Kadar
Bamboo Music from India
Although a proposed hydropower dam in India’s Kerala state, which would harm the natural environment and a Kadar village, was recently stopped by the national government, citizens continue to protest. A recent article describes a unique form of protesting against the dam on the Athirappilly River carried out by a group called the Pakkanar Bamboo […]
Continued Debate About Proposed Dam in Kerala
Back in February, it seemed as if India would definitely stop planning the Athirappilly Dam on the Chalakudy River, which would save the nearby forest ecosystem and a Kadar village. A series of articles in Indian newspapers last week describe the continuing unrest in Kerala State about the decision to stop the dam construction by […]
Kadar Village To Be Spared
The Union Minister of Forests and Environment for India continued last week to express his opposition to a huge power dam on the Chalakudy River in Kerala State. Jairam Ramesh told reporters in the small Kerala city of Palakkad on Friday that permission to build the dam was now out of the question. He had […]
Athirappilly Hydroelectric Proposal May Be Halted
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in New Delhi issued a statement last week that may halt a proposed dam on the Chalakudy River in Kerala. According to a news report in The Hindu, a major Indian newspaper, the MOEF directed the Kerala State Electricity Board, which has been pushing for the project, to […]
New Studies of the Chalakudy River
Opponents of a proposed dam on the Chalakudy River in central Kerala, which will destroy a Kadar village, are launching a scientific investigation to study the management of the entire river system. The proposed dam would have a severe impact on the nearby Athirappilly waterfalls, a major tourist attraction for the region, and, its opponents […]
Kadar Villagers Unaware of Elections
A news report last week from the Anamalai Mountains of Tamil Nadu state in southern India indicates that the people in a Kadar village there are unconcerned about the Indian elections. One person interviewed asked what the elections were for, and when told they were to elect members to parliament, she wondered what they would […]
First Anniversary of Satyagraha in Kerala
The Chalakudy River Protection Forum held several public meetings last week to celebrate the first anniversary of their satyagraha protests against a massive hydroelectric power project on the Chalakudy River. The dam construction project that the government of Kerala advocates would destroy critical forest habitat, wipe out a Kadar village, and reduce the water flow […]
Kerala Dam Proposal Still Disputed
News articles from India four months ago made it sound as if the opponents of a proposed dam on Kerala’s Chalakudy River, which would destroy a Kadar village, may have been hopelessly defeated. But reports since early April have indicated that the opposition is alive, well, and still vigorously protesting. The dam construction has yet […]
Kerala Set to Begin Dam Construction
Construction is expected to begin on the Athirappilly Dam project, which will severely impact a Kadar village in Kerala State. The media in India has been buzzing with stories in recent weeks about the opposition to the dam, though the opponents appear to be getting nowhere. GreenYouth, a Google group whose e-mails are available on […]
Controversial Dam Approved in Kerala
The government of Kerala has decided to build a large dam that will destroy the habitat of numerous endangered plant and animal species and force the relocation of a Kadar village. Despite strong opposition for a number of years by environmentalists and supporters of the tribal society, the government recently announced that the project will […]
