Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India

Mountain Research and Development

Danuta Piróg¹  Paweł Prokop²  Lakpa Tamang³  Łukasz Wiejaczka⁴ 

[1] [e-mail];Department of Geography, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, 700 019 Kolkata, India;Pedagogical University of Kraków, Institute of Geography, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland;Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland;

关键词: local residents;    dam;    perception;    Himalayas;    India;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00124.1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We researched local residents' perceptions of a dam and reservoir construction project in the Teesta River catchment basin (Darjeeling Himalayas) within 1.5 years of its completion, using a questionnaire survey. Most survey participants expressed negative perceptions of the project, citing a declining quality of life (loss of jobs and loss of access to river sites that had been important for religious practices and livelihoods) and a sense of insecurity (risk of landslides). These results may help predict attitudes toward similar reservoir projects that are planned for the Teesta basin.

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