The following articles appeared in a special issue of the Ecologist Asia which was focussed on the issue of Dams in the North East of India. This issue was compiled by a team of Kalpavriksh members namely, Manju Menon, Neeraj Vagholikar and Kanchi Kohli.

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Large dams in the Northeast - a bright future?
by Manju Menon, Neeraj Vagholikar, Kanchi Kohli and Ashish Fernandes


The Brahmaputra’s Changing River Ecology


The Brahmaputra River, India
Dulal C. Goswami and Partha J. Da

Stemming the flood, killing biodiversity
Dr. Sanchita Boruah & Dr. S.P. Biswa

Tripura’s Gumti dam must go
Subir Bhaumik

Large Dams and Power Demand
Prayas Energy Grou


A Struggle for Homeland and Identity - the story of the Jumma people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
by Sanat K. Chakraborty

Meghalaya - biodiversity conservation and dams
by B. Kharbuli, H. Kayang, D. Nengnong and D.R.M. Buam

Large Hydel Projects - Views from Mizoram

Kameng Underestimated!
By Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury & Manju Menon

Clearance of large hydel projects - environmental procedures and considerations
by Promode Kant

A Legal Space: Environmental Public Hearings

Saved! - the story of Rathong chu
by Manju Menon

Social and Environmental Impacts of Large Dams in India
by Shekhar Singh

Tracking a Hydel Project- the story of Lower Subansiri

Taming the Teesta
by Dr. Kalyan Rudra

TIPAIMUKH
Dr. R.K. Ranjan Singh believes that Manipur’s Tipaimukh dam
is a death trap for indigenous people.

A Geodynamic Perspective of Arunachal Pradesh
and its bearing on environmental security and developmental planning
By Dr. K.S. Valdiya

Lessons from Loktak
by Ramananda Wangkheirakpam


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