Athirappilly Waterfall
Kadar Gaining Self Confidence
A couple months ago, some Kadar were working to restore one of their worship sites in Kerala’s Vazhachal Forest when forestry department officials going past asked them to stop. They politely refused, citing their rights under India’s Forest Rights Act (FRA). According to a report last week by Sibi Arasu in The News Minute, a […]
A Dam Proposal that Doesn’t Die
The government of Kerala has made it clear that they do not plan to give up on the Athirappilly project, despite opposition from experts, conservationists and the local Kadar people. A news report last week in The Hindu, one of India’s leading newspapers, described the latest government maneuvers that they hope will result in damming […]
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 […]
