Himachal Pradesh University, Centre for Canadian Studies Development Programme
NATIONAL SEMINAR
On
"Hydro-Power Development in Relation to the Overall Developmentof MountainRegions"
Sponsored by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Hydro-power is the main energy resource in many hilly regions, including Himachal Pradesh which has more than 2,5000 MW of hydro-power potential in its five river basins. The hill state has followed the hydro-electric potential actively in the last few decades and till now has harnessed 35% of its estimated capacity. Hydro-power development in the mountain regions of India is now at a stage when it is desirable to evaluate the economic impact of this development to check and assess whether the hydro-power projects have made a substantial and positive impact on the livelihoods and lifestyle of the people and their economic development.
At the same time big power projects have been an area of concern for the environmentalists who hold that economic benefits are wiped out by the environmentally degrading impact of these projects on the fragile mountain ecosphere. Although project specific cultural and sociological studies are also being made, yet there is need to assess and evaluate the changes that these projects have brought to the ethos and way of life in the hill communities.
The National Seminar will bring together the stakeholders to engage in an informed debate about the pros and cons of hydro-electric power projects in mountain regions, particularly, Himachal Pradesh. The focus will be on economic development brought about by the harnessing of hydro-power in the state and assessing at the same time its impact on ecology and the socio-cultural life of the inhabitants. Canada being a leading country in the world in the area of hydro-power technology is a reference point for the discussions and for possible partnerships and policy recommendations and exchange of institutional cooperation to build and renew the thinking process in hydro power development in the times to come.
Indicative themes:
(a) Economic development of the mountain regions
(b) Employment opportunities and livelihood viability
(c) Environment and ecological issues
(d) Improving the health & life of rivers after exploitation of the rivers’ potential
(e) Development sustainability
(f) Relief and rehabilitation concerns
(g) Disaster management implications
(g) Evaluation mechanisms of the project affected area/zone after the commissioning of projects
(h) Research analysis and application thereof in the evolving planning and development process
(i) Socio–cultural impacts and responses to them
Recommended style:-
Submissions in MS Word, neatly typed in 1.15 spacing on A4 size paper, having margins 1.5 inches on the left and 1.0 inch on the right. Font name:Times New Roman infont size: 12. Bibliographical referencing should be in alphabetical ascending order and be made on a separate sheet at the end of the paper.
The length of the abstract should be 200-250 words.
The length of the full paper should be between 2000-3000 words including references and charts.
The name of the author(s), title of the paper, correspondence address and e-mail ID should be on a separate cover page. The abstract for peer review should contain only the title of the paper.
Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- (to be paid at the time of registration at the Seminar venue).
Please send the submissions to canadianstudieshpu@gmail.com
Deadline to submit the abstract: 17 March 2013
Acceptance of Abstracts: 19 March 2013
For more information contact:
Prof.Meenakshi F. Paul mfpaul.simla@gmail.com)
Devinder Sharma (drdevindersharma84@gmail.com) Dr Anupama Singh (anupamakanwarhpu@gmail.com) Director Associate Director Seminar Secretary
