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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Planning Commission, Government of India © Planning Commission (Government of India) 2010 Planning Commission, Government of India Yojna Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi - 110 001 Design & Printing: Highlanders Design Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Suggestions and Inputs received from the following are gratefully acknowledged Dr. AK Bhandari, Prof. AN Purohit, Dr. BP Maithani, Prof. CC Pant, Prof. GS Rawat, Prof. KS Valdiya, Prof. PS Ramakrishnan, Dr. RBS Rawat, Prof. RK Pande, Dr. RS Tolia, Shri SK Pande & Planning Departments of Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland It is a matter of great pride & happiness that G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora was entrusted with the task of compilation of the report of the Task Force on “To look into problems of hill states and hill areas and to suggest ways to ensure that these states and areas do not suffer in any way because of their peculiarities”. I would like to thank my colleagues in the Headquarters and regional Units for providing valuable help in the collection & analysis of data. In particular, I wish to place on record appreciation for the untiring support provided to me by Dr. Subrat Sharma, as well as by Dr. D.K. Agrawal (during the initial months) without which it would not have been possible for me to complete this assignment. I also extend grateful thanks to all Task Force members and to the Chairperson, Shri G.B. Mukherje, for their valuable guidance, support and constructive critique at various stages during the compilation of this report. I am also thankful for the whole hearted support received form Shri L.P. Sonkar and Dr. Indu Patnaik of the Planning Commission. Help received from Dr. Rajeev Semwal and Ms. Kajal Joshi is also acknowledged. L.M.S. Palni Director G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Photo Credits – GB Mukherji & Subrat Sharma 2 Report of the Task Force
Contents LIST OF FIGURES 5 LIST OF TABLES 6 LIST OF BOXES 8 FROM THE DESK OF THE CHAIRPERSON 9 DISTILLED WISDOM 10 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 15 1.1. PREAMBLE 1.1.1. The Himalaya: Region & the People 1.1.2. Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) 1.1.3. Developmental approaches for the IHR CHAPTER 2: GEORESOURCES 23 2.1. LAND 2.1.1. Wasteland Estimation 2.2. WATER 2.3. HYDROPOWER 2.4. OTHER GEORESOURCES 2.4.1. Coal, Petroleum and Minerals 2.5. VULNERABILITY AND DISASTERS 2.5.1. Earthquakes 2.5.2. Avalanches & GLOFS 2.5.3. Mass Movement / Landslides 2.5.4. Cloudbursts CHAPTER 3: BIORESOURCES 42 3.1. AGRICULTURE 3.1.1. Jhum in North-eastern region 3.2. HORTICULTURE 3.3. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & FISHERIES 3.4. FORESTS 3.5. BIODIVERSITY CHAPTER 4: SOCIETY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 64 4.1. HUMAN RESOURCE 4.1.1. Demography 4.1.2. Scheduled Tribe Population 4.1.3. Scheduled Caste population Report of the Task Force 3
Page 1 and 2: Report of the Task Force To look in
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Page 7 and 8: List of Figures No Title Page 1.1.
Page 9 and 10: 3.9. Livestock Population in the IH
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Page 13 and 14: that presently occupy 65.5% of the
Page 15 and 16: espective States to design these in
Page 17 and 18: CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREAMBL
Page 19 and 20: During winter, the Himalayan ranges
Page 21 and 22: overlooked by more than 13 peaks su
Page 23 and 24: 1.1.3. Developmental Approaches for
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Page 27 and 28: Fig.2.1. Landuse Classification bas
Page 29 and 30: The land resources of the Himalayan
Page 31 and 32: Brahmputra must continue to remain
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Page 35 and 36: country (1,48,000 MW at 60% load fa
Page 37 and 38: Table 2.9. Occurrence of Various Mi
Page 39 and 40: Fig. 2.6. Schematic Plan for Disast
Page 41 and 42: Table 2.14. Major Avalanches Report
Page 43 and 44: Fig. 2.7. Damaged due to Heavy Rain
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Page 47 and 48: Fig. 3.2. Distribution of Operation
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a corresponding decline in hay and
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lies in its rivers & canals (25.4%
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and agarbatti (incense sticks) are
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While the rest of the country is wi
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Table 3.19. Protected Areas in Diff
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are being produced from items of bi
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4.1. Human Resource 4.1.1. Demograp
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Table 4.2. Tribes and their Populat
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Table 4.4. Educational Institutions
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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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Annexure Report of the Task Force 9
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List of Abbreviations ACRP amsl APD
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Annexure - I Report of the Task For
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• All compact regions with geogra
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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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Organic manure in traditional agric
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