government has the full freedom to make plans for the states and the city bodies. Public participation in this scheme is given 16 percent weightage.

Improve traffic, water, power, garbage management, E- governance, Smart methods of timely flow of information, smart grid, smart health facilities, smart studies, smart transportation works, street light, central command and control system, cycle and pedestrian creed, sports ground, cctv surveillance parks, gps installed vehicles, rain water harvesting, re-cycling of water, public transportation, led and solar energy usage, toilets at every house, trees plantation, facilities for handicapped, job opportunities for poor class, garbage dustbins at every house, shops and complexes, housing for everyone So that world-class structures can be built.

Through this campaign, we want to build a smart hill station in line with our geographical conditions, according to the Prime Minister's imagination, for the development of Pithoragarh by countries such as the US, Japan, Russia, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland and Germany.

447. Concept of Smart hill station

Smart hill station is a concept inspired by smart city. Keeping in view of asymmetrical geographical conditions of Pithoragath, we demand that Pithoragarh should be main center for tourism as

Smart hill station development is beyond the perview of the project.





international hill station.

Spaces are limited in rugged places of mountains. We have to plan for each square feet and scheme should be made accordingly.

448. Potential as a smart hill station

Pithoragarh has the possibilities as a smart hill station. I have seen every hill station like: Shimla, Sikkim, ooti, masoorie, nanital etc. and I can say that pithoragarh is most beautiful among all. Spread about 15 to 20 square kilometers, it is the most beautiful hill station in the country where there is immense potential for development.

By Air route we can reach Haldwani by 25 minutes, Dehradun by 50 minutes and Delhi by 55 minutes from Pithoragarh.

There are possibilities of public transport, RTS, spiritual, adventurous and medical tourism.

A detailed tourism

development plan shall be

implemented increase

employment potential and

revenue generation, which

shall result in socio-economic

development of the area.

449. Stopping migrations as a Smart Hill Station and contributing to the country's security.

Pithoragarh is a peaceful area border with Nepal and China. Terrorist organization has a long standing eye on the calm plaintiffs of the district which is confirmed by some sources. We must pay attention to this issue.

With the development of the

smart hill station, the escape

from the border can also be

stopped. Otherwise the

mountains are rapidly getting

empty. People who are socially

and economically good, leaving

villages for the welfare of the

family.

For the security of the border only purchasing weapons is not sufficient, it is also necessary to pay attention to the overall development of the area so to create new employment

Development of smart hill station is beyond the perview of the project





opportunities.

450. Support of Prime Minister concept

After the announcement of smart city on July 2014 by the Prime Minister there is enthusiasm in this country.

He has described the rejuvenation of the country.

He believe that smart city will also be a role model for other cities developed.

Smart village implementation is also taking shape under the Gram Panchayat Badlao Yojana (GPDP).

We believe that smart hill station imagination will take shape even among heterogeneous geographical situations.


451. Smart Villages Proper development of cities will give new dimension to the development of villages. A real Indian lives in village so for the country‟s development, development of village modern circumstances is necessary.

On the lines of the Smart City, the Government of India's GPDP, which is named Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam gram badlav yojna in Uttarakhand will be a milestone to make the village a smart village.


452. Components of Interactive Analysis

Human Development- Under it nutrition, health, education and skills and access to the resources and services of deprived groups is involved. Through the courtyard shelter, primary health care center and other institutions, there is an increase in the high quality of services of human development.

Management of economic development and natural resources- Under it agricultural and irrigation, local production or productivity, small industry,





local services, skill development for livelihood, employment income, market, basic services, warehouse, ponds, fish, livestock development, arrangement of irrigation tank, tourism based activities and their value, culture are included.

Civil facilities and infrastructure- Under it drinking water, cleanliness, road construction, paved street, drains, culverts, path lights, sports, entertainment, construction of community assets and other community facilities and public institutions etc. are included.

Social Development and Justice- Under it special classes of societies like Schedule caste, tribes, women, children, old, handicapped etc. protection, lifting the weakest section of society, remove social evils, social harmony, nurturing the positive qualities of the community are included.

Delivery of public services- Under it certificate, birth- death registration, license/ permit, operation of pension scheme, Maintenance of properties and their assets promotion, community based observation, Transparency and self-disclosure are included.

453. Important role of the state government

The government has the most important role to give shape to the concept. The government's leadership is visionary, the results are good.

With the participation of the public, the interest of the state government can only end the smart hill station campaign.

454. Contribution of different Political Parties

In democracy, Political parties have the greatest strength. Supporting issues by rising above political party, political





parties in various issues can be an important part of development but this rare moments occur occasionally.

All gram pradhan, sarpanch, ward members, members of jila panchayat, members of area panchayat, president of jila panchayat, mayors, president of nagar palika, nagar panchayat, block chief etc. of all political parties will have an important role in successful completion of the project. So, cooperation of all the public representative is expected.

Smart hill station may be a one rare opportunity to Pithoragarh. If the Political parties are merged to one then it will be a win.

455. My suggestion as a Project Coordinator

Cleaning system: 15. Underground Dustbin should be

constructed in the place where heavy amount of rubbish is dumped.

16. Increase the number of public toilets.

17. Door to door arrangement for collection of trash should be made.

18. Worker should get 10-20 rupees from each house per month.

19. For lifting heavy amount of trash modernised and battery vehicles should be arranged.

20. Trash and rubbish decantation should be made by using modern techniques.

21. Work on the technique of making electricity etc. with trash and rubbish.

22. Cleaners should get houses, free medical treatment facilities, health insurance and increased in salaries.

23. Toll free number should be develop for heavy vehicles to lift large amount of trash just like Ambulance services (108).





24. Bamboo trees should be planted on all corners of Chandrabhaga cremation ground. Arrangement of electricity or less wood based crematorium. If possible or local people have a different opinion then it should be considered so that to get rid of dirt.

25. Proper arrangements for stray animals should be made. Talking to the forest department, a cow house should be built with bio fencing in the 2-4 km area.

26. Strictly prohibition should be made against polythene bags and materials.

27. Arrangement of the carcass is also at the government level at the municipality, district panchayat level.

28. For the cremation, there is a system of electrification in places like Rameshwar and the place of pilgrimage. Hydropower project should be installed separately for this work in the district.

Transportation: 9. Arrangements should be made

for city bus/ taxis in the state. 10. Special designed buses should

be arranged for hilly areas like Tanakpur- Haldwani.

11. Construction of Tanakpur – Jauljiwi -Bageshwar railway line and this scheme should be added in Pancheshwar dam construction.

12. Transport of water system after the construction of Panceshwar dam.

13. Efforts to make transport and transportation in the mountains using the latest technology of Rope Way.

14. Special attention to air services. The sooner the service begins, the better results will be seen.





15. Subsidy should be given in air services, students should get concession in air and bus travels like railways.

16. To prevent migration from the border areas use of latest Rapid Transport Technique like podcar, monotrain and hyperloop should be consider.

Tourism: We should focus education, health,

employment etc. to deal with migration which is our biggest problem.

12. On the lines of Dehradun and Nanital, Pithoragarh can become a big center for education which requires meaningful efforts.

13. Pithoragarh can become huge center for health tourism like naturotherapy, Ayurveda tourism.

14. There is immense possibilities for adventurous tourism.

15. Heli tourism can be a important part for our tourism.

16. Special circuit should be made for speed car, bike, cycling lovers where international level competition can be done.

17. Make process to build a tourism village in the wharf. Complete wharf area should be considered.

18. Arrangement for water sports should be made near the wharf by blocking the bridge water.

19. Zoo should be made of international level.

20. Arrangement of High Level Amusement Park.

21. Tourism can be arranged to accommodate tourists in 5 star facility or some tourists in different villages by forming co-operatives. The Government, Gram Sabha and the corporate





can jointly initiate this work in PPP mode.

22. Himalayan border area is the crown of the country, which population is deforming slowly. Such sacred spiritual sites can be inhabited through religious gurus. For example; 5 km area of chhota kailash (mansarovar marg) for Ram dev ji, 5 km for sh. sh. Ravishankar ji, 5 km for mata. Amrita mai, same for Patal bhuneshwar area for tirupati balaji trust, mahakali mandir gangolihat for kalimath Kolkata, rameshwar mandir ghat for rameshwaram mandir trust, poornahiri mandir for vaishnav giri trust, munsiyari area for gayatri family, benunag area for padnam mandir trust, thal area for akshatdham mandir trust, ritha sahed area for international gurudwara trust, ramchandra mission, ramkrishna mission, divyajyoti jagriti sansthan, brahmakumari, radhaswami satsang vyas, gau seva trust etc. were used to transform this area.

Treatment: 6. It can be main center for

Naturotherapy, Panchkarm and Ayurveda.

7. High-Tech Advanced Medical Center with the Use of Tele Medicine.

8. Establishment of medical college in association with groups like international reputable institutions, army, Tata, Reliance etc. in PPP Mode, in which special Provisions is made for the exemption of public.

9. Need for Helicopter ambulance services.

10. Over 50 years of intermediate high-level medical system.

Parking:





Major problem in the city. 11. Parking to 3 floors by removing

PWD cluttering and to be handed over to the District Hospital.

12. Multi story parking on station KMOU.

13. Parking should be made in place of PWD quarters in front of jaji gate.

14. Multi story parking, hanging garden, restaurant and view point should be built in place of forest department officials housing.

15. Multi story parking in front of Laxminarayan mandir.

16. Parking in place of tehsil near Muncipality.

17. Parking in all government offices on MG road.

18. Underground parking and multi-sports hall in Devsingh ground.

19. Arrangement of parks and parking in the place of land utilized by PWD in front of vikas bhavan.

20. Underground market, multi-story parking and hospital at present Women's hospital.

WATER SUPPLY

The city should have a water management system so that the water sources that are spread over the city, that water can be judiciously utilized. For this we can take the help of countries like Israel where every single drop of water is used judiciously.

It should be made mandatory for every house to activate Rain-water harvesting system.

The construction of the Rai Lake should be done at the earliest.

Tharkot Lake should be constructed soon.

In the villages like Tukadi, Hudeti, Paud, Papdehu, Bajeti,





Punedi, Madh, Jajardewal, Chandrabhaga etc small lakes should be constructed.

For every household after the grant, RO or other water filtration technique should be made available. At every famous four-root of the city, provisions for public water purification systems/ water ATMs should be done.

SPORTS

Stadium should be built where IPL Level Sports such as Cricket Matches, Football Leagues are organized should be built.

For the arrangement of National Camps, High Altitude Training centers and High Level living facility should be made available.

The golf ground possessed by the Army should be made ready for International Tournaments, arrangement of Tournament and also making the participation of school children at local level.

Organizing International Paragliding Program.

Provisions should be made for organizing International Cricket and Football Tournaments, Boxing, Athletics Tournaments etc.

Establishing Flying Club or Paragliding Academy for the ones who have interest in adventure sports, for them arrangement of glider, paraglider, motor glider, bungy jumping, mounted biking etc.

AGRICULTURE

In the agricultural area, Argnik Farming can be made the main center of farming.

This area can be made





economically strong by planting the vegetables of the season such as rose, pomegranate, walnut, banana, lichi, mango, apple, amla, ginger, turmeric etc and also other fruits and all through modern techniques which can be done by giving time and money to the universities like Pantnagar University and deriving results from the same.

For areas like dairy purposes, fish rearing, goat rearing, rearing of honeybee, hare rearing, and hen rearing strategy can be created with the support of the National Research Centre.

FOR THE SMART HILL STATION

PROJECT SOME OTHER MIXED SUGGESTYIONS : -

The construction of the Bhavan should be done on the lines of Vikas Bhavan and all the Ministries should be constructed since PWD has ample important land in the city which can be used for some work.

Whether Jal Nigam or Jal organization all should be kept under on Jal Bhavan.

Jal Bhavan and other residential buildings should be atleast made four storeyed like the other personal residential houses.

If the government buildings are made multi-storeyed on the lines of residential houses, then they should be made in such a way that they are resistant to disasters such as earthquakes.

The area near the Tehsil Nagarpalika fore-route, the lower area is fully made for parking and the upper area is full Tehsil. Instead of the Tehsil multi storeyed parking can be





made and the Tehsil should be made in the premises of the Collectorate.

The area in front of Jaji, underground vegetable market should be made.

In the Ram Leela Maidan, open air theatre should be made by using latest three different techniques.

Jail premises and the Zila Library premises altogether should be made use in such a way people use their personal space for which they have ownership.

Different organizations and schools should be brought into the different parks of the city.

The forest premises of the Ghantakaran should be totally converted and used for tourism purposes.

In the Zila hospital, a plan should be made for the area that lies between the PWD premises and Post mortem premises.

The doctor‟s colony should be made of high level which consists of underground parking, market and also the houses with all the facilities.

Either the Female hospital should be shifted to the TU Hospital, or one 4 storeyed premise should be constructed in which two storeys should be made into parking lot and the other two into a fully equipped female hospital.

The level of the Valmiki settlements should be improved into multi-storeyed houses and should be registered in the name of the people.

Multi-storeyed parking should be made for KMOU station for small cars.it should also have





the provision for the parking of big buses and cars, bikes etc.

The area next to the KMOU station that has been dumped with sand, that sand should be removed and a multi-storeyed lift based parking lot should be made.

To increase biological farming it should be first discussed with the permanent tenants and also the agricultural scientists for the economic support and then made final.

The owners of the cinema halls should be talked for making the centers of entertainment and the government and administration should support that.

Solar lights and solar heaters should be made available on the terrace of each house.

Rain water harvesting should be legally made compulsory on the terrace of each house.

To grow vegetables and fruits, awareness should be increased.

For a increased hydropower district, the zila or the nagar should have its own hydropower production center.

For doing their work, for selling their things, for planting more trees, one place should be fixed for the villagers. Apart from this, your opinion is very important since it depends how we want to see the future Pithoragarh. It is our request to you kindly write and make your opinions available to us, so that for the sake of the project the views can be taken till then end.

For the city, separate water management, Environmental management, tame and street animal management, waste





management etc. for such issues advice from international experts should be taken, who can give big results in less amounts. Across the world, many agencies and experts are ready to do this work.

The construction work that is going on in the mountainous regions, extraordinary latest techniques should be used.

NEARBY CITIES AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT –

Champawat, Almorah, Bageshwar along with cities of Tehsil Pithoragarh like Gangolihat, Berinaag, Dharchoola, Munasyari, Kanalicheena, Vindh, Moonakot Block.

ROLE OF DIFFERENT

ORGANISATIONS – the main aim of smart city plan is the mass participation by the people. To increase the public participation the society has to increase the participation of other organisations. NHPC, DRDO, business groups,etc and support of many other agencies is essential.

SMART HILL STATION –

DREAMS THAT CAN COME TRUE.

Terrace of every house should have solar system and roof top harvesting system.

Establishment of a 5-star eco village.

Support from any friendly nation such as America, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, France, Japan etc.

Support for water management system from the countries like Israel.

Strict measures towards cleanliness, underground





dustbins, soft city.

Public rapid transport system ( PRTS)

With the help of international designers and planners, DPR should be made.

Provisions for high class playgrounds so that IPL Tournaments can be organized.

High class facility for technical education of engineering and medical.

High quality education facility.

In the field of medicine, MRI, CT scan, Telemedicine, helicopter ambulance like facilities should be made available.

For transportation facilities of roads, trains and flights should be available.

456. Manju Devi, Social Servant, Upertola, Gram Sabha, Pithoragarh

Sir, I am dam affected namely Manju Devi, W/O Shri. Bhagwan Prasad, R/O Gram Sabha, Uppertola, Patti Gogna Tehsil, Zila Pithoragarh. I am a permanent resident of this place. I request the governance and the administration, that the people who are affected by the project whether fully or partially, they should be given all the benefits. The people who are partially affected by the dam project will be more prone to the effects of the dam construction like landslides etc. thus I request the administration to kindly pay attention on the below mentioned issues raised:

One person of each family should be given employment.

The cost of the land payable should be ten times that of the circle rate.

The house of one family should be given 50 lakh rupees.

One lakh should be given for the cattleshed.





PAFs from one village will be resettled at one site.





The whole village should be established at a single place.

Maximum benefits to be given to establish the religious places of the people so as to maintain their religious sanctity.

The displaces should be given all the facilities such as playgrounds, electricity, schools, hospitals, banks, post offices etc.

457. Shetra Panchayat Sadasya Jhulaghat Vikas Khand Munakot

6. DPR should be provided in

Hindi

7. Public hearing should be held at

village level

8. This public hearing should held

after monsoon so that people

will get time to understand

9. Due to Economic circumstances

people can‟t reach to the place

where public hearing is held.

Hence it is requested to

postpone the public hearing.

10. Do not want Dam, need development


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amendments.

As per the provision of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013 a hearing will be conducted in each village, in which each PAF will be informed about the compensation given to them

458. Mr. PS Mehar (Gram Sabha Gedakhali Dist. Champawat)

10. Crores of people are living

along both the side of bank of

river which are dependent on it.

11. Since the Dhauli ganga project

started, water is getting reduced

in the Kali and Sharda river( In

days of drought)

12. Two national project NHPC

tanakpur and Banbasa Barrage

may get stop .This river is also

being affected by mining

13. Rehabilitated of Tehri Dam still

not get settled down. The

people of the city are sitting

there to take the Jal Samadhi.

14. Water get stored due to Tehri

Dam

15. Nepal and Uttarpradesh will

demand water of its share. This

may arises problem like Kaveri

Jal Vivad

16. Before Construction of Dam,

road should be constructed

between Tanakpur and Jauljibi.

This road should have been

constructed in 1962 but due to

forest law it can‟t be

constructed.

17. Currently, China's movements

show that this is the time to

build a road not to build Dam. If

Dam is Constructed it will be on

China radar. Can imagine the

devastation of downstream.






18. The present project is not only affecting Nepal since the project is coming under the zone 4 and 5 of the Earthquake it will have adverse affect until Lucknow and Bareilly.Not only this the aforesaid project will affectr the downstream .People are afraid and has Gov. of Uttar Pradesh has been taken into consideration for the same.

459. R Sreedhar (Managing Trustee, Environics Trust)

7. The 2013 diaster is

unforgettable and this year too

has been „excess‟ rainfall in the

first two weeks of July as per

IMD- ranging from aan excess

of +20% to +59% and +60%

and more . The rainfall has also

been fairly wide spread (FWS)

as per IMD. Many links to the

valleys are restored but sudden

rains, landslides again create a

cut-off point and this goes on

until the monsoon subsides

after August or mid- September.

The char Dham yatra was also disrupted and steps were taken to stop it for the safety of yataris. The monsoon season is in full swing in the state rendering most of the rural areas of these areas of these thre districts inaccessible. Consequently, A large section of affected people will not be able to participate in these crucial public hearings.

8. Rescheduling or postponing the

public hearing will ensure safety

of people during these rainy

months when vehicles are most

vulnerable due to rockfall, land-

an mud-slides, skidding, muddy

roads and overloading adds to

the risk. Most of the places are

too far from the venue of public

Public Hearing date was finalized more than a month back by the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution control Board.

Location of public hearing has been kept at Pithoragarh tehsil as 80 out of 87 project affected villages in the tehsil and 6 out of 16 fully affected villages are in this tehsil.


District Magistrate




Zila Parishad




assessment report

(Volume-I)


Report(Volume-II)

Environmental

Management Plan





hearing, say

Dharchula/KImkholi which is

around 70-80 kms from

Pithoragarh and similarly

Jhulaghat which is around 35-

38 kms.

9. Summer migration takes place

in this part of the state when

people visit their traditional

villages, otherwise covered in

snow during winters . Bhotias, a

large community migrates from

May to September to the Darma

and other valleys and have their

festivities and stay in traditional

villages, these and such other

communities will be devoid of

the one off chance provided to

them (in the from of public

Hearing) to share public

concerns.

10. The places selected for public

hearings may be better and

convenient for the officials bur

highly in convenient for the

affected population. The same

comfort, access to

transportation etc. from public

point if view has been totally

ignored. In this background, we

propose that the venue of

hearings should be affected

areas(in the submergence

area), at least at a smaller

administrative unit in all three

districts so that the concerned

officials can witness the ground

reality first- hand and concerns

of communities invited from

across the submergence zone.

11. The High Court of Himachal

Pradesh in the case Him

Parivesh Environment

Report(Volume-III)



reports in English.



reports in Hindi.






Protection Society, Distirct

Solan, Himachal Pradesh, V/s

State of Himachal Pradesh (

and its various organs ) as

stipulated the following in para

109 ( c ) and ( d )-

© – “ The Pollution Control Board shall insure that whenever any public hearing is held, the people of the area are well informed about the public hearing and they are also informed about the benefits and the ill effects of the project. The pollution control board must have its own machinery and own scientists who should give an independent opinion on the prose and cons of the project.

These shall also be placed on the website on the PCB “.

(d) – In future whoever any studies are being carried out by an any project proponent while preparing the EIA reports, the study shall be carried out only after notice to the State Pollution Control Board, MoEF/EAC in case the project requires clearance at the central level and also to the inhabitance of the area where such study are to be c carried out and project as to be established. Notice to the Public shall be given in the same manner notice of public hearing is given.

As a case of Honourable High Court Himachal Pradesh, these guidelines to be followed in Uttarakhand too, but these have been totally ignored.

12. 7th August is „Raksha

bandhan/Rakhi and married

women visit their brother‟s

home as a custom and many

other customary events are

around Raklhi and many local





events in the month ao August.

In mountains regions . the

(public hearing dates ) callsfor

reconsideration in ther light

important occasions which

require some travel for such

social events.

The weather prediction for 11th and

17th August, dates reserved for

public hearings at pithoragrh

and Almora, Respectively has

been heavy rain with

thunderstorms.

460. Mr. Shankar Jaday (Mahakali Ki Awaz Jan Sangathan)

2 Public hearing should be held at

respective MLA‟s Legislative

assembly

2. Public hearing should be held after rainy month of August





461. Mr. Chandan Singh (PCB, Uttarakhand)

Public hearing should be

postponed and held at village

level









As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board. As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

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462. Mrs. Pushpa Devi Jhulaghat, Pithoragarh

6. People of Jhulaghat get

homeless after flood of 2013

and still suffering from

unemployment

7. There is no present and future

of flood affected people

8. Flood affected people don‟t get

any Economically help. Now

Due to the arrival of the

submerged area of Dam, there

is a fear of disaster in people .

9. After 2013 flood people are

facing financial crisis. Now after

this project please decide the

future of the affected family

10. Proper displacement, Education, employment for 2013 flood affected people cannot be made.

Compensation shall be given as

per the norms of Right to Fair

Compensation and




463. Deepak Ijarwal Jhulaghat, Pithoragarh

Victim of 2013 flood Deepak

Ijarwal are homeless and

unemployed suffering from

financial crisis required first priority

to link with government job and fair

justice

No issues related to the project has been raised.

464. Mrs. Pushpa Devi Jhulaghat, Pithoragarh

3. Pushpa Devi with 5 familiy

member have lost their home in

2013 flood are homeless and

forced to stay in rental house.

4. So far the land of its own

residential house is being Claim

by the state government. While

the victim family occupying a

land from 60 year. Hence it is

requested to name the land in

the name of Pushpa Devi.

Compensation for land is always given to the persons in whose same land is registered in the Revenue Records. It is recommended that district administration can update the land revenue records updating the names of the latest landowner

465. Mr. Kari Miya (Gram Dutibagad) Mr. EId Mohammed (Gram

1. Giving 5 acre agriculture land to

the affected families for

livelihood.

2. Compensation of House and

Land should be given more than






Dutibagad) Mr. Md. Ajmat ali (Gram Dutibagad) Mr. Jivan singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Paan Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Kishan Singh Dalal (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Vishan Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Bheem Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Sanjay Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Mahesh Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Darpan Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Surendra Singh Dala (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Bhupender Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Sher Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Shankar Singh Datal (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Khadak Singh Datal (Gram Datu Kheda)

10 times of circle rate

3. from every affected family one

member should be given


merit

4. Bank loan of the affected family and businessman is waived




Decision on waiver of bank loan shall be taken by the government.





Mr. Nain Singh Datal (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Chandan Singh Datal (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Narayan Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Vinod Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Naunwar Singh (Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Harsh Singh(Gram Datu Kheda) Mr. Devraj (Gaudihat Rajyuda) Mr. Hemraj (Gaudihat Rajyuda) Mrs. Jyanti Devi (Gaudihat Rajyuda) Mr. Keshav Dev Tamta (Gram Dutibagad)

466. Mrs. Deepa Rawat (Village Pradhan-Kawarvan- Block Munakot-District Pithoragarh)

The two tok namely Lirpani and

Sagar under Gram Sabha

Kawarvan are located 5 km from

Pancheshwar Dam still the survey

has not been conducted for these

two Tok .Hence it is requested to

conduct the survey.

Joint Inspection is being carried out for the project and process of attaining NOC from the villages is also underprocess by the local administration

Joint Inspection will be conducted prior to land acquisition by the state administration.

467. Mr.Kalyan Singh Samat (Village-Sigda Po Ghat-Champawat)

Chamu temple located in Village

Gair Sail Block Munakot District

Pithoragarh. This temple‟s land

belongs to Mr. Kalyan Singh,

Mr. Mohan Singh and Mr. Dayal

Singh forefathers but land is

not registered on their name.






Hence it is requested to give

right compensation and land to

us.

468. People of Schedule Tribe belongs to Kanadi Jhulaghat are uneducated, living without land and are labors.

4) We don‟t get any information

regarding Public hearing from

District Administration and

pollution control board

5) People of Schedule Tribe are

uneducated and they don‟t have

any information about

advantages and drawbacks of

proposed Dam

6) Land less and labor people of

Schedule Tribe have not

enough money to buy tickets for

travelling to Pithoragarh

4.) What is the arrangement made

by government for Land less

and labor people of Schedule

Tribe





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469. Mr. Shankar Khadayat(Convener Mahakali Ki Awaz)

As per Meteorological

Department red alert has been

announced in Pithoragarh and

schools and roads has been

closed by District Administration

but public hearing has not been

postponed.

Villagers have requested District Administration to postponed public hearing many times but no decision has been taken. In case of any Calamity District Administration will be responsible.

Date of Public Hearing has been finalized more than a month back by Uttarakhand Environmental Protection and State Pollution Control Board.

470. Mr. Kishor Ram (Kosha adhyaksh sangh Jila Ikai Pithoragarh)

1) Public hearing to be held on 11

august 2017 should be

immediately postponed

2) EIA/SIA report should be

translated in hindi and to be

explained to projected affected

families.

3) Public hearing venue should be selected in project affected area









District Magistrate












471. Mr. Jagat Mehta ( Uttarkhand Kranti Dal)

3) Uttarakhand Kranti Dal in the

leadership Ex-MLA Mr. Kashi

Singh will protest for the public

hearing to be held on 11 th






august 2017 at District

Headquarter Pithoragarh for

Pancheshwar Dam

4) Public hearing should be held at village level or panchayat level. DPR should be translated in Hindi and distributed in project affected villages. Participation of Females and elders of projected affected villages should be ensured and their issues should be taken into consideration..





District Magistrate
















2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

472. Jir singh Son (Pradhan Sail)

6) Public hearing should be held at

village level or panchayat level

7) Information of the public

hearing is to be given very late.

8) Information of DPR did not

reach to the Village

9) Geographically, in the most

rainy months like August, there

can be no walks without any

road area

10) The economic situation of the

villagers is not such that they

can spend up to rupees and

reach the district headquarters.





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Report(Volume-II)





473. Mr. Shankar Khadayat(Convener Mahakali Ki Awaz) Enclosed : Copy Jila panchayat sadasya, Shetra panchayat sadasya, Gram Pradhan, Vyapar sangh, Sarpanch,

1) No official notification of public

hearing found

2) Information of DPR did not


3) Geographically, in the most


can be no walks without any

road area

4) The economic situation of the

villagers is not so much good so

that they can spend money on

travel and reach the district

headquarter.

5) Devyang, Disabled and senior

Citizen who are living in

affected areas, keep all the

information of the area and are

sensitive towards their area.

Their participation is not

possible if the public hearing is

to be conducted at District

Headquarter.

6) Participation of majority of affected people only possible









when public hearing is to be conducted near the villages.

District Magistrate












474. Mrs Seema Devi (Jila Panchayat-Pithoragarh)

6. Information of the public hearing

is to be given very late.

7. Information of DPR did not


8. Geographically, in the most


is no any accessible road.

9. The economic situation of the




headquarter.

10. Disabled and senior citizen of the affected areas will not be







able to participate in the public hearing. Hence it is requested to postpone the public hearing.



District Magistrate












475. Member –Jila Panchayat








(Maitli Uttar) 2. Information of DPR did not


3. Geographically, in the rainiest

months like August, there is no

any accessible road.





headquarter.

5. Disabled and senior citizen of

the affected areas will not be

able to participate in the public

hearing. Hence it is requested

to postpone the public hearing.

6. Participation of majority of affected people only possible when public hearing is to be conducted near the villages.

2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 11.8.2017 was published on 08.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per





the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

476. Mr. Pawan Chand (Panchayat-Member Rajyuda-Block Munakot-District Pithoragarh)




reach to the Village.



any accessible road and due to

rainy season transportation

facility also got affected.





headquarter.

5. Participation of majority of

affected people only possible

when public hearing is to be

conducted near the villages.

6. Disabled and senior citizen of the affected areas will not be able to participate in the public hearing. Hence it is requested to postponed the public hearing and conduct the public hearing after the rainy season.





District Magistrate






Environmental Impact assessment report (Volume-





I)






477. Mrs Janki Devi (Panchayat Member-Dutibagad-Block Dharchula)














headquarter.

















to postpone the public hearing

and conduct the public hearing

after the rainy season.


District Magistrate












478. Mr. Madan Mohan Bhatt (Panchayat Member-Dooda Block-Kanalichinha)







is no any accessible road and

due to rainy season

transportation facility also got

affected.










headquarter.

5. Public Hearing will be

conducted near the villages it

can help also to understand the

geographical situation of that

area.




District Magistrate
















479. Mr. Trilok Singh (Panchayat Member-Chausal –Kanalichinha)








due to rainy season


affected.





headquarter.

5. Participation of majority of affected people only possible when public hearing is to be conducted near the villages. Hence it is requested to postponed the public hearing.





District Magistrate
















480. Mr Lalit Prasad (Panchayat Member-Upartola)














headquarter.





6. Disabled and senior citizen of the affected areas will not be able to participate in the public hearing. Hence it is requested to postpone the public hearing and public hearing will be conducted near the villages on the Panchayat Level so that maximum people can participate in public hearing.





District Magistrate
















481. Mrs Dolli Joshi (Panchayat Member- Dobans-Block Munakot)








due to rainy season


affected.





headquarter.





6. Disabled and senior citizen of the affected areas will not be









able to participate in the public hearing. Hence it is requested to postpone the public hearing and public hearing will be conducted near the villages.


District Magistrate












482. Panchayat Member-Dhungatoli Block-Dharchula








due to rainy season


affected.










headquarter.





6. Disabled and senior citizen of the affected areas will not be able to participate in the public hearing. Hence it is requested to postponed the public hearing and public hearing will be conducted near the villages on the Panchayat Level after the rainy season so that maximum people can participate in public hearing.





District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location





has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

483. Mrs. Kavita Gobari (Member Panchayat-Bhateri Block-Munakot)



Information of DPR did not reach to

the Village.




due to rainy season


affected.





headquarter.










District Magistrate

















484. Pradhan-Dhungatoli Block-Dharchula








due to rainy season


affected.





headquarter.










District Magistrate
















485. Mr Kundal Singh Gobari- Pradhan(Panchayat Member-Bhateri-Block Munakot)








due to rainy season


affected.





headquarter.

















to postponed the public hearing

and public hearing will be

conducted near the villages on

the Panchayat Level after the

rainy season so that maximum

people can participate in public

hearing.


District Magistrate












486. Pradhan-Dutibagar (Jolljibi)








due to rainy season







affected.





headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in





each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

487. Mr Laxman Chand-Pradhan- Kanari-Block-Munakot














headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate
















488. Mr. Karki (Gram Panchayat Amtadi)





3. It is impossible to reach at

headquarter in monsoon

season

4. Lack of transportation facility in

monsoon season





headquarter.

6. Clearance of people doubt and

fears.





District Magistrate

















489. Mr. Bhagwan Singh Saun ( Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Tademiya)














headquarter.























hearing.


District Magistrate












490. Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Jyoguda



















headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of September 14, 2006, Public





hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

491. Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Dwalisera














headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate














reports in English.



492. Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Arjarchingari














headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate




Zila Parishad













493. Mrs.Manju Devi Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Doda














headquarter.























hearing.


District Magistrate












494. Mrs. Bhagirathi Devi (Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Daantu)








As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Pithoragarh











headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per EIA Notification of





September 14, 2006, Public hearing has to be conducted in each affected district, location has to be decided by Pollution Control Board.

495. Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Ghigrani














headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate

















496. Mr. Ram Singh ( Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Kimkhola)














headquarter.



















District Magistrate








hearing. Zila Parishad The following documents were kept in the above referred offices:








497. Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Titri














headquarter.























hearing.


District Magistrate












498. Mr. Hoshiyar Ram (Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Jamradi)











Mr. Ravindra Singh (Adhyaksh-Nav Yuvak Mandal Dal)









headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate

















499. Mr. Raghuvar Prasad (Gram Panchayat Upertola)














headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate

















500. Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Gogna

2. Due to rainy season and lack of

transportation facility it is not

possible to reach at district

headquarter

Hence it is requested to postponed

the public hearing and public

hearing will be conducted near

the villages on the Panchayat

Level after the rainy season so

that maximum people can

participate in public hearing and

it is also save their time and

money





501. Mrs. Devki Devi (Pradhan- Gram Panchayat GetiGada)



















headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate

















502. Mr. Surendra Arya (Pradhan- Gram Panchayat Majirkanda)














headquarter.















hearing.





District Magistrate
















503. Mr. Bhupal Chand (Pradhan-Gram Panchayat Khadkubhalya)














headquarter.


















District Magistrate








hearing.










504. Anonymous 3. One member of each displaced

family shall be given

Government Job for the

livelihood of the family

4. The evaluation of the property

and the assets like Homestead,

Fruit bearing trees, animal etc.

of the fully affected families

shall be done under the

instruction of the Technical

Employee and Magistrate as

well as Affected Families.


Locals will get employment in dam construction and other allied activities.


505. Suresh Chand Village: Gangolihaat Pithoragarh

As per the assessment report published by Revenue department of Pancheshwar Dam project, the villagers of Seragara, Kuntola,






Baritok,Routola, Naichuna, Busheila,Kilouta sela, Dayarola, Matela Baisoli Rangel are not satisfied with the provision for compensation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan.

They demanded the following things to be included in the R&R



They should be provided conveyance facilities or equivalent expanses for carry all their belonging from present location to the resettled sites.















PAFs should be resettled in the

same nearby developed region

506. Smt. Kamal Devi Panchyat Pradhan Village-Kilota

The name of villages Bushel, Touk Nouchuna, Timani, Kilota has to be clearly mentioned in the DPR that they are coming under submergence and are being resettled.







There are few families in the villages which don‟t have their own land but runs their livelihood by working in others land as agriculture labour should also get house and land and resettlement benefit.







507. Mahesh Ram Village-Sera Radi Pithoragarh

Before preparing Resettlement and Rehabilitation plan proper investigation is mandatory for the submerged villages


The compensation for the fertile land should me more than the







other land






The landless farmers should be given proper compensation for class-IV and class-V land





CHAPTER-4

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT ALMORA


Chapter 4 :Public Hearing Proceedings in district Almora Page 1

CHAPTER-4

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT ALMORA

4.1 GENERAL

The Public Notice for conducting the Public Hearing in Almora district was advertise

in Amar Ujala and Hindustan Times on dated 13.07.2017. The Public Hearing for

Almora district was organised in Dhaula Devi Meeting Hall, Block Bhanoli,District

Almora on 17.08.2017 at 11.00 AM. The meeting was organised by Regional Officer,

Uttarakhand Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEP & PCB).

The Public Hearing meeting was chaired by Ms. Eva Ashish Srivastava, District

Magistrate, Almora. The senior officials from Pancheshwar Development Authority

also attended the Public Hearing.

Dr. D. K Joshi, Regional Officer Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution

Control Board requested the representative of Technical Consultant M/s WAPCOS

Limited Dr. Aman Sharma, Executive Director (GR,Envt.&CM) to make a detailed

prsenetation on Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.

4.2 PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN DISTRICT ALMORA

The detailed proceedings of Public Hearing held in Dhaula Devi Meeting Hall, Block

Bhanoli,District Almora with relevent documents i.e. copy of public notices published

in newspapers, copy of attendance sheets of the participants, copy of written

observations received during public hearings and phtographs of public hearing are

given in Annexure-III. The key issues raised during the Public hearing are shown in

Table-4.1.

Participants in the Public hearing were then invited to give their comments &

suggestions regarding the project in writing or orally. The response to represntations

received from participants are given in Table-4.2.



Table-4.1: Response to issues raised during the Public Hearing District Almora on 17.08.2017

S.No. Name & Address Issues Raised Response

1. Shri. Lakshman Singh Rawat, Gram Jingle

Our house does not come in the submergence zone, but our land is coming in the submergence zone. Thus we should also be considered completely in the submergence zone and displaces accordingly. Also we should be given appropriate compensation for land in exchange of land and the affected those who work here should be given the appropriate compensation.

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be paid as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Agriculture labour or landless farmers shall be paid compensation as per the norms of state government.

2. Shri. Harish Joshi, Ara Salpar

He says that in his village 18 families have been considered in the submergence zone although some 25 families stay there. The village Chimkholi should be considered in the submerged zone since it is situated 30 meters above the submergence zone. What will happen to the religious places such as Rajeshwar in our area? Where will the affected families be displaced? We should be given land in exchange of land, house in exchange of house and the provision for Government job should be done. We should be established in low-lying area.

18 families have been considered as affected as their property lies within FRL of 680 m.

Village Chimkholi is situated 30 m above submergence zone and cannot be considered as Project Affected village.

Religious places coming under submergence shall be constructed at new sites which shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

The resettlement sites will be selected in consultation with PAFs.


3. Shri. Bhim Singh, Balikhet.

He has raised the issue that the people who don’t have land registered in their names, how will they be given the compensation? Every affected family should be established in low-lying areas and each affected family should be given Government Job.

Compensation is to be given to the person in whose name properly is registered.

It is suggested that district administration to up date the land records at the earliest.

The Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be paid as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and




Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

4. Shri. Kishan Singh Rawat, Gram Jingle

He has asked that land should be given in exchange of land. For the house compensation should be given after the actual valuation. Also according to the eligibility, atleast one member of each affected family should be given Government job and we should be told beforehand as to where we will be established. Also all sorts of facilities should be provided.



Preference will be given to PAFs for job during construction and operation phases.

Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs and district administration

All amenities shall be provided at resettlement sites.

5. Shri.Lakshmi Datta Joshi, Gram Dhura, Langda Tok

She has asked whether this Public Hearing is final. We were not given any information about this Public Hearing. For constructing a house we will be given a compensation of 10 Lakh rupees which we consider to be very less. We have orchids mangoes and lichi. What will be the compensation given to us if thousands of trees will come under the submergence zone. The land of our God and Goddesses will get destroyed.

Public hearing for Environmental Clearance shall be conducted once.

Compensation for trees will be given as per the norms of State Government of Uttarakhand.

The Compensation to Project

Affected Families shall be

paid as per the norms of Right

to Fair Compensation and


Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act, 2013.

6. Shri. Rakesh Joshi, Gram Nyal Dhura

He has said that re-establishment is the only main issue here. We should be told that how are we going to be displaced and established. Our irrigational land will get destroyed and we should be given new land for irrigation. We should be established in low-lying area and all the








Resettlement sites shall be finalized in consultation with PAFs and district




facilities such as education, health etc. should be provided. Our village has been shown partially affected area whereas in comes in completely affected zone. We should get ten times the circle rate of the land or we should get 20 lakhs per nali. We request the Uttarakhand and Indian Government to give us irrigational land instead of irrigational land will all the facilities then only we will allow to get displaced for the sake of the Project.

administration

Resettlement sites shall be provided with all amenities.

7. Shri. Govind Singh, Kunjwal

The MLA Jageshwar has said/requested that real survey should be done. Real valuation of the houses should be done and the compensation should be decided keeping in mind the geographical condition of the area. This is an Environmental Public Hearing and the correct valuation of the effect that comes with the construction of such big projects should be done. We think that because of the construction of the bigger projects, cloud burst is a common phenomenon that occurs frequently. The people that will be affected because of the cloud burst, for them provisions of compensation should be done. A list should be made of the effects that occur during the construction and the operation phase of the project on the environment and a detailed survey should be done. The people of the village are residing since long and they are connected to each other

PAFs have been estimated as per standard proceducres: Khasra map for each

project affected village was collected.

Khasra maps were digitized.

Project layout map was superimposed on the digitized khasara map of project affected villages.

List of all the affected khasra/plot numbers within the impacted zone was prepared.

Using Right of Records (RoR) data collected from Revenue Department, State government of Uttarakhand, list of affected land plots/khasra were correlated to assess the ownership details of each affected land plot.

Based on analysis of right of Revenue data, PAFs losing land and homestead were




through emotions. Thus all the people should be established at the same place and all the facilities should be given. We should learn from the experiences of Tehri Dam Project. Compensation should be given for the problems that will come during the course of the project. The displaced should be given the appropriate compensation.

identified.

Detailed studies have been conducted for various aspects of Environment as a part of the CEIA study.

Cloud burst is a phenomenon which occurs due to specific meteorological conditions. It is scientifically not proved that incidence of cloud burst increases due to construction of dams and reservoirs. Cloud bursts have occurred in areas where dams have not been constructed.

PAFs from a village will be resettled at one site.

Detailed analysis of impacts likely to accrue during project construction and operation phases have been assessed as a part of the study and appropriate mitigation measures have been suggested.

8. Shri. Rajender Singh, Gram Jingle

He has said that only Jingle Village has 100 household which are not there in the list. We oppose this thing. If we want that the area should flourish then fruiting trees should be planted. We will not let the construction of the Dam to happen. In our village we have houses worth Rs. 30 lakhs and we grow four crops in a year. Below this Project, there is one small electricity project dam. Thus we request you to reduce the height of the dam and save our village from entering the submergence zone.

Project layout and parameters have been fixed based on detailed investigation.

Small HEP coming within reservoir submergence, shall be given compensation as per the norms of the State Government.

Compensation of fruit bearing trees shall be given as per state government norms.

9. Shri. Dhan Singh Mehta, Sirgaon

He has said that his village has not been shown in the submergence zone and thus request you to re-survey it. We oppose the construction of the dam.

Village Sirgaon is not coming under reservoir submergence.




10. Shri. Ganesh Dutta, Village Devali Bagad

The houses and the lands should undergo real evaluation. What compensation will be given for our trees? If a family has the land registered in the name of the father, and the father has four sons, who will be given the compensation?

Detailed analysis of socio-economic aspects has been done as a part of the CEIA Study.


11. Shri. P.C.Tiwari, Social Servant, Almora

He has said that the dates of the Public Hearing are not given in the villages. If the DPR is made in Hindi and Kumaoni Languages then hat will be the drawbacks? Did you not visit the village? Public Hearing should be done at the village level and who has visited the village and on which date should be informed. Will there be a second Environmental Public Hearing? If there will be no Environmental Public Hearing then whatever will be there it will be today only. This Public Hearing is being organized in the month of August and this hearing should be cancelled. In the Project of anonymous land forest rights 2006. Whatever rights are given should be described in detail.in Tehri Dam also, till noe the Dogra Chandi Pul has not been constructed.this means that displacement has not been done in Tehri completely. There has not been any displacement in Zila Almora at this level. In this Project there will be no development of the village. In the Tehri Project we have seen people crying and our Honorable PM asks to let flow the rivers but here the rivers are being tied under

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 17.8.2017 was published on 13.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate






Environmental Impact assessment




the dams. This Public Hearing should be done at the village level and the decisions should be made according to the suggestions of the people. We will not let the construction of this dam to take place. The big dams of the developed countries are being broken down and here strategies of dam construction are being done. This will bring an end to our society. This much Police force is not needed. I in full support of the people and in full force oppose the construction of this Project.

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The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. It was confirmed that each village was covered as a part of property survey. Village level hearing or interaction shall be conducted as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013.

12. Gram Pradhan, Vilkola

He has said that we should be given land in exchange of the land and house in exchange of the house. The villagers have no knowledge about the survey done. 90 families have been shown to be affected in the Zila Almorah, for which re-survey should be done. We oppose this Project.

The compensation to Project Affected Families shall be paid as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 17.8.2017 was published on 13.07.2017 in the following newspapers:

Hindustan Times (major national daily




newspaper)















13. Shri. Neeraj Joshi, Gram Nyal Dhura

He says that he opposes the DPR and asks to issue the DPR in Hindi and

Quantum of Free power to be given to the state is to be decided by the Central and




Kumaoni language. We ask to give free of cost 50% electricity for 50 years instead of 13% electricity. As told that in the tenure of the construction of the project that is 10 years almost 22500 labourers are needed. So I request that out of those labourers 70% should be from the affected families.the affected families due to this Project should get 10-15 thousand rupees per month and should be told as to for how many years this will be given.re-establishement and displacement will be done by whom? If a family doesnot want the house of category 250, then how will the compensation be given to them? The value to the construction of the house should be from 10-30 lakhs. The value for the construction of animal house should be kept lakh rupees rather than 25 thousand. The land which is not in the name of the person who does farming then what will he get in compensation and we request that all the loans should be exempted. The families that are dependent on the rivers, what compensation will be given to them? We request that whatever compensation is given in all the three villages it should be given according to the same rate per circle. Atleast 10-12 lakhs compensation should be given for each nali. If 10% of the land is coming in the submergence zone then what is the provision of the left 90% land.

State Governments.

Preference will be given to PAFs for employment during construction and operation phases.

Compensation to Project Affected Families shall be paid as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Compensation will be given to the person in whose property is registered. It is suggested that district administration can update the land ownership records at the earliest.

Circle Rates are finalized by the state government.

If State government increases the Circle rates, then land owners will be get compensation as per enhanced rates.




14. Shri. Pratap Ram, Ex-Pradhan, Gram Malli Nalli

He has asked that the compensation given for Bhavan Nirmad/construction should be increased from 10 lakhs to 30 lakhs. The compensation for animal bathing should be increased. One village should be established at one place only. The pros and cons of this Project should be told. The valuation of our land/property should be done properly. Till such time the land is given back we will not get displaced.



15. Shri. Madan Singh, Gram Pradhan, Basoli

He he said that we oppose the DPR. Village Dhuna that is on the bank of river Sahayak has not been included in the affected area list. Because of this Project there will be prolonged environmental impacts and compensation should be given for the damage thus caused. The evaluation of the 90 families that have been shown in the list should be done again.

Village Dhuna is not coming under reservoir submergence.

16. Shri. Sher Singh, Gram Pradhan, Chimtola

He has asked that the people those who don’t have land in their names, will they be given any compensation? Here in one account many account holders have their names. In such a situation how will the compensation be given? We ask you to keep only those villages in the affected zone that are atleast 50-100 meters away from the 680 meter FRL. If the land is in your name and you have four children who are staying separately, then who will get the compensation.

Compensation is given to person in whose property is registered. It is suggested that district administration can update the land records/ ownership data at the earliest.

If there are more than one account holders for a property than all the account holders will get compensation in proportion of the percentage of land owned by them.

17. Shri. Shekhar He said that we ask for this Rs. 10 lakh will be given for




Pandey, Gram Kumadkheti

clearance whether we will get 1.5 lakhs or 10 lakhs for the construction of the house. We want to give a memo in the name of Prime Minister through District Magistrate. Environment will be disturbed because of this Project. I oppose the destruction of our religious places. Cloud burst is a common and prominent situation due to the construction of the bigger dams and also the irrigational land gets damaged. Two times the land should be given for measured and unmeasured land. The whole village should be established at the same place and before the dam is constructed all the facilities such as electricity, water, health, education etc should be provided. One member of each project affected family should be given a govt. job.

construction of household to each PAF, whose house is coming under submergence.

Cloud burst occurs due to scientific meteorological conditions. There is no scientific evidence that incidence of cloud burst incidence increases due to dam reservoirs. Cloud bursts have taken place in areas with no reservoirs.


18. Sushri. Rekha Dhasmana, Almorah

She has raised the issue as to why Public Hearing has not been done in the Project affected areas? There should be a second Public Hearing for affected areas. The TA DA for the people coming for Public Hearing should be done. In this Public Hearing, female participation is very less. Nowadays circle rate is not in use although market rate is 2-3 times of the circle rate. To save the environment, trees should be planted. Reinvestigation should be done in the project affected areas.

The public hearing is to be conducted at district level.

Circle rates have be decided by the state government.

Compensatory Afforestation and greenbelt development has been recommended as a part of Environmental Management Plan.

19. Shri. Lakshman Ram, Gram Dashola

He says that our village is near Champawat and 90% people oppose this project. The height of the dam

Dam height has been fixed after detailed investigation.

Jobs to PAFs will be given as per the norms of the state




should be reduced. Atleast one member of each affected family should be given a govt job. The whole village should be established at one place near the Zila Headquaters. For the construction of each house Rs.50 lakhs should be given.

government of Uttarakhand.

PAFs will be given preference for jobs during construction and operation phase.


PAfs from a village will be resettled at one site.

20. Shri. Basant Khani, Ganwarsoona

He says that our Project of 1 MW comes in the submergence zone and we oppose this project. We request you to construct small dams.

Compensation for 1 MW project will be given as per the amount finalized by the district administration/PWD.

21. Shri. Ramesh Chandra, Gram Badiyar

He has requested to know the status of the pros and cons of the project in each village.

Village wise number of PAFs and land to be acquired is given in the EIA Report.

22. Shri. Dayakrishna Kandpal, Gram Siniyakhet

He said that the people those who are staying on Civil or unnamed land should be given compensation. Since generations, we have been staying at this place, so in the scenario of displacement, we request for a grazing land. We want to tell this that from a project of 1MW each family will earn Rs.12000/month and the project comes under the submergence zone. They should stop saying the development of Delhi and Delhi like cities.5040 projects of 1-1 MW should be taken, then only the migration will stop. This is a disastrous project and we oppose this.

The Compensation is to be given to the person in where name property is registered district administration is requested to update the land records at the earliest.

23. Shri. Pooran Singh, Gram Dashola Badiyar

He said that the survey was not done properly. For real survey, a camp should be set up in our village. The post office of our village comes in the submergence

Post Office coming under submergence will be relocated at the new site. Posting of employees shall be as per the guidelines of state government of Uttarakhand.




zone, what will happen to the employees working there. Land to be given in place of the land and Rs.30 lakhs to be given for Bhavan Nirmad. Ten times the compensation should be given for circle rate. Re-establishment should be done in the vortex area. If we are not established in the irrigational area then we will oppose the project.


24. Shri. Basant Joshi, Gram Kola

He has mentioned that in Almorah only four villages have been considered fully in the submergence zone although only Dhuragaon has 90% affected families. Thus we ask you to make the list of the displaced general. Here cloud bursts and landslides are a common phenomenon. The survey should be done by the geologists. Afforestation should be done before deforestation.

In village Almora only four villages as outlined in the presentation are coming under reservoir submergence.

Detailed geological studies have been conducted.

Afforestation shall be done as per the norms of Forest Conservation Act (1980) and its subsequent amendments.

25. Shri. Harish Singh Badola, Block Pramukh, Bhaisiyachana

He said that how can they leave their ancestral property. The temples and the paternal land will not be sold. We ask people to stay here now how can we tell them to leave this place. What kind of an auction is this? Gram Panchayat is drowning and thus Public Hearing should be done for us. If my area is drowned then such a movement will take place that the profession of the politicians and MLAs will get destroyed. We should respect our ancestors. They have promised to make ITI in this area, what about that?

Opposed the project.

As a part of Local Area Development Plan, an ITI will be constructed.

26. Shri. Jagdeesh pandey, Gram Sallavjot

He has said that the DPR should be made according to the village. Yesterday





only we got the information about the Public Hearing. Our village is in submergence zone or not? What will happen to the workers? The villagers have a problem with the DPR being in English language. If the schools and post offices come in the submergence zone then what will happen to the workers who work there?

be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 17.8.2017 was published on 13.07.2017 in the following newspapers:



As per Clause 3.2 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006. the advertisements clearly outlined the places where Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Executive Summary Reports could be accessed. The documents were kept in the offices in each project affected district:

District Magistrate















The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. Decision on employees of government schools and post-offices coming within submergence area shall be taken by the state government.

27. Shri. Mahender Singh, Teacher

He has asked that the people whose half land comes under the submergence zone how will those people get the compensation? Here the scenario is of exchange. In a house one person stays in the upper portion and the other in the lower portion, so if the land of the person who stays in the lower portion comes in the submerged zone, then who is going to get the compensation? We sustain our lives because of the forest and the animals. For that how will we get the compensation? All the basic essential facilities should be made available in the displaced area. We know that the water level of the rivers is decreasing, so how this project building is going to occur? Instead of this project, solar plants should be implemented. We are not opposing this project but we want that there should not be any misuse of the money. The project affected people should get the money. Public hearing to be done at the village level.

Compensation shall be given as per the quantum of land coming under submergence.

Compensation is to be given to the person in where name property is registered.

It is suggested to get the land records updated and the enclosed

At resettlement sites all basic facilities and amenities shall be made available.

Project features have been finalized after detailed investigation.

Public hearing is done at the district level.

28. Shri. Manoj Pant, Social

He has said that hospitals should be constructed in the

As a part of Local Area Development Government




Servant, Gram Danya.

nearby villages. Evaluation should be done regarding the effects of this project on humans.

Hospital at each project affected district shall be upgraded. An amount of Rs. 19.8 crore per hospital has been earmarked as a part of Local Area Development Plan. Thus, as a part of Local Area Development Plan, an amount of Rs. 59.4 crore has been earmarked of government hospital in each project affected district.

29. Shri. Pooran Singh, Gram Pradhan, Harda

He has said that they have mango trees on their land. Has the survey team mentioned about this? What compensation will be given for the trees? We don’t oppose this project.


30. Shri. Rajender Singh Bisht, Gram Talli Nalli.

He has asked whether his village comes under the submergence zone or not? Our area is on the brink of development. Small smart villages should be developed in this project. One member of each affected family should be given job. Revenue department records should be checked.

Talli Nalli comes under submergence and is partially affected.

Jobs to PAFs will be given as per the norms of the state government of Uttarakhand.

PAFs will be given preference

for jobs during construction

and operation phases.

31. Shri. Kishan Singh, Gram Balikhet

He has asked whether his village comes in the submergence zone.

Village Balikhet is coming under reservoir submergence and is partially affected.

32. Shri. Pratap Singh Mehra, Gram Aragada

He has said that his sister stays in the house situated in the village. We request for appropriate compensation and availability of all the facilities to her.

Village Aragada is not coming under reservoir submergence

33. Shri. Rajender Singh, Gram Umer

He states that the people are confused and they are not able to understand the DPR which has not been received by the villagers on time. This is our paternal land and we don’t have any problem in our village. We oppose this project hence.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for conducting




public hearing on 17.8.2017 was published on 13.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September




14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

34. Shri. Jeet Singh Negi, Gram Dashola

He has said that nobody came to the village for the sake of survey and we don’t have any information about the DPR.





District Magistrate















35. Shri. Mohan Chandra Joshi, Gram Dhura Lagga Tok

He has raised the issue that our village comes in the submergence zone where many fruiting trees are there. We are not getting the compensation and we did not get any information about the Public Hearing. Also we should get the appropriate compensation for the fruiting trees.

Compensation for trees will be given as per the norms of state government. As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 17.8.2017 was published on 13.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




District Magistrate















36. Shri. Shankar Singh Bisht, Gram Dashola.

He has asked that the upper portion has been included in the submergence zone. Whether the lower one has not been included?

Land coming within FRL of 680 m has been considered for acquisition for reservoir submergence.

37. Shri. Gopal Dutta

He has said that the people who fall in the Employment category 4 and 5, what will be the compensation given to them and where will they be displaced? The limit of the compensation should be increased to Rs.10,000/ month from Rs.2000/month. ITI should also be made. Public hearing should be done at the village level, the compensation for making the house should be increased from 10 lakh rupees to 20 lakh rupees and we should be given the information about the











survey.

38. Shri. Bhagwan Singh Rawat, Gram Jingle

He states that his village is coming in the submergence zone and now his village has all the facilities of roads, electricity, water etc. what will be the future of the Tanakpur railway line. The mentioned comes in the submergence zone. Small dams should be constructed.

Decision on Tanakpur Railway line is beyond the purview of Public Hearing.

39. Sushri. Bhagwati Devi, Gram Ara Salpar

He states that his village is in the banks of the river and they have orchids of mangoes. What compensation will be given for the land and the trees? Land should be given in exchange of the land and compensation should be given for the trees.

Compensation of trees shall be given as per the norms of state government








40. Shri. Chandrashekhar Batta, Social Servant

He has said that the Public Representatives are doing politics in this project. They can see their man base moving. If Deolibagad, Delhi is getting constructed then what problem do the representatives have?


41. Shri. Sunder Singh, Gram Nyaal Dhura

He has said that on our irrigated land we plant almost three to four crops in a year to sustain our lives. Our displacement and compensation should be made clear.








42. Shri. Deepak Pandey, Gram Chimkholi

He has said that this construction of dam and the development is essential. Partially the affected villages should also be mentioned. In the submergence zone, 36 families stay at a distance of 25 meters and at a distance of 20 meters there is Harju Temple which has been partially considered. In the Tehri Dam Project, the











displaced villages did not get any benefit and thus they oppose that. Thus we ask that the survey should be done on the level of land. Land should be given in exchange of land. Re-establishment should be done at only one place in the village. DPR observation should be done again. One clear policy should be made and we are in favour of this development.

43. Shri Shivdatt, Village Arasalpar

His land is registered in the name of some other person but Compensation should be given to him.

It is suggested that land records be updated at the earliest.

44. Shri Prashant Bhesoda, Head,District Cooperative Bank,Almora

The Public Hearing has two main points first purpose of the Dam and Problem of the displaced people. What benefits were given to residents of Uttarakhand in comparison to Uttar Pradesh after construction of Tehri Dam? As per the reports of WHO Methane Gas is released by the Tehri Dam. As per Forest Protection Act 1980andWildlife Conservation Act land of the farmers were acquired. They should be awarded compensation for this as well. Displaced families in this area fall under schedule 4 and 5 they should be given jobs under schedule 2 and 3 alongwith 50% reservation for them. A land of HMT is available in Haldwani which can be probable site resettlement site.

Dam and reservoir are being constructed all over the world, and release of greenhouse emissions from reservoirs is an accepted fact but it cannot be used to drop a project.












45. Shri Manoj Tiwari, Ex-MLA

In national benefit I am in favour of this Dam. Tourism will be promoted. Betterment should be made in this Dam by








understanding the shortcomings faced by previous such projects. Plan should be made to stop deforestation and plan should be formulated for afforestation .DPR should be provided in Hindi and wellbeing of people should be given priority in Public Hearing. Public Hearing should be conducted on village level. People emotions should be guarded.Survey should be done on groundlevel and circle rate should be increased and appropriate compensation should be given.




46. Shri. Lalit Latwaal, District Head, BJP.

He has said that taking care of the emotions of all the villagers, a thought should be given towards the awareness of all the villagers. The DPR should be made in hindi. The compensation should be given before the construction work and the people should be given correct information regarding the survey. I am in support of the dam since because of the dam country, block and the state all will be benefitted.








47. Shri. Bhuvan Chandra Joshi, Chimkholi

He has said that the construction of the dam should not be opposed. We don’t have roads in our village. We should be established at good places so that there is education development of the children. In terms of compensation, land should be given in place of land and house should be given in exchange of house.








48. Shri. Subhash Pandey, Ex-

He has suggested that the recognition of the

Suggestion of various participants shall be suitably




MLA, Bhanauli suggestions of the people and representatives should be taken. The people falling in the category 3 and 4 should be given a job. We welcome this project.

considered.





49. Shri. Raghunath Singh, MLA, Almora

He has said that before, Bhakra and Tehri type of big dams have been built and Uttarakhand is abundant in water and mineral assests/resources. The mineral resources should be properly exploited by the scientists. The affected villages might increase in number. Thus the survey should be done again. The villages that are above the submergence zone, how will they be sustained. The houses that come in the submergence zone and have a water pond outside their houses they should also be displaced. For the development of the country we should also give sacrifices. The cost of building the house in the mountainous region is three times that of the plain land. This should be increased. About this the cognition will be given by the government. For the leftover villages, survey should be done again. Hospitals and schools should be built. Our political mindsets can differ but we are all together in the development of the country. The circle rate of the fertile land should be good. All the people of the displaced families should be kept at the same place and the DPR should be made in








Hospitals in each project affected district shall be upgraded as a part of Local Area Development Plan (LADP).

22 primary schools shall be upgraded as a part of LADP.

An ITI shall be opened for which suitable provisions have been earmarked as a part of LADP.

Circle rate as decided by the district administration shall be used for estimation of compensation.

PAFs from one village shall be resettled at one site.




hindi. Displacement should be before the dam construction. We should learn from the experiences of the Tehri Dam. I support this project.

50. Shri. Sunder Lal Tamta, Gram Kola

He said that this is the world’s second largest dam and we should welcome it. Landless families should get compensation.

Landless labour shall be given compensation as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

51. Shri. Deepak Bisht, Gram Melta

He said that due to the construction of the dam the soil gets disrupted. The upper located villages come in the submergence zone, thus we request that we should judiciously use the project learning from the Tehri Dam Experiences. Also the environmental report should reach each village.

A detailed plan for control of landslides shall be implemented.

52. Shri. Vimal Bhai, Maatu Sangathan

He has said that the villagers are afraid of too many police officials. After this, it was asked that for Public Hearing what all documents were kept at what all places. In March 2017, the rivers have been given the status of humans which has been objected by the Uttarakhand Government which is extremely sad. Evaluation of the animals and plants should be done in a real way. It seems that this report has been made taken the old results. Above 18 years each vyasak should be considered a family. 5 acres of irrirated land should be given to each displaced family. The facilities like post office, wifi etc should be made available at the displaced area. Each displaced family should be given a house of








250 sq.meter. provisions should be made for poor workers. Partially submerged zone areas should be considered fully submerged. 500meters periphery of the reservoir, broad leaved trees should be planted so as to avoid landslides. 134 villages are affected by the project althought they will be still large in number because the houses that come in the 500 meter periphery should also be considered. The project affected families should be given free of cost electricity. For the monitoring of the re-establishment of the displaced families one monitoring officer should be appointed. The documents pertaining to the project should all be made available in Hindi. We oppose this Public Hearing and thus request to put a stop to it.


District Magistrate











The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent ammendments.








All facilities shall be given at resettlement site.

Landless labour shall be given compensation as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and





Indigenous tree, species shall be planted as a part of Compensatory Afforestation and Greenbelt Development.

PAFs will be given free electricity.

A Project Management Cell will be formed to monitor the implementation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan for Project Affected Families.

Table-4.2: Response to issues raised in representations received from participants in Public Hearing at district Almora on 17.08.2017

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Name & Address

Issue Raised Remarks on the Issues Raised

1. Kishni Devi, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Birkola Dhanram, Area Panchayat member, Bhasari

People should be given land for land and house for house. Equivalent land should be provided otherwise villagers will not vacate their lands. Acc to survey Birkola is land slide prone area and in future all the area may get destroyed.

Compensation to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

2. Dhanram Area Panchayat member, Bhasari

When Birkola is coming under submergence the nearby village Khairani Tok should also be declared under submerged area.

Decision in this regard is to be taken by District Administration.

3. Nandi Devi Kishni Devi, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Birkola

Compensation for land and house for PAF should be published in newspapers before commencement of the project

Strong policy should be made for security of people living near partially & fully submerged area after commencement of the dam

Geologic survey of area near to partially and fully submerged area should also be done before start of project work so that no unpleasant situation occurs in future.

Compensation of land of joint accounts should only be given to present account holders only

In submerged area there are many families which do not have

Detailed compensation to PAFs shall be given to the concerned Gram Panchayat.

Compensation is given to the owner of the property as per record. District administration is requested to update the land ownership records.

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the government policies



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Name & Address


land in their name but as per domestic conditions they have land and house in their name, compensation should be given to them also

One person from PAF should be given government job as per their eligibility

Problems of PAF should be solved before start of the project.

4. Gram Panchayat Chamtola

Land compensation must be given after ground verification of land of Sh. Dhan Singh, son of Bhawan Singh.

Compensations shall be paid after verification and measurements ones.

5. Residents of Satti village

Satti is a village above Rajyuda village which is already under land slide zone and there have been cracks in houses before. Our fertile lands and forest panchayat from where we get things for our daily needs is coming under submergence. When all our resources for living will get destroyed, what will we do by living in empty houses. We should also be resettled with other people.

Detailed measures to control landslide shall be implemented.

All amenities and resources shall be provided at resettlement sites.

6. Prakash Bhandari & Sumit Mahar Himdhara-Environment & Research Action Collective

Methodology proposed under model ToR (in 93rd meeting of the Appraisal Committee (EAC)) for the river valley project is not followed for the selection of sample sites for the collection of biodiversity in EIA/EMP report-According to standard ToR, “The entire area should be divided in grids of 5 km x 5 km preferably on a GIS domain. There after 25% of the grids should be randomly selected for sampling of which half should be in the directly affected area (grids including project components such as reservoir, dam, powerhouse, tunnel, canal etc.) and the remaining in rest of the area (areas of influence in 10 km radius from project proponents).” The total submergence area of the project is 116 sq kms and if we include the area of influence in 10 kms radius from project proponent it

Detailed Bio-diversity studies covering three seasons has been conducted as a part of CEIA study.

Impacts due to changes in landuse due to the project have been covered as a part of the study.

Appropriate measures shall be suggested to control landslides.

A detailed impact analysis of wildlife has been covered as a part of the study.

Impacts on micro climate due to the project have been covered as a part of the study.

Detailed impacts on fish fauna has been conducted.

Detailed mitigation measures have been suggested as a part of Environmental Management Plan for compensation of fisheries.



S. No

Name & Address


will be much larger area, To sudy the biodiversity only 9 sites have been selected which is inadequate in terms of the number of sample sites to be selected as per ToR. On the location of sampling sites no map is attached. Similar kind of inadequacies can be seen in sample site selection for survey of fish fauna and water samples etc. If in the first place adequate number of representative sample sites have not been selected for the study (if methodology is only questionable), then it puts a question mark on the data collected for the study to analyze the impacts.

Geological fragility, earthquake and landslide proneness not studies: According to ToR landslide zone or area prone to landslide existing in the study area should be examined, but in EIA report this has not been done. In page 11 of Chapter 6 of EIA report states the study is still going on. There is no justification given in the report to construct a dam of more than 300 metres height with a reservoir of 116 sq kms in an area which is in seismic zone-V and where the magnitude of Maximim Credible Earthquake (MCE) is estimated to be 8.1 (according to DPR). Where EIA states the area is in seismic zone-IV and magnitude of possible MCE is 7.1

Impacts due to landuse change not studied- According to EIA report the major landuse category in the study area of Pancheshwar multipurpose project is open vegetation, as it accounts for about 39.92% of the study area followed by dense vegetation (37.95%). The major tree species in the forest areas going to be submerged are broad leaf and fruit bearing trees which means the

These include: Srocking of reservoir and riverine stretches (Upstream of reservoir of Pancheshwar Main dam and downstream of Rupaligad dam)

Release of Environmental Flows.

Anti-poaching measures.

Details of road coming under reservoir submergence and new roads to be constructed have been covered in detail in Chapter-13 of Vol-I of EIA Report.

The issue of Joint Mechanism to be set up was received in the EAC meeting held on 31.5.17. After detailed deliberations the EAC committee waiver of the need for joint mechanism.

As separate social Impact Assessment as outlined in the Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, shall be got conducted by the state government.

The Act also clearly states:

The analysis on losses of incomes due to acquisition of agriculture and forest land has been covered in the EIA Report.

The impacts on women due to the project have been covered in the EIA Report.

It is clearly mentioned in the EIA Report that about 31% of the population is economically active and the remaining are the dependent population.

The impacts on Socio-cultural aspects have been concerned as a part of CEIA.



S. No

Name & Address


area is a good habit for wild fauna and the dependence of local community on these forests is high a) If such huge rich forest area is

going to be submerged then what would the impact on other areas due to migration of fauna (especially to agriculture) to the indinces of human wildlife conflict and the most important- the shifting of human dependence from these forests to other forest areas have not been studied. Even the livestock population in the project affected area is not studied and neither has it been examined how the livestock pressure is going to shift in other forest areas. (as landuse data shows less than 8% is under agriculture it means livestock rearing is mostly dependent on forest)

b) Change in micro climatic condition have not been studied due to change in landuse (due to formation of reservoir in an area of 116 sq kms replacing forest). This is important as there are human settlements like Pithoragrh town in the vicinity of reservoir area.

Impacts on fish fauna- The EIA report states on page 48 of Chapter 13: Prediction of Impacts “The lack of information on the importance, abundance and life history of migratory fishes, and freshwater mussels of Mahakali river it is difficult to measure the exact impacts on such species. Many studies suggest that such changes are deleterious to the natural history of the river, not just within the impoundment, but below as well. Unfortunately, these longterm effects are often overshadowed by the perceived



S. No

Name & Address


needs of development and civilization (Watters 1996) a) No study on fish species and

population done in tributaries. Selected Sample site are too few in numbers to get any credible data on species and population. No major streams are selected for the fish population study.

b) Impact on fish fauna generalized

EIA report even does not acknowledge that this is the only river left in middle Indian Himalyas which is high in fish faunal diversity and abundance and as EMP says even fish ladder will not be possible to construct as mitigation measure. It means one of the good habitat for fishes like Schizothrax and Tor tor etc will be destroyed by the dam.

Incomplete data on Roads going to be affected by dams - There is no information on the road which are going to be submerged under the reservoir and the impact of new roads to be constructed in place of these. It seems major portion of Tanakpur-Pithoragarh road will be submerged at Ghat sections. There is a need to include the impact on the environment and the community due to new road constructions.

EIA report is incomplete and to measure the impact on flora and fauna the methodology given in ToR is not followed. The entire report shows that the areas which are not accessible through road are not included in the survey. We demand the whole study should be done again with number of sampling sites selected as per ToR, to get a representative samples, on which impacts of the project can be studied. We also demand that since this is a project with another



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Name & Address


country the same be done jointly with Nepal. As per decision of the EAC during Scoping Clearance a joint EIA mechanism was to be setup for the purpose of this project. This process was short circuited to hasten the project. This was an extremely short sighted step by the Expert Appraisal Committee for River Valley Project. The environmental and social impacts of a project of this magnitude are going o be far reaching for population of both countries and short circuiting a process in the planning and EIA stage will only cause hurdles in the following stages of the project. This project demands a thorough multidisciplinary and participatory environmental and social impact assessment process to be put in place and the EAC must ensure this.

Objections to the Social Impact Assessment Report Shoddier and even more disappointing than the EIA report of the project is the Social Impact Assessment Report which has failed to fulfill most of the basic requirements of the a standard SIA as defined under the SIA notification issued under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Social Impact Assessment and Consent) Rules, 2014 were published as required under section 112 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, by the Ministry of Rural Development on 8th August 2014.

Absence of Cost Benefit Analysis and Alternatives, Options Assessment: As per the SIA Notification in Section 7 on the Process of



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Name & Address


conducting the 'Social Impact Assessment it has been specified that under Form II, the information about the costs and benefits of the project must be provided and an analysis of the same in terms of all aspects of life - economic, social, environmental and cultural must be provided. Further as required in the same section a detailed analysis of the loss of incomes from the current occupations need to be provided in this analysis. As required in the EIA, so does the SIA Form II require the assessment of alternatives for the project in to fulfill the desired objectives. Under this the “possible alternative sites for the project and their utility” has to be examined. No such alternative has been provided by the SIA report.

Absence of Analysis on the actual socio-economic impacts It needs to be mentioned here that more than 70% of the SIA report contains secondary information, census information and listing of names of affected villages. The actual Social Impact assessment analysis is restricted to ten pages in the 187 page report in Chapter 6. The Chapter has virtually no analysis of the actual losses to the economy based essentially on Forest and Agriculture. A general mention of displacement and marginalization provides no idea of the actual losses that will be incurred as a result of the project. For instance, there is no mention of the forest based economy of the region. No enlisting of forest based uses and user groups has been done and as a result there is no provision for these losses in the Rehabilitation Policy The SIA notification clearly mentions that the analysis related to displacement from land must



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Name & Address


consist of information related to size of holdings, ownership patterns, land distribution. Not only is this information absent in the SIA but there is no analysis of the impact of these on different caste groups. For instance, the Dalit families which form a substantial population of the affected area (close to 25 in Pithoragarh district) have small landholdings and are near landless. But Chapter 6 of the report has no analysis of the impact of the project related displacement on the Scheduled Caste families of the region. Similarly, issues of gender and women's contribution to the economy find not a mention in the report. Infact the report states that 69 of the population of the affected area, of which a large chunk is women, is 'economically unproductive'. It has to be noted that the women are the one's who contribute to the agricultural economy as they perform the key agricultural and forest related operations in the local production systems. Infact, the report starts and ends with the assumption that farming is not even an economic activity and have shown that only 31 of the population of the Project affected area is 'economically active' and that, only 15 are dependent on cultivation which is a highly misleading piece of information. This has been contradicted in the report itself several times where it has been mentioned that agriculture is the main occupation of the people. However, as stated earlier, the actual contribution of agriculture to the local economy and food security has not been emphasized. The SIA notification, Part B of Form II has a special



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Name & Address


mention of the impact of loss of land on food security which has to be a part of the report.

Absence of Analysis in Socio-cultural aspects of the impacts of the project The project is going to impact close to 134 villages and 30000 families. It is absolutely ridiculous that there is no mention of the community social and cultural systems that exist in the area and how these will be impacted as a part of the project. The area we are speaking of is not only a very widely and revered region with many a temples and cultural heritage sites but has unique social customs attached with these religious and cultural beliefs. It is shameful that the report has not even acknowledged the same.

Absence of information on the Social Impact Assessment Team and its members Section C of form II of the SIA notification requires the following information: a) List of all team members with

qualifications. Gender experts to be included in the team

b) Description and rationale for the methodology and tools used to collect information for the Social Impact Assessment

c) Sampling methodology used d) Overview of information or data

sources used. Detailed reference must be included separately in the forms

e) Schedule of consultations with key stakeholders and brief description of public hearings conducted. Details of the public hearings and the specific feedback incorporated into the report must be included in the forms.

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conducted or are in the process of being conducted, no information about the same is available. A project of this magnitude requires that the Social Impact Assessment team consists of experts from different social science disciplines to carry out the field work along with the participatory focused group discussions. However, as per the SIA report all the ground surveys were conducted by locally hired persons. No details of the nature of trainings on methodologies given to these persons have been provided and neither is there a list of names. The SIA notification has a clause that the list of people involved in the local surveys is to be provided in order to avoid bias as well as “involvement of persons who may benefit from the project” so that there is no conflict of interest.

The joke of a Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan: Poor SIA is equal to Poorer R&R policy- No land for land, disparities in circle rates and compensation offered, Forest and commons based livelihoods not compensated for. Foremost the R&R plan can only be a solid and complete document if the SIA is conducted with thorough, detailed, participatory and multi-disciplinary approach. A shoddy SIA report done in a hurried and haphazard manner can only lead to an R&R plan which is weak and will be unable to fulfill the objective of Rehabilitation and resettlement in a project like this. We have experience of dams in this country and the utmost failure of the administration and State Governments to ensure a fair rehabilitation. As per the Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in Land acquisition, rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, the rehabilitation must



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lead to substantial improvement in the Standard of Living of the affected persons post rehabilitation when compared with the current situation. Several Supreme Court judgments and policies have adhered to this as the objective of rehabilitation. It is then shocking that there is no information about the current standard of living of the affected population and how the project will improve the standard of living of these people by providing monetary compensation in lieu of land, which is a source of food security for the people of the region. There is absolutely no mention of the loss of forests and forest dependent livelihoods from livestock rearing to NTFP collection. While there is a measly amount of compensation for livestock rearing, this will in no way make up for the losses that will be incurred by the affected families as a result of the destruction of an entire livelihood system.

7. Shivraj Banaula District President Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, Almora

Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) has always opposed big dams. MLA Kujwal is saying there are disadvantages of big dams but is supporting Pancheshwar dam.

People living in hills are waiting for railway lines since 1922 and after construction of Pancheshwar Dam that will remain a dream only

UKD opposes Pancheshwar Dam, instead it supports Micro Hydro Projects.

8. Pancheshwar astha and Ekta Samiti Kishan Ram, Pradhan, Gram panchayat- Malla Khaikot, Lohaghat Kailash Chandra,



Compensation for the homestead and land being acquired shall be awarded 10 times of the circle

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand and preference will be given to PAFs for jobs during project construction and operation phases.

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Gram Pradhan, Gram panchayat Vichil, Lohaghat

rate and evaluation of the same shall be done by the district Headquarter. Each affected PAF should be provided with the homestead and land so that the families do not get landless

Amenities and Infrastructure facility like schools, hospitals, bank, post office, drinking water facility and approach road shall be provided free of cost.

The resettlement colony shall be located near to main market and headquarter.


A copy of the evaluation of the property and assets conducted by the survey team shall be provided to the PAFs to avoid contradiction in the data submitted in the district headquarter




The above land is being used by farmers for last 70 years and now when the compensation is to be given Jamindar is claiming that the land belongs to them. This is illegal. This issue should be verified


Compensation to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.


A nodal agency shall be formed to monitor and supervise the implementation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan.

The issue pertaining to ownership as per “Garhwal-Kumaon Land Act Settlement 1961-62” is to be resolved by district administration. On ground, it is true that farmers may be growing crops over land for last 70 years, but land is owned by the Zamindar/ Landuse.

As per law, compensation is to be given to the person in whose name the property is registered. Hence, it is suggested that district administration to update the land ownership records at the earliest.

Religious structures coming under reservoir submergence shall be constructed at new sites, which are to be identified by district administration in consultation with the villagers.

Shops, tea stall and sasta galla shall be allowed to work till their land is being acquired.

Permission will be granted to PAFs to pursue their income generating activities at resettlement sites.

Decision to waive off taxes for PAFs shall be taken by the government.

Appropriate compensation shall be given for loss of



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The permission shall be given to the shops, tea stall and sasta galla shops coming under the submergence to run till the land is being acquired (before resettlement)









Proper security arrangement for PAFs and special security arrangements for females shall be

homestead, garden, drinking water, trees, etc.

Compensation for trees shall be given as per the norms of state government of Uttarakhand.

Compensation for drinking water facilities, affected by the project shall be given.

Temples, Bathing Ghats, Crematoria shall be provided at the resettlement site.

In DPR, estimation of PAFs has been done as per current registration of families.

Decision on stages of payment of compensation shall be taken by the state government.

Decision on providing independent Panchayat with status of Revenue village to resettlement sites shall be taken by the state government.

Decision of issuing a unique identity card, to PAFs shall be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand.

A total of 770 big and small temples have been identified as affected due to reservoir submergence in the three project affected districts. These temples and religious structures shall be constructed at new sites to be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

Village wise list PAFs losing land and homestead shall be included.

PAFs in the three project affected districts shall be provided compensation as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.



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provided at resettlement sites.

Necessary arrangement for fodder shall be made for cattle rearing

In DPR estimation of fully submerged families should be according to current family registered.



Each PAFs should be issued a unique identity card, so that special reservation can be availed in govt. jobs.

After construction of dam, history & culture of the area will become extinct and people will have to move away from their friends and relatives, provision of this compensation is not mentioned. For this families/people should be given special economic package.

In points 5-9 of executive summary, out of the temples coming under submerged area only 3 temples (Pancheshwar, Rameshwar & taleshwar) have been given importance whereas all the small & big temples are important. It has hurt the sentiments of people. There should be provision for settlement of all these small & big temples

According to the data in table 4 of section 4.3.2 of executive summary, people losing land, and homestead under Pancheshwar & Rupaligad dams is 29715 and 1308. This is misleading and fraud with people. Village wise detailed list of PAFs should be published.

The PAFs from district Champawat and Pithoragah shall be provided with same compensation and infrastructure.



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9. Dr. Arun Kumar Singh M.Tech, PhD

Issues regarding EIA-SIA of PMP and Public Hearing

Here is no mention of collateral damage accruing in post-completion phase, especially the back water effects which at times have been found to be more devastating (for people) than the effects enumerated in documents.

First and foremost, for a huge river basin like Mahakali having vast inter- and intra-regional variations within the different river valleys of its tributaries, collecting meteorological data from merely one meteorological station (Mukteshwar) is highly skewed as it will not be representative of the whole Mahakali river basin. Hence, a big project Pancheshwar based on this data alone, will eventually lead to severe issues regarding its sustainability, economic recovery and actual benefits accruing from the project.

This is further corroborated by the official records of CWC. It states in clear words – “7 HO stations namely Tawaghat, Jauljibi, Ghat, Pancheshwar, Banbasa, Paliakalan and Shardanagar is available with minimum catchment area of 1200 sq. km to 18500 sq.km. Data is available from 1986 for most of the stations. 4 stations are G&D and 3 are Gauge only stations. Pre and Post monsoon cross-sections may be available for all G&D stations. Rain-gauges are available at Banbasa, Pancheshwar, Paliakalan and Shardanagar.”

[Reference: Letter No. 3/133/2014-FFM/ dated 9 September 2014.Subject:

Identification of basins for formulation of flood forecast in uncovered basins in Himalayan region and for inflow forecasting for inter-state projects by Central Water Commission. Pages 15]

The backwater study has been included in DPR

Meteorological data for the following meteorological stations has been used in the Hydro-meteorological study.

The hydrological analysis and water availability studies for the project has been approved by Central Water Commission, an agency authorized by the Government of India for this purpose.

The ESZ for Askot Wildlife Sanctuary has not been specified. For such cases, approval has to be taken for National Board of Wildlife.

The project proponent shall obtain Environmental Clearance, Forest Clearance and Wildlife Clearance (NBWC clearance).

Work on the project shall commence only after obtaining various clearances for regulatory agencies.

A total of 193 species were recorded for the study Area as a part of full studies conducted for ecological survey conducted for 3 seasons. RET species as per BSI Red Data Book were not reported for the study area. However, certain species as per CITES categorization were reported for the Study Area on Nepal portion. Since, the present report pertain to Indian Portion, the same was not listed. However, they will be covered in the Integrated EIA Report.

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Obviously, even if data is available, the catchment being 1200 sq.km to 18500 sq.km makes this data meaningless and of no practical use for a basin like Sharda having an area of 15260 sq.km.

It has been recorded that - "The meteorological data used for the computation of rains, temperature and humidity is based on Mukteshwar meteorological station which is 140 km away from the river Mahakali."This distance heavily reduces the reliability of the data. Furthermore, if categorically means that the meteorological data used is neither actual nor observed but is 'extrapolated' as the use of the word 'based' implies. Yet the specific parameters for this extrapolation, the methodology, the process of correlation or establishing coefficients in calculations and several other details are completely lacking as they have not been mentioned anywhere. All in all, the data appears to be bogus and concocted.

Furthermore, the time span of data (from which year to which year) has not been given nor the type of data has been specified, as mentioned in above para. In any case, specific periods need to be mentioned for each category of data. In general, a time-series of minimum past 100 years is taken into consideration for hydropower stations. Once again, in the absence of these details, it can be assumed that data is totally irrelevant.

The details of the area for the Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) has been categorised as follows - Submergence area Area within 10 km of the

on stray animals reported in the project area and its surroundings during construction phase, shall be minimized through implementation of strict anti-poaching measures.

Details of categorization of faunal species as per the schedules of Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 have been presented.

Appropriate measures for conservation of avi-fauna have been presented as a part of Bio-diversity Conservation Plan.

Submergence of stretches of Sarju-River is not likely to affect the Butterfly species, as they are found in wet places around streams and river Sarju. The construction of the reservoir will lead to increase in wet places and thus no impact on butterflies are anticipated.

PMP for the project has been estimated using the norms and guidelines of Central Water Commission.







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periphery of the submergence area

Area to be acquired for siting of various project appurtenances.

Area within 10 km of various project appurtenances

Catchment area intercepted at the dam site

The following land use categories in the study area of PMP were identified based on satellite data.

S N

Category Area (ha)

Percentage

1. River/ Water body

41773 2.90

2. Dense Vegetation

546414 37.95

3. Open Vegetation

574754 39.92

4. Barren area 150929 10.48

5. Terrace farming

102742 7.14

6. Snow 18781 1.30

7. Built-up area/Settlements

4515 0.31

Total 143990

8 100.00

Observing that many protected

areas have already undergone

tremendous development in close

vicinity of their boundaries and

some are actually located in an

urban set-up, in 2011 the Ministry

of Environment and Forests

(MOEF) said the width of the ESZ

will have to be kept flexible and

protected area-specific. MOEF

explicitly records - "The width of

the Eco-sensitive Zone and type

of regulations will differ from

protected area to protected area.

However, as a general principle

the width of eco-sensitive zone

could go upto 10 km around a

protected area as provided in the


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WAPCOS as consultant has submitted the documents as per the procedure outlined for conducting Public Hearing in EIA notification of September 14 and its subsequent amendments.

Response to NGT comments on various Pollution Control Boards are beyond the purview of the Public Hearing.

FCC and response to classification observations of



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Wildlife Conservation Strategy-

2002." Its significance for Askot

Wildlife Sanctuary is self-

explanatory.

Further strengthening the above, in 2012, MOEF issued a clarification under the subject Guidance document for taking up non forestry activities in wildlife habitats vide letter no. F. No. 6- 10/2011 WL dated 19 December 2012 explicitly stated the following It is clarified that while project proponents may simultaneously apply for Environment, Forest and NBWL clearances,· in order to complete the formalities without undue delay, no rights will vest in or accrue to them unless all clearances are obtained. In other words, project proponents cannot rely upon the concept of fait accompli, if they have already received any of the clearances. The Environmental, Forest and NBWL clearances will all be processed on their respective merits, and the clearance of one aspect will not confer any right upon the project proponent. Complete clearance is obtained only when all the requisite clearances have been obtained by the Project Proponent. This approach would protect the integrity of the flora and fauna of the country, as well as bring in clarity and transparency in the issue of Environmental, Forest and NBWL clearance. " The aforesaid guidelines, in para 3.5.1., further stipulates – "3.5.1 Activities within 10 Kms from boundaries of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries: In pursuance to the order of Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 4th December 2006 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460/2004, in case any project requiring Environmental Clearance, is located within the eco-sensitive zone around a Wildlife Sanctuary or

NGT on functioning of pollution Control Bonds in beyond the purview Public Hearing imagery of good quality have been included in the EIA Report and Executive Summary.

An amount of Rs. 700 crore has been earmarked for implementation of various Engineering and Biological Measures as a part of Catchment Area Treatment Plan.

Compensation to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

EIA Report has been prepared as per the TOR approved by Expert Appraisal Committee for River Valley Projects, Ministry of Environmental, Forest and Climate change.



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National Park or in absence of delineation of such a zone, within a distance of 10 kms from its boundaries, the User agency/Project Proponent is required to obtain recommendations of the Standing Committee of NBWL." Obviously, WAPCOS as project proponent of PMP, in its zeal and enthusiasm of dam-buildinq, has failed to take cognizance of all these stipulations enacted by MOEF or if we are allowed to say, WAPCOS has deliberately preferred to shut its eyes so as not to see these provisions. Points 7,8,9 missing

Regarding the fauna in the study area of WAPCOS, 193 vegetal species as given in Table 2

S N

Plant type

No. of Species

% of Species

1. Trees 46 23.83

2. Shrubs 38 19.69

3. Herbs 63 32.64

4. Climbers 11 5.70

5. Grasses 29 15.03

6. Sedges 5 2.59

7. Parasite 1 0.52

Total 193 100

However, in the absence of complete list of floristic details, it cannot be ascertained (from the Red Book) if there are any species in different categories of risks in the area under study of WAPCOS. Further, executive summary is silent.

The report mentions that a total of 30 species of fishes were recorded in Mahakali and Sarju rivers from all sources in all seasons. All species belong to 5 families. Regarding the impacts of creation of 11600 ha (50 km long) reservoir of Pancheshwar dam on the fisheries, the executive summary notes the following



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"The construction of the dams

would hinder migration of

species especially Schizothorax

sp., Tor tor and Tor

putitora.....Construction of

proposed dam would hamper

the upward and downward

migratory movement of these

fish species namely, snow trout

and Mahaseer. Likewise,

migration of fish species from

tributaries to river Mahakali

would also be affected on

account of creation of two

reservoirs. Thus, the project will

have adverse impact on

migratory fish species." It is an

honest statement, as

everywhere it has been found

that conversion of 'riverine'

ecosystem to 'lacustrine'

ecosystem is inherently

associated with severe depletion

of fisheries. It also brings

another relevant issue (on

Nepali side) in consideration.

The executive summary

confirms the presence of 43

species of mammals from

surroundings of PMP including

about 11 species of bats from

three families, 2 species of dogs,

2 species of bear (Black Bear

and Brown Bear), and 4 species

of cat family - Pantherapardus,

Felischaus, Felisviverrina and

Panthera tiger. It is a matter of

common knowledge that

Panther is an endangered

animal and government has

made Herculean effort for its

conservation. The Pancheshwar

dam will impound the natural

habitat of these members of cat

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relocated, the executive

summary is silent on this crucial

issue.

Moreover, the executive

summary also notes that "many

more species especially small

mammals like mice, rats, bats

and shrews are expected to

inhabit this area." Once again

the report is characteristically

silent if there are a few rare or

valuable species among these.

Regarding the avifauna, the

report notes - "The area seems

rich in avifauna diversity and

harbour many threatened

species." It further records - "In

order to collect the information

on the avifauna, primary survey

was carried out in the month of

October 2015 and March 2016.

During primary survey a total of

70 species from 26 families were

recorded from the study area."

What plan exists for their

conservation?

The executive summary records

- "A total of 47 species of

butterfly were recorded from the

study area during primary

survey." It is specifically

mentioned that - "The wet places

around the streams and river

Sarju was found to be most

preferred habitat of butterfly."

Hence the parts of Sarjuriver,

coming under the submergence

of the reservoir of Pancheshwar

dam will lead to the permanent

loss or severe depletion of

butterfly genetic diversity.

Regarding the 'impacts on

migratory route/of wild life the

executive summary states - "The

construction of the proposed



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Pancheshwar project, which will

form a 50 km long reservoir, is not

'expected to have any adverse

impact on the migratory route of

any of the endangered species. It

has also been reported that these

species are observed in the

catchment area, and not in the

submergence area, hence, no

impact is anticipated due to

reservoir submergence."

This generalized sentence I is not

acceptable as it is far from the

ground reality. In forest, the

catchment-submergence area is a

contiguous belt till bifurcated by a

dam building. In the submergence

zone of PMP in Champavat and

Pithoragarh districts, residents in

dozens of villages have stopped

farming merely owing to the

destruction of crops by wild boars.

This fact alone shows that wild

boars (and definitely some other

animals) have been frequently

coming from catchment area to

submergence zone. Thus there

are established wild life routes.

Government too came out with a

policy guideline to kill these wild

boars (February 2016-February

2017), though it is altogether a

different matter that not a single

wild boar was reported to be killed

under this policy, as the

cumbersome proceure was

entangled in complete officialese

and red-tapism.

The computation of

probable maximum flood is also

inherently systemically ill-flawed.

The factors taken into account in

the engineering formula totally

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run off. This is the single reason

that In almost all the dams in India

the flood estimates have been

found far from the reality.

The flood control aspect

of the dam is highly exaggerated,

on the contrary, dams have

induced floods throughout India.

As a matter of fact the failures of

dams in flood control has been an

established fact as corroborated

in a book "Big Dam Foolishness -

The Failure in Flood Control" after

analyzing more than 1000 dams.

The book is available on

Amazon.com.

The MOEF's procedure of

conducting EIA for a single project

itself is highly unscientific and

bizarre. When a series of dams

are built in a single river basin, the

established procedure

internationally is to conduct a

comprehensive and cumulative

EIA, taking all of them into

account as a single unit. Hence

this EIA is merely an eye wash

and won't serve any purpose.

Regarding excavations,

water pollution, air pollution, noise

pollution, solid waste

management, sewage from

temporary labour hutments, and

other akin issues, largely fall

under the jurisdiction of pollution

control boards within their

respective states. It therefore

becomes significant to look at the

functioning of state pollution

control boards. Here we will look

at a few recent relevant cases in

high courts and National Green

Tribunal in this regard.

In the. High Court of



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Himachal Pradesh in the case of

Him Privesh Environment

Protection Society VS State of

Himachal Pradesh (CWP NO.586

of 2010, alongwith CWPIL No. 15

of 2009 in its decision delivered

on 04.05.2012, issued specific

directions to Ministry of

Environment and Forest – "109.

a) Issues not clear

b) Issues not clear

c) The Pollution Control

Board shall ensure that

whenever any public hearing is

held, the people of the area are

well informed about the public

hearing and they are also

informed about the benefits and

the ill effects of the project. The

Pollution Control Board must

have its own machinery and own

scientists who should give an

independent opinion on the pros

and cons of the project. These

shall also be placed on the

website of the PCB.

d) In future whenever any studies are being carried out by any project proponent while preparing the EIA reports, the study shall be carried out only after notice to the State Pollution Control Board, MoEF/EAC in case the project requires clearance at the central level and also to the inhabitants of the area where such studies are to be carried out and project has to be established. Notice to the public shall be given in the same manner notice of public hearing is given."

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studies are to be carried out and project has to be established. Though the State Pollution Control Board of Uttarakhand has called for a public hearing on Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project in Champavat on 10 August 2017, the crucial point is has it prepared a comparative account of benefits and losses accruing from the Pancheshwar dam? And, if so, has it distributed these papers in the villages affected by PMP?

Similarly, it will be relevant here to look at the observations made by the National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi recently. The National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi, in Rajendra Singh Bhandari VS. State of Uttarakhand &Ors. (Original Application No. 318 of 2013 and Review Application No. 36/2016), specifically observed the following -

"4. The Tribunal had made observations in the judgment that the post of the Chairman of Pollution Control Board/Committee is of sensitivity and responsibility, as the entire environmental status of the State would depend on the functioning of the State Pollution Control Board where the Chairman is the head of the organization. The concept of adhocisrn/temporary posting/stop gap arrangement had been deprecated by the Tribunal and it held that only duly qualified persons, with fixed tenure, are required to be appointed. But this has not been done despite of the fact that sufficient time for compliance of the Judgment was granted. Most of the States have not complied with and have not taken steps to do the needful. "

In para 11, NGT further noted –

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improper and illegal working of Pollution Control Board/Committee and its consequence and repercussion to the public at large. It is rather strange that despite of more than sufficient time having been given by the Tribunal the aforesaid States did not take steps to implement the judgment passed by the Tribunal on 24th August, 2016. Initially, by the judgment itself, a period of 3 months was granted to the States to appoint Chairmen. The said time expired in the month of November and thereafter more than 6 months have lapsed but we find that the States are not at all serious in implementing the Judgment." In the backdrop of these observations, the NGT, Issued order in this ongoing case as follows – "13. In view of the above, we deem it just and proper and in the interest of public at large to order that the Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Sikkim Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Kerela Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Telengana Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Haryana Pollution Control Board, Chairman of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Chairman of Manipur Pollution Control Board shall cease to function as Chairmen of the respective Pollution Control Boards." The next hearing in this case was on 4 July 2017.

According to the information available on the official website of Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board, as on 10 July 2017, Government of Uttarakhand, its board was constituted on 1 May 2002 and its composition is given in table



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below.

SN

Complete Board Designation

1.

Principal Secretary, Forest & Environment Department

Chairman

2.

Principal Chief Conservator of forest

Member

3.

Additional Secretary, Urban Development Department

Member

4.

Additional Secretary, Industrial Department

Member

5.

Chief engineer, Jal Nigam

Member

6.

Mukhya Nagar Adhikari, Dehradun

Member

7.

Mukhya Nagar Adhikari, Haridwar

Member

8.

Vice Chairman, MDDA

Member

9.

Administrator, Nagar Palika, Kashipur

Member

10.

Member of Uttarakhand Chamber of Commerce

Member

11.

Vice Chairman, Haridwar Development Authority

Member

12.

Sh. Jagdish Dhiman, Councilor Nagar Nigam, New Park Road

Member

13.

Smt. Beena Bisht, Councilor Nagar Nigam, Ballupur Road

Member

14 Sh. Kushlanand Member



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. Joshi, Senior Advocate, Vijay Colony

A cursory look at the names and the positions held by them, clearly shows that most of these members do not appear to be competent in performing duties, in the light of observations made by the NGT - they are either bureaucrats or members of locally elected self- governance bodies or political figures. In this light, to what extent they will be able to perform their specific duties with regard to Pancheshwar multipurpose dam, can be a matter of conjecture.

The executive summary has not provided any map of submergence zone, or map showing boundaries of 10 km area from the periphery of submergence zone or other related subjects. The only map - rather a false colour composite (FCC) satellite imagery accompanies - which is highly blurred and does not reveal anything in the slightest and is practically useless. In the absence of such crucial maps, it is impossible to ascertain the claims and inferences reached in the executive summary.

Considering the fact that the life and productivity of a dam is hugely dependent on the rate of siltation and consequently the health of catchment, the catchment area treatment acquired greater significance. An area of 14147 sq.km has been identified for the catchment area treatment of Pancheshwar Project. Though a mix of engineering and biological measures are suggested to be undertaken but these have not been elaborated in the document. However, the grave lapse is financial - no financial



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allocation has been ear-marked for this head. Past experiences have shown that catchment area treatment, in almost all the cases, has remained a cosmetic treatment as the costs of dams have overshoot and hardly any money is left for the catchment area treatment. This may emerge as the biggest factor in the contribution of hydropower being merely 10 in the overall energy generation in India and requires an in-depth research on this specific issue.

Lastly and most importantly, regarding the rehabilitation of project affected people, the executive summary mentions that the provisions of "The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013" have been taken into consideration, and the best option has been recommended for preparation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan for the PAFs. A budgetary outlay of Rs. 9389.48 Crore has been ear-marked for rehabilitation. However, the rehabilitation of project affected people has remained the biggest challenge for the development practitioners in India - oustees from the first major water development project (Hirakud dam in 1960) to the latest (Tehri dam) have yet to be physically, economically and socially rehabilitated. A" in a", the lofty claims made for the measures of rehabilitation of project affected people will be almost difficult to translate on ground. As per 2011 Census the total population of the area is about 54488, roughly about 11,000 families, which will require rehabilitation. Furthermore, all the tall promises



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are based on circle rates decided by the collector, after obtaining the no objection certificates from the villages.

Summing up, EIA and SIA both exhibit deficiencies on a score of points, and the public hearings itself are illegal, null and void, as the Pollution Control Board has not been reconstituted as per the order of National Green tribunal. Therefore the public hearings may be re-conducted after thoroughly revising the EIA and SIA.

10. Sh. Laxman Singh Rawat, Village Jingal

Our house is not under submergence but land is under submergence, so please consider us as fully under affected and provide us full benefits of rehabilitation. Also appropriate compensation for land should be given. And tenants who are working here should be benefitted with appropriate compensation.

Decision is to be taken by the state government of Uttarakhand.

Compensation to landless farmers/tenant forms shall be given as per the norms of state government.

11. Sh. Harish Joshi, Araaspalaar

In their village 18 homes were considered in submergence area, but the actual number is 25.

Village Chimkholi is above 30 m of submergence should be considered in affected area category.

What happen to the worship places like Rajeshwar Temple in their area?

Where affected families would be settled?

Land for land, home for home and priority in job should be given.

Rehabilitation should be in plain areas.

18 families have been considered as affected as their property lies within FRL of 680 m.

Village Chimkholi is situated 30 m above submergence zone and cannot be considered as Project Affected village.

Religious places coming under submergence shall be constructed at new sites which shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

Resettlement sites shall be selected in clarification with PAFs.


12. Sh. Bhim Singh, Balikhet

How would you give compensation to those who don’t

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have land on their name?

Each affected family should be settled in plain areas and one person should get Government job.

properly is registered.

It is suggested that district administration to up date the land records at the earliest.


13. Sh. Kishan Singh Rawat, Village Jingal

Land for land should be provided.

Benefit should be given after actual evaluation of home.

On the basis of education, one person from family should get job.

Where will we be settled?

All basic facilities should be provided at the place of rehabilitation.



Preference will be given to PAFs for job during construction and operation phases.


All amenities shall be provided at resettlement sites.

14. Sh. Laxmi Dutt Joshi, Village Dhura Langda

Is this public hearing last one?

We were not informed about this public hearing before.

For construction of home rupees 10 lakh will be provided and that is sufficient.

They have mango and lichi trees in their gardens. Thousands of tree will go under submergence, what compensation will be given to them?

Our Goddess land will be destroyed.

Public hearing for Environmental Clearance shall be conducted once.

Compensation for trees will be given as per the norms of State Government of Uttarakhand.


Affected Families shall be paid






15. Sh. Rakesh Joshi, Village Nyala Dhura

Rehabilitation is main agenda. Tell us how we will be displaced.

Our productive land will be destroyed and new productive land should be given.

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plain areas and all basic facilities like education, health etc. be provided.

Our village is shown as partially affected, but we are fully affected.

Compensation should be 10 times circle rate or R. 20 lakh per drain should be given.

We demand from Uttarakhand and central government that agricultural land for agricultural land should be given to us, only than we will be displaced.




Resettlement sites shall have all amenities.

16. Sh. Govind Singh Kunjwal, Hon’ble MP Jageshwar

Actual survey should be conducted.

Actual evaluation of homes should be done and by considering geographical situation, compensation should be fixed.

This is Environment Public Hearing, and evaluation of large dams should be done. In our view due to large dams, cloud bursting will be more. Provision should be created for families affected due to cloud bursting.

Due to construction phase and prevalence phases effects on environment should be listed and actual detailed survey should be conducted.

Villagers are residing generation after generation and they are emotionally connected, hence they all should be settled in one place and all basic needs should be provided there.

We should learn from the displacement of Tehri Dam.

Compensation should be given due to natural hazards happen because of this project.

Appropriate compensation should be given to PAF’s.

Detailed studies have been conducted for various aspects of Environment as a part of the CEIA study.

Cloud burst is a phenomenon which occurs due to specific meteorological conditions. It is scientifically not proved that incidence of cloud burst increase due to construction of dam and reservoir. Cloud burst have occurred in areas where dams have not been constructed.

PAFs from a village will be resettled at one site.

Detailed analysis of impacts likely to accrue during project construction and operation phases have been assessed as a part of the study and appropriate mitigation measures have been suggested.

17. Sh. Rajendra Singh, Village Jingal

Jingal village has 100 families and they are not listed. We oppose this.

If our area to be developed than

Project layout and parameters have been fixed based on detailed investigation.

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fruit trees should be planted.

We will not allow dam.

In our village we have Rs. 30 lakh houses and we get 4 crops in a year.

This project as small scale dam downstream, hence we demand that dam’s height should be reduced and our village should be protected from submergence.

reservoir submergence, shall be given compensation as per the norms of the State Government.

Compensation of fruit bearing trees shall be given as per state government norms.

18. Sh. Dhan Singh Mehta, Village seer

Our village is not shown in submergence and we demand survey to be conducted again. We oppose project.

Village Sirgaon is not coming under reservoir submergence.

19. Sh. Ganesh Dutt, Village Devli Bagad

Houses and land to be actually surveyed.

What compensation will be given for trees?

If in a family land is in the name of father and he has 4 son, than compensation will be given to whom.

Detailed analysis of socio-economic aspects has been done as a part of the CEIA Study.


20. Sh. P.C.Tiwari, Social Worker, Almora

Information for public hearing is not provided in villages.

What damage envisaged if DPR will be prepared in Hindi and Kumauni language?

You have not been to village. Public hearing should be conducted at village level. And also tell us who have gone to villages and when?

Is 2nd public hearing for environment be done? If not, then that will happen today. This public hearing is going on in the month of august and should be canceled.

This project does not have information about anonymous land forest rights 2006.

In tehri dam Dogra Chandi Bridge is still not constructed, this means rehabilitation was not taken place properly.

District Almora does not have such a big displacement. This project will not develop our villages. We have seen people crying in tehri dam project, and







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our hon’ble prime minister is saying that rivers should flow, and here rivers are bounded.

This public hearing to be done at village level and people’s views should be obtained.

We will not allow this dam.

How Rameshwaram temple be displaced?

In developed nations big dams are breaking and in our country big dams are planned. This will destroy are society.

This much police is not required. I oppose this project along with public.

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21. Gram Pradhan, Vilkola

Land for land, house for house should be given.

We don’t want compensation.

Villagers are not aware of survey.

In Almora district 90 families are shown as affected, this should be re-surveyed.

We boycott this project.

The compensation to Project Affected Families shall be paid as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period



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22. Sh. Niraj Joshi, Village Nayal Dhura

I oppose this DPR and demand that it should be made available in hindi and kumayuni language.

50% power should be given free for 50 years instead of 13 years.

As informed during 10 years of construction 22500 laborers will be required, I demand that 70% should be from PAF.

PAF’s should be given Rs. 10 to 15 thousand per week and for how many years this will be given?

Who will do rehabilitation?

If family don’t want to have house in 250 sq. mt., than how much compensation will be given to them?

House construction amount should be increased from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 30 lakh.

Cattle shed construction amount should be increased to Rs. 1 lakh instead of 25 thousand.

What compensation do farmers have to compensate for the land that does not in their name?

All debts should be forgiven.

What happen to families dependent on rivers?

We demand that compensation should be same in all 3 districts. Atleast Rs. 10 to 12 lakh per drain should be given.

If 10% land is going under submergence and 90% is not than what is the provision for this.

Quantum of Free power to be given to the state is to be decided by the Central and State Governments.

Preference will be given to PAFs for employment during construction and operation phases.


Compensation will be given to the person in whose property is registered. It is suggested that district administration can update the land ownership records at the earliest.

Circle Rates are finalized by the state government.

If State government increases the Circle rates, then land owners will be get compensation as per enhanced rates.

23. Sh. Pratap Ram, Ex. Pradhan village Malli Nali

Compensation for construction of house should be increased from Rs. 10 lakh to 30 lakh.

Compensation for transfer of animals should be increased.

One village should be settled at one place.

Benefits and losses occur due to this project should be informed.

Our land and houses are to be evaluated correctly.

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displace.

24. Sh. Madan Singh, Gram Pradhan Basoli

We oppose DPR.

Village Dhuna that is near tributary is not in the list of affected.

Due to this project natural hazards will be increased and provision of compensation for this should be kept in DPR.

90 families shown in DPR should be re-evaluated.

Village Dhuna is not coming under reservoir submergence.

25. Sh. Sher Singh, Gram Pradhan Chimtola

Those who don’t have land in their name will get compensation?

Here on one khata, many names are there, in such a situation who will get compensation.

We demand those villages which fall under 50 to 100 m level and 680 m away from FRL should be listed in affected areas. Ground survey should be done.

If father has land on his name and his 4 sons are staying away than who will get compensation?

Compensation is given to person in whose name property is registered. It is suggested that district administration can update the land records/ ownership data at the earliest.

If there are more than one account holders for a property than all the account holders will get compensation in proportion of the percentage of land owned by them.

26. Sh. Shekhar Pandey, Village Kumadkheti

We demand explanation, whether Rs. 1.5 lakh or Rs. 10 be given for compensation.

We want to give memorandum to Prime Minister through DM. Due to this project environment will be imbalanced.

I oppose the destruction of our religious places.

Cloud bursting is more probable due to large dams and this will reduce the productive land.

Measured and unmeasured land to be doubled.

One village to be settled at one place and before construction of dam facilities like power, water, health and education should be provided.

One person from each PAF should get job.

Rs. 10 lakh will be given for construction of household to each PAF, whose house is coming under submergence.

Cloud burst occurs due to scientific meteorological conditions. There is no scientific evidence that cloud burst incidence of cloud bursts increase due to reservoirs. Cloud bursts have taken place in areas with no reservoirs.


27. Su Shri Rekha Dhasmana, Almora

Why this public hearing not conducted in affected area? 2nd public hearing should be conducted in affected area.

The public hearing is to be conducted at district level.

Circle rates have be decided by the state government.



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Transport should be provided to attend public hearing. This public hearing has low participation of women.

Currently circle rate is not active, market rate is 2 to 3 times above circle rate.

To save environment, trees must be planted.

Compensatory Afforestation and greenbelt development has been recommended as a part of Environmental Management Plan.

28. Sh. Laxman Ram, Village Dashola

Our village is near champavat and 90% are people are opposing this.

Reduce the height of dam.

Each person from PAF should get Government job.

Whole village to be settled at one place near near district headquarter.

Rs. 50 lakh should be given for the construction of each house.



PAFs will be given preference for jobs during construction and operation phase.


PAfs from a village will be resettled at one site.

29. Sh. Basant Khani, Village Gavarsuna

Our area is under 1 Mega Watt submergence area, hence we demand small small dams to be constructed.

Compensation for 1 MW project will be given as per the amount finalized by the district administration

30. Sh. Ramesh Chandra, Village Badiyar

Benefits and losses reports should be given in each village.

Village wise number of PAFs and land to be acquired is given in the EIA Report.

31. Sh. Dayakrishan Kandpaal, Village Siniyakhet

What compensation will be given to those who are residing in anonymous and civil land?

Generation after generation we are living here, hence we demand savanna at rehabilitation place.

We wanted to tell that due to 1 Mega Watt project PAF should earn 12000 per week and this area falls within submergence. We oppose this project.

On the name of development villagers are misguided.

5040 number 1 MW project should be constructed only then displacement stop. This is

The Compensation is to be given to the person in whose name property is registered. District administration is requested to update the land records at the earliest.



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destructive project and we oppose this.

32. Sh. Puran Singh, Village Badiyaar

Survey is not correct.

For real surveys camp should be installed in our villages.

Revenue department should revise land records.

Our village post office is under submergence, what happen to those who are working in same?

Land for land and for home Rs. 30 lakh should be given for house construction.

Compensation should be 10 times circle rate.

Rehabilitation should be in low land. If we are not displaced in low land then we oppose this project.

Post Office coming under submergence will be relocated at the new site. Posting of employees shall be as per the guidelines of state government of Uttarakhand.


33. Sh. Basant joshi, Village Kola

In almora only 4 villages are shown fully affected, but in dhura village 90% affected. Hence we demand displaced families list should be provided.

In this area cloud bursting and land slide accident happen, so survey should be conducted by geologists.

Before cutting of trees, trees must be planted.

In village Almora only four villages as outlined in the presentation are coming under reservoir submergence.

Detailed geological studies have been conducted.

Afforestation shall be done as per the norms of Forest Conservation Act (1980) and its subsequent amendments.

34. Sh. Harish Singh Badola, Block Chief Bhosiyachana

How we leave ancesters land? Ansestors land temples will not be sold. We ask people to stay here, and how can we say leave this land. What type of bid is this? Gram Panchyat is under submergence, hence public hearing should be conducted in our village.

If my area will be submerged then we will protest.

We promised development of ITI in this area, what happen to that?

Opposed the project.

As a part of Local Area Development Plan, an ITI will be constructed.

35. Sh. Jagdish Pandey, Village Sallabjot

DPR should be village wise. Yesterday only got information of public hearing.

Our village is under submergence or not?

What happen to labourers?

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villagers are against this.

What happen to workers working in post office and intuitions falling under submergence?

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Decision on employees of government schools and post-offices coming within submergence area shall be taken by the state government.

36. Sh. Mahender Singh, Teacher

How will compensation be given to those whose half land is under submergence?

There they have exchange tradition e.g. one brother is living above and 2nd brother is below, and land who resides below is under submergence and whole land is in one record, how will compensation be given?

Those are dependent on forest and cattle rearing, how they will get compensation?

At rehabilitated place basic facilities must be provided.

We know water level in rivers is degrading, than how this project will be successful? Instead of this project, solar plants should be installed. We oppose this project and demand that no money should be wasted.

Money should be given to PAF’s and public hearing should be conducted at village level.

Compensation shall be given as per the quantum of land coming under submergence.

Compensation is to be given to the person in where name property is registered.

It is suggested to get the land records updated and the enclosed

At resettlement sites all basic facilities and amenities shall be made available.

Project features have been finalized after detailed investigation.

Public hearing is done at the district level.

37. Sh. Manoj Pant, Social Worker, Village Danya

In nearby villages hospitals should be constructed.

Due to this project effects on humans should be evaluated.

As a part of Local Area Development Government Hospital at each project affected district shall be upgraded. An amount of Rs. 19.8 crore per hospital has been earmarked as a part of Local Area Development Plan. Thus, as a part of Local Area Development Plan, an amount of Rs. 59.4 crore has been earmarked of government hospital in each project affected district.

38. Sh. Puran Singh Rawat, Gram Pradhan Harda

We have mango trees in our land. Survey team has not mentioned these. What compensation be given for these trees? We are not against this project.




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39. Sh. Rajender Sinh Bhisht, Village Talinali


Our village is at high pace of development. In this project small smart villages should be developed.

One person from each PAF should get job.

On the basis of Revenue department procedure should be carried out.

Talli Nalli comes under submergence and is partially affected.



for jobs during construction and

operation phase.

40. Sh. Kishan Singh, Village Balikhet


Village Balikhet is coming under reservoir submergence and is partially affected.

41. Sh. Pratap Singh Mehra, Village Aaragada

My sister is residing in village home. We demand appropriate compensation should be given.

Village Aragada is not coming under reservoir submergence

42. Sh. Rajender Singh, Village Umer

Public is confused and unable to understand DPR, that too not available to villagers earlier. We oppose this dam.





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43. Sh. Jeet Singh Negi, Village Dashola

Nobody has come for survey in village and we don’t know about DPR.







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44. Sh. Mohan Chandra Joshi, Village Dhura Lagga

Our village is under submergence and has abundant fruit trees. We are not getting compensation, and we don’t know about public hearing. Appropriate compensation should be given for trees.

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45. Sh. Shankar Sinh Bhist, Village Dhashola

Only areas above are considered under submergence and low lying areas not taken.

Land coming within FRL of 680 m has been considered for acquisition for reservoir submergence.

46. Sh. Gopal Dutt Those who are under livelihood type 4 and 5 will get how much compensation and how they will be displaced.







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Compensation rate should be increased to Rs. 10000/- from Rs. 2000/- per week

ITI should be constructed.

At village level public hearing should be done.

For house construction compensation should increase from 10 lakh to 20 lakh and we don’t know about survey.




47. Sh. Bhagwan Singh Rawat, Village Jingal

Our village in under submergence and has all facilities like water, roads, power etc. What happen to Bhagalpur to Tankpur Railway line?

Proposed area is under submergence and small dams should be constructed.

Decision on Tanakpur Railway line is beyond the purview of Public Hearing.

48. Su Shri Bhagwati Devi, Village Aara Salpad

Our village is near river edge and we have mango trees in village. What compensation will be given for land and trees?

Land for land and compensation be given for trees.

Compensation of trees shall be given as per the norms of state government

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49. Sh. Chander Shekher Bhatt, Social Worker

Local representative are doing politics in this project.


50. Sh. Sunder Singh, Village Nyala Dhura

Our villagers are earning livelihood by farming vegetables, and in this way we get 3 to 4 crops in a year. Disclose our displacement and compensation policy.








51. Sh. Deepak Pandey, Village Chimkholi

This dam is necessary for village hope and nations development. Partially affected villages to be listed. Our village and Harju temple is 25 mt away from submergence area where 36 families are residing and is considered as partially submerged. IN Tehri dam partially affected villages don’t










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have benefit, that’s why people in tehri area protest. Hence, we demand ground survey to be conducted, policies are to be formed in gram sabha. Land for land and home for home be provided.

At one place village be displaced.

DPR should be re-evaluated again.

One clear policy to be framed and we are with development.

52. Sh. Shivdutt, Village Aara Salpad

My land is on somebody else name, but compensation should be given to me.

It is suggested that land records be updated at the earliest.

53. Sh. Prashant Bhasoda, President, Jila Sarkari bank, Almora

Those who are falling under the category 4 to 5 in this area should get jobs in category 2 & 3 and 50% reservation should be there. HMT has land in Haldwani where displacement can be done.

Dam and reservoirs are being constructed all over the world, and release of greenhouse emissions from reservoirs is an accepted fact but it has never been to a level so as to drop a projects.











operation phase.

54. Sh. Manoj Tiwari, Ex MLA

In favor of nations development, I agree for construction of dam. Tourism will be increased.

From the learining s of other dams, this project should be improved.

How deforestation be stopped?

DPR should be provided in Hindi.

Public hearing should be conducted at village level.

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ground level and increase the circle rate, and appropriate compensation will be given.

55. Sh. Govind Sinh Kunwal, MLA Jageshwar

Evaluation should be done on current and future effects on environment.

Dam construction effects report should be published.

6163 partially affected families should be considered as fully affected families.

Survey to be conducted again.

Compensation for land and home should be improved.

Tress should be evaluated again.

Compensation should be given before dam construction.

The amount proposed in DPR for production, will actually be achieved?

Detailed Impact Assessment Study has been conducted to across the impacts


Compensation for trees shall be given per the norms of the State Government.

56. Sh. Lalit Latwal, Jila Adhaksh, BJP

DPR should be in hindi.

Compensation should be given before dam construction.








57. Sh. Bhuvan Chandra Joshi, Chimkholi

We must be rehabilitated at good place, so that children should get good education. For compensation, land for land and house for house should be given.








58. Sh. Subhash Pandu, Ex MLA, Bhanoli

Public and public representative’s views should be taken.

As per public’s demand compensation should be fixed.

Job should be given in category 3 and 4.

Suggestion of various participants shall be suitably considered.




operation phase.

59. Sh. Raghunath Singh, MLA - Almora

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How people get their livelihood residing above submergence area?

People having homes above submergence should be displaced.

House construction amount is 3 times in plain areas as compared to hills, hence it should be increased.

Health and education institutions should be opened.

For agricultural land compensation should be more.

One village should be displaced at one place.

DPR should be in hindi.

Displacement should be before dam construction.





Government Hospital in each project affected district shall be upgraded as a part of Local Area Development Plan (LADP).

22 primary schools shall be upgraded as a part of LADP.

An ITI shall be opened for which suitable provisions have been earmarked as a part of LADP.

Circle rate as decided by the district administration shall be used for estimation of compensation.

PAFs from one village shall be resettled at one site.

60. Sh. Sunder lal Tamta, Village Kola

Landless families should get compensation.

Landless labour shall be given compensation as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

61. Sh. Deepak Bhisht, Village melta

Soil erosion wil be there in villages above submergence, hence experiences from Tehri dam should be used here.

A detailed plan for control of landslide shall be implemented.

62. Sh. Vimal Bhai, Mattu Sangthan

Wild life is not evaluated appropriately.

Geographical areas are not considered.

Reports are prepared based on old data.

Those who are above the age of 18 should be considered as family.

5 acres of land should be given to each PAF.

Facilities like wifi, post office should be provided at displaced place.

Each PAF should get 250 Sq. m. home.

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be considered as fully affected villages.

Broad leaf trees must be planted on the edge of reservoir to avoid erosion.

Villages coming under 500 meter periphery of reservoir should also be considered.

PAF’s should get free power.

Per 1000 persons 1 rehabilitation officer should be appointed for monitoring.

All documents related to project should be made available in Hindi.

We oppose this public hearing an d demand for its cancelation.


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of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Indigence for tree shall be planted as a part of Compensatory Afforestation and Greenbelt Development.

PAFs will be given free electricity.

A Project Management Cell will be formed to monitor the implementation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan for Project Affected Families.

63. Neeraj Joshi, Deepak joshi, Anjali Joshi, Harish Josh, Navven joshi, Praksh Chandra sharma, Bhuvan Chandra Sharma, Jagdish Chandra and others

Pancheshwar Dam Project should be cancelled. This project is destruction of our society, culture, civilization, vegetation, biodiversity and environment

This public hearing is violation of EIA Notification 2006 (amendment 2009) because information was not broadcasted on time to Project affected villages due to which they could not participate. This public hearing should be cancelled and conducted after 2 months when each and every villager is informed about the project

There cannot be development by submerging and destroying more than 134 villages of the hills

Instead of submerging the villages, projects for upliftment of villages should be considered.

If there is demand of power, instead of one 5040 MW project, 5040 projects of 1 MW each should be made on 17 big and other rivers of Uttarakhand and ownership should be given to the local people. This will lead to permanent and independent development of villages instead of submerging them

Retreating of villagers will stop only when employment, health, education and other facilities are provided.This project will increase unemployment

Opposed the dam.

Public hearing has been conducted as per the norms of EIA notification (as amended in 2009).





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This project is also harmful for sensitive mountains and environment.










The circulation of project related information has been done as per the norms outlined in the EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. Compensation to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

64. Residents of village Chimkholi

Chimkholi village is kept under partially submerged area

Most of the irrigated land of chimkholi village will come under submergence

There is information that area till Kamet Tok will come under submergence. Chimkholi is 30-40 m above Kamet Tok. In future due to filling of water the land will get settled in the village and villagers will have to leave the village. Therefore villagers of Chimkholi village should also be resettled.

There are 40 families in Chimkholi village and people are dependent for their living on

Village Chimkholi is coming under submergence. Decision to include area within 30-40 m of FRL in project affected area shall be taken by the state government.



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forest which will get submerged in this project

Therefore it is requested to resettle People of Chimkholi village

65. Residents of Gram Panchayat Balikhet

Land of Tok Sangyo Pokhar is coming under submergence and only villages will be left. Therefore it is requested to include these two villages in submerged area.

The issue of Tok Sangyo Pokhar to be included in the submergence area shall be taken by the state government

66. All residents of Nayal Dhura (badoli), distt- Almora M.D Joshi, Keshav Joshi, Deepak Chandra Joshi and others

Out of 5040 MW, India will get 2520 MW and Uttarakhand will get 13 percent power and Local people will get 1 percent power. Our demand is that local people should be given electricity at half rates for 50 years.

Duration of the project being told is 8-10 years and labour required is 8200. It is requested that 50 percent labour should be people of affected villages so that they can get employment.

In Resettlement plan it is said that people losing houses will be given plot of 250 sqm, we want to know if any family does not want to make house on that plot, then cost of plot and cost of the house will be given to the family?

Estimation of cost of house has been calculated as 10 lakh which should be increased to 30 lakhs and cost of cow shed should be increased to 1 lakh from 25 thousand.

It has been told that for families losing land and house pension will be given of Rs. 3000 per month which should be increased to 10000-15000 and it should be specified that pension will be given to which member of the family. Pension should be given for 50 years

Whether rehabilitation will be according to our will or as per your terms

Land at which farmer grows crops is not in his name but earns his living through that, in that case how much

1% of free power from India’s share will be earmarked specifically for the population living in vicinity of the project area. Decision to given locals free power for 50 years can be taken by the state government.

PAFs shall be given employment as per the norms of state government.

Preference will be given to PAFs for jobs during project construction and operation phase.

If a family does not want to make house on plot provided by the government, then PAF will be given cost of plot and cost for construction of house as compensation.

The increase in pension from Rs. 3000/month to 15000/month shall be taken by the State Government.

Resettlement will be done as per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 in consultation with PAFs.

Landless labour shall be paid an amount of Rs. 7500 per month for a period of 2 years.

Decision to waive off house shall be taken by the government.

Compensation for acquisition of land shall be as per the circle rate fixed by the state



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compensation will be given to that farmer. And also loan taken from bank by any farmer should be pardoned.

It is suggested that one person from each family should be given Government job according to the qualification.

Compensation of land should be Rs. 10 lakh per nali.

Some families don’t want to go to any other place. Only 10% area of our total area is getting affected but we have to cross this 10 % area to go to the remaining 90% area.

It is requested that instead of resettling us somewhere else, facilities like road, water, electricity, school etc. should be provided in our area. Also instead of 250 sqm plot, cost of the plot and 30 lakh rupees for construction of new house should be given. Also amount should be given for movement of household items and resettlement

government, which shall be increased by 4 times as pr the norms of Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.


67. All residents of Dashuala, Lakshman Ram, Kalyan Ram, Mahesh ram, and others

Village Dashaula is coming under submergence and due to this people living here will lose their land, house, cowshed etc. Main occupation of people living here is farming. Villagers don’t want to leave from their birthplace. It is requested to reduce the height of the dam so that village dashaula does not come under submergence.


68. All residents of Dashuala, Lakshman Ram, Kishan ram, Umesh Kumar and others

Village dashaula is coming under

submergence and due to this people

living here will lose their land, house,

cowshed etc. Main occupation of

people living here is farming. People

want that public hearing should be

conducted in the village and what

provisions have been provided for

the people in DPR should be made

clear. Hence it is requested to listen

to the people by conducting

meetings with people in village.

As per the norms of EIA notification of September 14, 2006 and its subsequent amendments, Public Hearing is to be conducted in project district.

As per the norms of Right to Fair Compensation Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, a village level meeting will be conducted prior to land acquisition. In this meeting, list of PAFs in the village



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alongwith their compensation shall be presented and discussed with PAFs.

69. Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Dashuala Narayan singh, Sundar singh and others

One person from each family should be given Government job.

Area of house should be measured by J.E and compensation should be given 10 times the rate of PWD and houses should be constructed by villagers only and not by contractors.

We should be given thrice the land we own in dashaula village at the resettlement place. We should also be given compensation for land we own at Melta village which is not under submergence because we will not not be able to come to this place after construction of dam. We are not against the project but all the demands of the people should be fulfilled

Jobs to PAFs shall be given as per the norms of state government preference will be given to PAFs for job during project construction and operation phase.

Compensation to PAFs shall

be given as per the norms of

Right to Fair Compensation,




70. Pradhan and Gram Pradhan, Village Dashaula

Each family should get house and land. Compensation for entire land whether it is getting submerged or not should be given because villagers will not be able to come back for their remaining land.

Houses will be built by people themselves and not by contractors and for this amount should be given according to government rules and resettlement time should be at least 5 years and for resettlement 1 lakh rupees should be given

There should be arrangement of fodder for pets.

All the villagers should be resettled at one place

Every villager should be given employment in Project or Uttarakhand Government.

All the facilities like hospitals, schools, roads, electricity, drinking water etc. should be provided







Arrangement for fodder cannot be done as a part of R&R plan. However, an area of about 5 ha can be planted with fodder cups on village land/Panchayat land. Afforestation cost can be borne as a part of EMP.


All facilities will be provided at

resettlement site.



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71. All villagers, village Dashaula Shankar Singh Bisht, Pradhan Lakshman Ram, Lalu Ram and others

One person from each affected family should be given Government job

Each family should be given all the facilities like number of rooms, single storey/double storey houses, same way they have now.

Scools and hospitals should be nearby and there should be broad roads

Electricity and drinking water should be free

Survey and estimation of property of PAF should be done

All the facilities should be there at resettled place and Head office should be near

There should be facility for animal husbandry

Amount of compensation should be increased

All the PAF should be resettled at one place and should have equal rights.

Every PAF should get land according to the land owned by them for their living.








School, PHSCs and hospitals

shall be upgraded as a part of

Local Area Development Plan

Estimation of PAFs has been

done, which can be updated at

the time of land acquisition.

All facilities will be provided at

resettlement site.

As a part of livelihood Plan,

provision for achievement has

already been done for PAFs

losing both land and

homesteads.

Resettlement sites shallbe

fixed in consultation with

PAFs.

72. Nandi Devi Member, Area Panchayat, Mayoli, Sunita Devi and others

We don’t have any information about this project and we did not receive any paper. We oppose the dam and there will not be any development by dams. We want to protect our culture.







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District Magistrate












73. Rajiv Lochan Sah, MMember, Rashtriya Sanchalan Samiti, Nainital

In 2011, people living on banks of Saryu river in village Rasyuna and other nearby villages had registered Saryu Hydroelectric Producers Company limited. We want to develop 1 MW HEP on Saryu river. This project will provide around 12000 rupees per month to 100 families of the rasyuna and nearby villages which will help in stopping the people from leaving the village. Shareholders of this project are local

Compensation for 1 MW HEP by Saryu river shall be given as PW Daman.

As per Clause 3.1 of EIA notification of September 14, 2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for



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people of the village. But this project will get submerged in Pancheshwar Dam Project. We oppose the dam.




We are developing 1 MW project in Rasyuna on Saryu River which will give employment to people. Instead of Pancheshwar Project we should support more such 1 MW projects in Uttarakhand.



Retreating of villagers will stop only when employment, health, education and other facilities are provided. This project will increase unemployment






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74. Dayakrishna Kandpal

In 2011, people living on banks of Saryu river in village Rasyuna

Compensation for 1 MW HEP on Saryu river shall be given



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Bandhua Mukti Morcha Almora

and other nearby villages had registered Saryu Hydroelectric Producers Company limited. We want to develop 1 MW HEP on Saryu river. This project will provide around 12000 rupees per month to 100 families of the rasyuna and nearby villages which will help in stopping the people from leaving the village. Shareholders of this project are local people of the village. But this project will get submerged in Pancheshwar Dam Project. We oppose the dam.






If there is demand of power, instead of one 5040 MW project, 5040 projects of 1 MW each should be made on 17 big and other rivers of Uttarakhand and ownership should be given to the local people. This will lead to permanent and independent

compensation as per the norms of State Government.



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development of villages instead of submerging them



75. Rajendra Prasad Durgapal

PAF should be resettled in Tarai region before start of Construction of dam. Land for land, agricultural land for agricultural land and occupational work for occupational work should be given.

One person from each PAF should be given employment. Also opportunities for employment should be generated. There should be involvement of project affected people in construction of project

In district Almora, AIIMS should be estabilished, in district Pithoragarh, IIT should be estabilished, in champavat, industries should be setup

In public hearings importance should be given to local representatives, Gram Panchayat representatives of project affected villages and outside and political interference should be stopped.

Pancheshwar dam project should be developed keeping in mind the possibility of tourism in future.

Project affected districts should be provided free electricity and PAFs should be given 10000 rupees for 20 years for their living.


Jobs to PAFs shall be given


government preference will be

given to PAFs for job during

project construction and

operation phase.

Government hospitals in each project affected district, i.e. Champawat, Pithoragarh and Almora, as a part of Local Area Development Plan. An amount of Rs. 19.8 crore has been earmarked for upgradation of each hospital. A total amount of Rs. 59.4 crore has been earmarked for upgradation of hospitals in each of the a project affected districts.


Decision on free electricity to project affected shall be taken by the state government.

Increase in compensation of Rs.10000/month for 20 years shall be taken by the state government.

76. Shamsher Singh Bisht, Head, Uttarkhand Lok

In 2011, people living on banks of saryu river in village Rasyuna and other nearby villages had registered Saryu Hydroelectric Producers

Compensation for 1 MW HEP on river Saryu shall be given.




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Name & Address


Vahini, Almora Book House, Almora Puran Chandu Tiwari, Central Secretary, Uttarkhand Lok Vahini, Talla Galli, Jakhan Devi, Almora

Company limited. We want to develop 1 MW HEP on saryu river. This project will provide around 12000 rupees per month to 100 families of the Rasyuna and nearby villages which will help in stopping the people from leaving the village. Shareholders of this project are local people of the village. But this project will get submerged in Pancheshwar Dam Project. We oppose the dam.







Retreating of villagers will stop only when employment, health,

2006, the advertisements are to be published in one major national daily and one regional vernacular daily newspapers. A minimum of 30 days notice period is to be given. For Almora district, the advertisement for conducting public hearing on 17.8.2017 was published on 13.07.2017 in the following newspapers:




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education and other facilities are provided. This project will increase unemployment



77. P.C. Tiwari Central Head, Uttarakhand Parivartan Party, Almora

In 2011, people living on banks of Saryu river in village Rasyuna and other nearby villages had registered Saryu Hydroelectric Producers Company limited. We want to develop 1 MW HEP on saryu river. This project will provide around 12000 rupees per month to 100 families of the rasyuna and nearby villages which will help in stopping the people from leaving the village. Shareholders of this project are local people of the village. But this project will get submerged in Pancheshwar Dam Project. We oppose the dam.






If there is demand of power, instead of one 5040 MW project,

Compensation for 1 MW HEP on river Saryu shall be given as per the norms of state government.



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5040 projects of 1 MW each should be made on 17 big and other rivers of Uttarakhand and ownership should be given to the local people. This will lead to permanent and independent development of villages instead of submerging them



78. All villagers, Seri, Rajyuda, Bhasuri

We are not against the project or development but we have been living here for ages and earn our living through farming and animal husbandry. Many people do farming on lands which are in name of other people who do not live here. If compensation will be given to them then we will not get anything and this will be a problem for our families. We don’t have any other option for employment. Please consider our request and solve our problem.

The issue of farmers doing farming on levels which are in the name of other persons is a very important issue in the project area.

Decision on payment of compensation for land and quantum of payment to be given to landless farmers shall be taken by the state government.

79. Basant Singh Khani, Director, Saryu Hydroelectric Power Producers Company Limited, Bajela, Dhauladevi, Almora

In 2011, people living on banks of Saryu river in village Rasyuna and other nearby villages had registered Saryu Hydroelectric Producers Company limited. We want to develop 1 MW HEP on Saryu river. This project will provide around 12000 rupees per month to 100 families of the Rasyuna and nearby villages which will help in stopping the people from leaving the village. Shareholders of this project are local people of the village. But this project will get submerged in Pancheshwar Dam Project. We oppose the dam.


This public hearing is violation of EIA Notification 2006

Compensation for 1 MW HEP on Saryu river shall be given as per the norms of the state government.



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(amendment 2009) because information was not broadcasted on time to Project affected villages due to which they could not participate. This public hearing should be cancelled and conducted after 2 months when each and every villager is informed about the project







80. Residents of satti village Harish Joshi, Member, Area Panchayat, Aara Salpad

Satti is a village above Rajyuda village which is already under land slide zone and there have been cracks in houses before. Our fertile lands and forest panchayat from where we get things for our daily needs is coming under submergence. When all our resources for living will get destroyed, what will we do by living in empty houses. We should also be resettled with other people.

Decision to consider village prone to landslide above FRL as Project Affected village is under consideration, based on which appropriate compensation shall be given to PAFs.







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81. Puran Chandra Tiwari, Central Secretary, Uttarakhand Lok vahini, Talla Galli, Jakhan Devi






Retreating of villagers will stop only when employment, health, education and other facilities are provided.This project will increase unemployment






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82. All residents and representatives Harish Joshi, Member Area Panchayat, Aara Salpad Pitambar Pandey, Head Pradhan, Aara Salpad Head, Gram Panchayat, Mayoli

Most of the land in this submerged area is irrigated land. Farmers earn their living from this fertile land. People here demand cultivable land twice the measured and unmeasured land that they own from centuries. Land should be at a place where there is facility for electricity, water, hospital, education etc and Compensation of land should be twice the circle rates of land near cities.

Houses for resettled people should be constructed at one place so that all friends, relatives and villagers can live together like before. Houses should have facility for electricity, water, hospital, education etc and resettlement should be done before construction of dam.

Main occupation of people here is agriculture and animal husbandry and people will lose this, therefore, one person from each PAF should be given Government job so that there is no financial crisis for people

People living nearby to the submerged area should also be resettled considering earthquake and other dangers in future.

There are many historical and religious places related to our culture in the area which should also be settled displaced outside the submerged area.


All basic and amenities shall be provided at Resettlement site.

PAFs for one village shall be resettled on a location.


Families living near to the submergence area cannot be considered as PAF.

Temples and mosques coming within submergence area shall be constructed at new sites. The sites for religious structures shall be finalized in consultation with villagers and district administration.

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