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Table 1.2. Major peaks and lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) Mountain peaks Location Height (m) amsl High Altitude Lakes Altitude (m amsl) Kanchenjunga Sikkim 8,586 Suraj tal 4950 Nanda Devi Uttarakhand 7,824 Tso Moriri 4524 Masherbrum Kashmir 7,821 Pangong Tso 4350 Kamet Uttarakhand 7,756 Hemkund Sahib 4329 Saser Kangri J&K 7,672 Vasukital 4300 Baltoro Kangri Kashmir 7,312 Chandra tal 4300 Mana Uttarakhand 7,273 Daityatal 4275 Badrinath Uttarakhand 7,138 Dasir lake 4270 Nun Kun J&K 7,135 Manimahesh 4080 Pauhunri Sikkim 7,128 Gandhi Sarovar 3970 Trisul Uttarakhand 7,120 Nako lake 3662 Trisuli Uttarakhand 7,074 TsoMgo (Changu) 3658 Dunagiri Uttarakhand 7,066 Tulian lake 3353 Deoria tal 3255 Source: Government of Himachal Pradesh (www.himachaltourism.nic.in) Table 1.3. State wise- Water Resources in the IHR State Water bodies (lakh hectare) Total Replenishable ground water (Mcm/yr) Jammu & Kashmir 0.30 4425.84 Himachal Pradesh 0.43 365.81 Uttarakhand 0.20 - Sikkim 0.03 - Meghalaya 0.10 539.66 Tripura 0.17 663.41 Mizoram 0.02 - Manipur 0.46 3154.00 Nagaland 0.67 724.00 Arunachal Pradesh 0.04 1438.50 Mcm = Million Cubic Meters. 1million is 10 lakhs Source: Ground Water Statistics 1996, Central Ground Water Board 20 Report of the Task Force
1.1.3. Developmental Approaches for the IHR Fig.1.2. Developmental Perspective for the Indian Himalayan Region Status Treasure house with specific characteristics Development with environmental dilemma Poor connectivity Weak social infrastructure Lack of mountain specific norms & technologies Limited employment opportunity Resource related conflicts Development of the IHR Issues Peculiar topographical conditions Environmental sustainability Judicious use of land & water Human resource development Economic development Resource sharing & rewards Vision Mountain perspective in planning Protection of fragile environment Economic development in harmony with nature Good Governance Maintain Flow of environmental services Building capacity Over the years, policies for the development of the IHR as a part of the national policy have been evolving. In the initial years after independence, especially up to the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-79), the approach to development of the Himalayan region was no different from that of the rest of the country as there was little appreciation of the unique problems and developmental needs of the IHR. However, the Fifth Five Year Plan, for the first time, recognized that the development issues, needs and problems of the hill areas of the country, were markedly different from that of the vast lowland areas of the country requiring a different set of policies and programmes. It was in consideration of this need that a special Hill Areas Development Programme (HADP) was initiated during the Fifth Five Year Plan. Since then, this differential understanding has been interceding national and state level policy perspectives as well as any debate on the development of IHR. Development programmes, based on sectoral approaches, implemented during 1970s made limited impact in the hill areas of the country. Therefore, in recent years, the need to integrate development with environmental concerns has become centre stage, accepted and articulated in policy documents with greater regularity. The development approach for the Himalayan region and other hill areas of the country has been summarized by the working group constituted during the Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97): “The hill areas of the country are faced with certain peculiar problems inhibiting the process of development. On account of the difficult terrain, variable agro-climatic conditions, distinct socio-cultural features, the hill areas have remained backward”. The emphasis on a specific hill area development approach emerged from the ever growing interregional disparities and the isolated condition of the hill people. Initially, the interventions consisted only of special financial allocations made for the development of the region. The quantum of allocation was governed by the need of two broad Report of the Task Force 21
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4.3. DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 4.3.1.
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Table 4.8. Human Poverty Index for
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Fig. 5.1. Cooking Energy (Primary S
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Among other sources of energy produ
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Table 5.3. State-wise Distribution
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places by porters but in case of in
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Table 5.6. Number of Towns in the I
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Climate change will mostly affect t
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odies. The Panchayat Raj Ministry i
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should not be allowed. Areas where
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first charge on electricity generat
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List of Abbreviations ACRP amsl APD
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Plan on climate change has been rec
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Universities in IHR North-Eastern H
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