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> From owner-irn-narmada@igc.org Sat Apr 11 04:42:39 1998
> From: owner-irn-narmada@igc.org
> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:49:39 -0800 (PST)
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> >Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 21:39:46 EST
> >Subject: URGENT ACTION ! ! ! STOP THE DAM IN KASHMIR ! ! ! (please forward)
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> >URGENT ACTION ! ! ! STOP THE DAM IN KASHMIR ! ! !
> >
> > FORWARD THIS EVERYWHERE ! ! !
> >
> >WE MUST ALL DO SOMETHING TO AVERT THIS COMING DISASTER.
> >
> >A Beautiful Himalayan Alpine Valley in the remote Kashmir region is about to
> >be flooded by a Swedish-Indian Dam construction project. Destroying its
> >wildlife, forrests, fauna, archaeological treasures, and forcibly displacing
> >thousands of people belonging to a unique, virtually unstudied, and remote
> >culture known as the "Dard Shin". In addition to the forcible displacement of
> >these indigenous people, the area to be flooded will wipe out known and
> >rapidly depleting habitat of two endangered species unique to the Kashmir
> >Himalayan range: the snow leopard and the hangul deer.
> >
> > Please distribute the below article throughout the net - to environmental
> >organizations, human rights organizations, archaeological societies,
> >embassies, UN organizations, religious communities, and groups working for the
> >rights of indigenous peoples. Maybe we can contact such groups in Sweden to
> >put pressure on the Swedish consortium (SCANSA) that is building the dam????
> >
> >Surveying work is going on right now, and eviction notices of the local
> >inhabitants have been issued, construction is to begin shortly after
> >completion.
> >
> >If you are interested in more information, belong to an organization dealing
> >in these type of environmental and human rights issues, or have any
> >suggestions on how or who to contact about averting this disaster please send
> >email to: Kashmir290@aol.com
> >
> >Lets try our best to stop this.
> >
> >Here is the article.
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> >Dard Shin tribals say no to dam proposal
> >EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
> >
> >SRINAGAR, March 24: The last of about 25,000 Dard Shin tribals living on the
> >border with Pakistan are on the verge of losing their homeland, the famous
> >Gurez valley, which will get submerged in the waters of a dam planned for a
> >power project on the Kishen Ganga river.
> >
> >The 330 MW Kishen Ganga hydro-electric project being built near the line of
> >control along Pakistan in North Kashmir has been commissioned to a Swedish
> >consortium, SCANSA and some Indian companies.
> >
> >The tribals have constituted a committee and threatened to launch an agitation
> >to resist their displacement. "This dam will devour our homeland where our
> >culture has flourished for centuries. It threatens our distinct identity. We
> >will not let ourselves be sacrificed for a developmental project that has
> >least benefits for us," said Farida, a college student of Dawar. The tribals
> >are likely to seek the intervention of the Supreme Court to prevent the
> >construction of the dam.
> >
> >As per the plan, the Government was to acquire 7,703 Kanals of cultivatedland,
> >7,869 Kanals of non-cultivated land and more than 400 Kanals of forest area.
> >The Sub-divisional magistrate, Sopore, has already issued land acquisition
> >notices to seven villages since January. The villages to get submerged are
> >Badwan, Fakirpora, Wampora, Khandiyal, Mastan Khopri, Markote and Dawar.
> >
> >Ashraf Sahil, director, All India Radio Kashmir, said, "This displacement will
> >not only endanger a language and a particular ethnic community but also their
> >homeland along with the significant archaeological treasure of their glorious
> >past. Even the famous silk route had been via this Gurez valley. The tribe
> >will be uprooted and annihilated and will eventually be lost in the din and
> >chaos of their new modern houses."
> >
> >According to the Managing director, Power Development Corporation, 961
> >families of these tribals will be displaced.
> >
> >Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
> >To: patrick@irn.org
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> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:44:00 -0800
> From: patrick@irn.org (Patrick McCully)
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