BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE
HYDRO DEVELOPMENT
22nd
January, 2016
JV of Govt. of India and State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh,
incorporated in July, 1988
Equity sharing - GoI : GoUP - 3 : 1
Authorized Capital - Rs. 4,000 Cr.
Paid up Capital - Rs. 3,558.88 Cr. (as on 31.12.2015)
Reporting Profit since 2006-07
Initial Mandate – 2,400 MW Tehri Hydro Power Complex
1,000 MW Tehri Dam & HPP
400 MW Koteshwar HEP
1,000 MW Tehri Pumped Storage Plant (PSP)
Installed Generating Capacity : 1,400 MW
Present Portfolio of 15 projects with Installed Capacity of
more than 8,000 MW in various States / Bhutan, including
Hydro, Super Thermal, Solar and Wind Projects
Power Benefit to Northern Region Grid
• Installed Capacity 2,400 MW
• Annual Energy 5,300 MU
Irrigation in Command Area : 8.74 Lac Ha.
• Increase in agricultural output in UP State estimated as over
INR 1,600 cr. annually
Drinking Water
• For Delhi 300 Cusecs
• For UP 200 Cusecs
Annual Increase in Generation of 200 MU Downstream
Projects Of State Govt.
Flood Control
• Tehri dam averted huge devastation in downstream towns Rishikesh
and Haridwar during floods of June, 2013.
Contribution to Economic & Social Development of Region and
Uttarakhand State
• 12% free power to Home State, Uttarakhand (except Tehri PSP)
• Tourism and Pisciculture
• Enhanced flow at Haridwar for Ganga Snan (Holy Dip)
Water Spread : 42 Sq Km
Gross Storage : 3,540 Million Cum
Live Storage : 2,615 Million Cum
Max. Flood Level : EL 835 m
Full Reservoir Level : EL 830 m
MDDL : EL 740 m
Type : Earth and Rockfill
Height of dam : 260.5 m
Base : 1128 m
Width at top : 25.5 m
Length at the top : 592 m
Tehri Dam Project won the prestigious award of „International Milestone
Project‟ of International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD) considering
the uniqueness of its design and construction features.
Power House Underground
Cavern Size 197m x 24m x 63m
Type of Turbines Francis
Installed Capacity 4 x 250 MW
Annual Energy 2,797 MU
Urban Rehabilitation
Old Tehri Town (OTT) - 5,291 families
Rural Rehabilitation
Villages Affected - 125
• 24 villages Fully Affected
• 88 villages Partially Affected.
• 13 villages due to acquisition of land for Project/ Colonies.
Affected Rural Families - 11,712 families (5,299 Fully affected
families)
Rs. 1,483 cr. spent on R&R as per R&R Policy
around 17% of Project cost.
Successful R&R of over 16,000 affected families of
Old Tehri Town and 125 villages
Urban Rehabilitation – Old Tehri Town
New Tehri Town – Newly developed Town at a height of 1,350 to
1,850 m, overlooking the Tehri lake & 4 resettlement sites at
Dehradun / Rishikesh, in area of 223 Ha [Area acquired ~ 60 Ha]
All the modern facilities at NTT viz. education (including ITI and a
University), 75 Bedded Hospital, Financial Institutions, District
Administration Offices, Markets, Bus Stand & places of worship
etc – developed at the cost of the Tehri Project under R&R.
Rural Rehabilitation
18 Resettlement sites developed at Haridwar / Dehradun for
Rehabilitees with all facilities in area of 3,100 acres [Area private
land acquired ~ 2,200 Ha]
Funds provided for relocation and reconstruction of public
facilities for those who would continue to reside above
submergence level.
R&R carried out by State Govt as per decision of GoI with funds provided by
THDCIL, as Revenue / law & order powers vested with State Government
RURAL PROJECT AFFECTED FAMILIES (PAFs) TO BE
ALLOTTED AGRICULTURAL LAND OR CASH IN LIEU, AS PER
THEIR OPTION
RURAL PAFs TO BE SETTLED IN LARGE BLOCKS TO KEEP
FABRIC OF THEIR SOCIAL LIFE INTACT
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED AT
EACH RESETTLEMENT CENTRE AT PROJECT COST EVEN IF
THESE DID NOT EXIST AT EARLIER SETTLEMENTS
FAMILY IS TAKEN AS A UNIT FOR REHABILITATION
BENEFITS. LANDLESS LABOUR ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE
ALSO ENTITLED FOR R&R BENEFIT.
R&R stretched over 2 decades; addressed through
enhancement of compensations from time to time
LAND OWNER FAMILY
• 2 ACRES OF DEVELOPED IRRIGATED LAND OR HALF ACRE OF
DEVELOPED IRRIGATED LAND ADJACENT TO MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF
DEHRADUN, HARIDWAR OR RISHIKESH CITIES OR CASH OF RS. 5
LACS IN LIEU OF ALLOTMENT OF LAND, AS PER THEIR OPTION.
• COMPENSATION FOR ACQUIRED LAND AS PER LAND ACQUISITION
ACT PLUS SOLATIUM
• COST OF HOUSE PROPERTY/TREES ACQUIRED
• ALLOTMENT OF RESIDENTIAL PLOT OF 200 SQ. M. TO EACH FAMILY
AT NOMINAL COST. CASH OPTION ALLOWED IN LIEU OF
ALLOTMENT OF PLOTS
• ALL ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS OF ENTITLED
LANDOWNER FAMILIES GET EX-GRATIA AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO
750 DAYS OF MINIMUM AGRICULTURAL WAGE PER MEMBER.
• CASH GRANT FOR SEEDS/FERTILIZERS
• CASH GRANT TO EACH RURAL SHOP HOLDER
LANDLESS AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS
LAND FREE OF COST AS APPLICABLE TO RURAL
PROJECT AFFECTED FAMILIES, ON CERTIFICATION BY
THE CONCERNED DISTRICT MAGISTRATE.
EX-GRATIA GRANT TO ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS
AS APPLICABLE FOR FULLY AFFECTED FAMILIES.
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• LAND OWNERS ARE GIVEN RESIDENTIAL PLOT OF VARIOUS
SIZES IN PROPORTION TO THEIR HOLDINGS AT NOMINAL
COST. COMPENSATION OF HOUSE PROPERTY. CASH OPTION
ALLOWED IN LIEU OF ALLOTMENT OF PLOTS
• HOUSE CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE
• READY TO BUILT HOUSES/FLATS TO ENTITLED TENANTS, ON
SUBSIDIZED COST.
• ALLOTMENT OF SHOP AT COST IN
NTT/DEHRADUN/RISHIKESH TO THOSE RUNNING SHOPS AT
OLD TEHRI TOWN
• EX-GRATIA AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO 750 DAYS OF MINIMUM
AGRICULTURAL WAGE PER MEMBER
• CASH GRANT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD
EFFECTS, SHIFTING ALLOWANCE
• ONE ROOM FLAT TO EWS FAMILIES FREE OF COST, UPTO A
MAXIMUM OF 100 FAMILIES
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New Tehri TownOld Tehri Town
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Clock Tower at OTT Clock Tower at NTT
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• IN LIEU OF ROADS COMING UNDER SUBMERGENCE,
ALTERNATIVE ROADS AT HIGHER ALTITUDE HAVE BEEN
CONSTRUCTED.
• TWO MEDIUM MOTOR VEHICLE BRIDGES ONE EACH IN
BHAGIRATHI VALLEY AND BHILANGANA VALLEY
• INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES FOR THE POPULATION
RESIDING ABOVE FULL RESERVOIR LEVEL VIZ, EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS (TWO DEGREE, THREE INTERMEDIATE & AN
ITI), MEDICAL FACILITIES, ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ARRANGEMENTS.
• DRINKING WATER SCHEMES FOR PARTIALLY AFFECTED AND
PROJECT AFFECTED VILLAGES.
• HEAVY MOTOR BRIDGE OF SPAN 440m.
• FREE FERRY BOAT, ROAPWAY SERVICES TILL BRIDGE
COMPLETION.
• GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL UNDER THE DIRECTOR
(REHAB.), WHO IS ALSO THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,
TEHRI, FOR DISPOSAL OF GRIEVANCES RECEIVED
FROM PAFs.
• FURTHER, COORDINATION COMMITTEE SET UP BY
THE STATE GOVT. UNDER CHAIRMANSHIP OF
COMMISSIONER, GARHWAL WITH CMD, THDCIL AS CO-
CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND OTHER
OFFICIALS ALSO REDRESSES THE SPECIFIC
CASES/DEMANDS OF THE PEOPLE.
• ADDITIONAL JUDGE (RETD) TO LOOK INTO AND
DECIDE COMPLAINTS OF THE PROJECT AFFECTED
FAMILIES (PAF‟S) RELATING TO COMPENSATIONS,
ALLOTMENTS ETC.
THDCIL has earmarked 2% of its net Profit Before Tax towards
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. CSR fund is
allocated and transferred every year to a non lapsable CSR
fund.
THDCIL has formed an NGO, Namely „SEWA‟ (Society for
Empowerment and Welfare Activities), for carrying out CSR
activities.
• Some activities include :
• Engineering college established at Bhagirathi Puram near
Tehri Complex. 5% seats reserved for wards of PAFs.
• Adopted ITIs at Chamba and Gopeshwar.
• Schools run by THDC Education Society (TES) at Tehri and
Rishikesh.
• Community Centre, Piped drinking water Scheme, Hostel for
poor, Additional rooms in schools, dispensaries etc.
THDCIL CONFERRED SCOPE MERITORIOUS AWARD FOR CSR AND RESPONSIVENESS
FROM HON‟BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA IN APRIL ‟2012.
SOCIO ECONOMIC STUDY CARRIED OUT BY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF
INDIA (ASCI), HYDERABAD. REPORT OF MAY 2009 CONCLUDED THAT THE PAPS ARE
IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION BOTH SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY
AVERAGE SIZE OF LAND HOLDING HAS INCREASED FROM 0.8 ACRE BEFORE
DISPLACEMENT TO 1.9 ACRE AFTER DISPLACEMENT.
IRRIGATION FACILITIES HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND AS A RESULT
FARMERS ARE CULTIVATING THREE CROPS IN A YEAR. EVEN LANDLESS PAFS HAVE
BENEFITTED AS THEY WERE ALLOTTED IRRIGATED LAND.
AFTER REHABILITATION, THE PAFS HAVE PUCCA HOUSES AS COMPARED TO SLATE
OR SEMI-PUCCA HOUSES IN THEIR EARLIER LOCATIONS.
CIVIC AMENITIES LIKE SAFE DRINKING WATER, SANITATION AND OTHER
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMON FACILITIES DEVELOPED BY THE THDC
CREATED HEALTHY ATMOSPHERE IN THE REHABILITATED SITES.
EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME LEVELS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
PAFS HAVE NOT ONLY COME OUT OF FOOD INSECURITY, BUT ARE ALSO SAVING
INCOME FROM AGRICULTURE.
LEVEL OF EDUCATION HAS INCREASED; ACCESSIBILITY TO SCHOOLS ALSO MADE
EASY WITH THE ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPED BY THDC.
DUE TO BETTER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND CLEAN DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
CREATED BY THDC IN RURAL AND SEMI-URBAN REHABILITATION CENTRES, THE
INFANT MORTALITY AND OTHER HEALTH INDICATORS HAVE IMPROVED.
Run of the River scheme on river Alaknanda in
Uttarakhand
65m high Concrete Gravity Dam, Headrace Tunnel 13.4 km
long, Underground Power House with four Francis units of
111 MW each having Annual Generation 1,665 MU
VPHEP is a World Bank funded Project ($ 648 Million)
Land requirement / Families affected
◦ Project Affected Villages - 18 No.
◦ Private Land (7 villages) - 31.639 Ha.
◦ Forest Land - 100.39 Ha.
◦ Project Affected Families - 894 No. (2,148 PAPs)
Cash Compensation Option – Construction and resettlement
grant of Rs. 10 lacs per household besides statutory land
compensation.
Acquisition of entire Haat Village (near the proposed site of
Powerhouse) though only 25% of village land was required for
the Project.
For dissemination of Project information to PAF`s & community,
Public Information Centre established at Project.
A local NGO, Shri Bhuvneshwari Mahila Ashram (SBMA)
engaged for interface between THDCIL & community for
implementation of Rehabilitation Action Plan.
To address concerns of local population regarding the possible
impacts of blasting during construction, use of TBM made
mandatory for driving Main Tunnel.
Insurance of all the residential structures falling “along the
alignment” of underground Tunnels and Adits.
For Widows from displaced families, Monthly Assistance
Scheme has been launched initially for period of 7 years.
VPHEP is first in India to introduce provisions for loss of fuel &
fodder.
Income Restoration Training for vulnerable families including
affected due to loss of Van Panchayat land.
Panel of Experts for Social and Environmental works
For Monitoring & Evaluation of implementation of Rehabilitation
Action Plan, third party independent agency has been engaged.
Under CSR – Community infrastructure works, scholarships for
local youth at ITI / other vocational training courses, sponsor of
medical care and ambulances to regional hospital.
Integrated River Basin Management approach for
operational efficiency and economy.
Strong case for sharing of cost of common facilities by
State / various developers in River-Basin – Widening of
highways, community facilities, catchment Area
Treatment etc.
Computerization of Data on Compensations, other
benefits, Grievances.
Videography of properties to avoid compensation houses.
Good communication channels with affected population –
Public Information Centre.
Encourage Contractors to employ local population as
direct employment opportunities in PSUs limited.
Skill enhancement programmes for affected people.
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