In 2007, scholars, academicians, intellectuals, journalists, student bodies and members representing the civil society submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India apprising him of the negative effects of Big Dams. It has since then cost a series of events, campaigns, protests, demonstrations and arrests to mobilze and drive home the point that describes well the imapct of Big Dams in the lower reaches.

By Bashir Assad
Srinagar, 23 December - Hundreds of diamonds, rubies, gold bars and other valuables owned by Kashmir's Maharaja Hari Singh seem to have gone missing. An appraisal done by the Sotheby's in 1983 for the Jammu and Kashmir government had valued the Maharaja's treasure trove to be around Rs 5,000 cr.

Lakhimpur, 23Dec - During the time of continuous protest against the N.H.P.C. big dam by the Kishakmukti Sangram Samiti with many other organisations in Lakhimpur district the random power cut more than 12 times in a day from the last week bears significance.