Socio-Cultural Environment - Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT)

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF SIKKIM The present work is a study on socio-economic resources of Sikkim. The report of the Phase III is divided into four parts as per specifications given in the project proposal. These are: Demographic Profile, Amenities, Cultural Profile and Quality of Life. The first two sections i.e. Demographic Profile and Amenities are prepared chiefly on the basis of secondary data collected from the Directorate of Census Operations, Gangtok and the Directorate of Economics, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Gangtok. Preparation of the third section, i.e. Cultural Profile involved both secondary and primary data. The final section, i.e. Quality of Life is entirely based on primary data collected during fieldwork. 4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF SIKKIM 4.1.1 Human Population and Trends The total population of Sikkim as per the Census of Sikkim (2001) is 5,40,851 comprising 2,88,484 male and 2,52,367 female (Fig. 4.1). The sex ratio in Sikkim is quite low. There are only 875 female per 1000 male. About 4,80,981 people of Sikkim live in rural areas while only CISMHE
59,870 persons reside in urban areas (Fig. 4.2). The number of persons below the age of 6 years is 78,195. The total number of households in the state as of 2001 is 1,14,223. The average size of a Sikkimese household is 4.7, i.e. approximately five persons reside in each household. The overall density of population of the state is 76 persons per sq. km., which is one of the lowest in India. The general demographic information of Sikkim is given in the Table 4.1. Table 4.1 General Demographic Information of Sikkim 2001 Sikkim Total Population Persons 5,40,851 30 Male 2,88,484 Female 2,52,367 Rural Population 4,80,981 2,55,774 2,25,207 Urban population 59,870 32,710 27,160 Population (0-6 yrs) 78,195 39,842 38,353 SC Population 27,165 13,807 13,358 ST Population 1,11,405 56,940 54,465 Number of Literates 2,34,135 1,37,745 96,390 Literacy Rate 50.6% 55.4% 45.0% Source: Primary Census Abstract, Sikkim, Census of India, 2001. Table 4.2 General Demographic Information in Percent, Sikkim 2001 Male 53.34% Female 46.66% Rural 89% Urban 11% Children (0-6 years) 14.4% SC 5.0% ST 20.6% Others 74.4% As per the Table 4.2, 53.34% of the total population of Sikkim is male and 46.66% is female. About 89% of the total population of Sikkim is rural. The share of urban population is only about 11%. Children in the CISMHE
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Page 5 and 6: Volume - I INTRODUCTORY VOLUME VOLU
Page 7 and 8: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS At the outset I tha
Page 9 and 10: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS Page No. C
Page 11 and 12: LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1 General De
Page 13: LIST OF PLATES Plate 1 Crop fields
Page 16 and 17: The present work is a study on soci
Page 18 and 19: • Religions, Tribes, Communities
Page 20: demographic as well as socio-econom
Page 23 and 24: 8 CISMHE The ethnic groups residing
Page 25 and 26: 10 CISMHE most of the Lepcha famili
Page 27 and 28: 12 CISMHE at every nook and cranny,
Page 29 and 30: 14 CISMHE ignorance and servility
Page 31 and 32: 16 CISMHE Pipon, one junior Pipon a
Page 33: 2.5 CONFLICTING INTERESTS 18 CISMHE
Page 36 and 37: Lepchas and Tsongs, Bhutias and a v
Page 38 and 39: Bahuns, Chhetris, Thakuris, almost
Page 40 and 41: About a century and a half back, th
Page 42 and 43: constantly intermarry with them”.
Page 44 and 45: In the South district, the majority
Page 48 and 49: age group of 0-6 years constitute 1
Page 50: Table 4.3 Sex-wise distribution of
Page 53 and 54: only 52% of the cultivable area is
Page 55 and 56: pulses, 4,713.3 tonnes of finger mi
Page 57 and 58: espectively. Both the crops are sur
Page 59: Sheep and yak are usually reared in
Page 62 and 63: district. The copper mining town of
Page 64 and 65: professionals as well as unskilled
Page 66 and 67: of the state in the near future. Th
Page 68 and 69: esources. No doubt the state has ma
Page 70 and 71: 6. Energy 7. Housing 8. Markets 4.2
Page 72: state’s colleges (Table 4.10). It
Page 75 and 76: macadam, iii) earthen and iv) bridl
Page 77 and 78: These incentives are made available
Page 79: include hospitals, health centers,
Page 82 and 83: Gyalshing, Pelling, Rabdentse, etc.
Page 84 and 85: 4. Rongnichu Stage-II Topakhani E.
Page 86 and 87: materials. The people of Sikkim liv
Page 88: There are only 2 Class-I Bazars in
Page 91 and 92: inhabited the lower slopes of the E
Page 93 and 94: Sunwar, Bhujel, Thami and Thakuri.
Page 95 and 96: marriage ceremonies. Usually, villa
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communication. The Lepchas and the
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most Lepcha villages they have form
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4.3.5 Festivals and Environmental R
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Dasain: Most important of all the f
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the country, in Sikkim too, the peo
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Although Sikkim is home of diverse
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anthropologists that, “In the geo
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and environmental - were used. The
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it appears that the quality of life
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chief feeders of the Teesta. The av
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than half (49.2%) of the total numb
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joint flow of these two rivers come
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pollution-free atmosphere and natur
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Dikchu Bazar Dikchu Bazar, located
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area in general resent the hydroele
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total population is 825. Mamring is
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Donok Donok is located in the South
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complain much about the absence of
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The population of Nayabazar as per
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him, the quality of education in hi
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sighted man. He has arranged higher
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Although Jagur and her husband did
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started taking keen interest in the
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Delhi University and at present he
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The family also owns about 2 ha of
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they can get decent jobs. At presen
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guest house of the family is a larg
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The situation changed after the mer
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development is still not uncommon.
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OBSERVATIONS ON PROPOSED TEESTA STA
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problematic for them as it touches
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in any of the revenue blocks under
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They look up to the project for imp
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Government Reports BIBLIOGRAPHY Ano
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Thakur, R.N. (1988). Himalayan Lepc
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Plate 1. Crop fields at Thangu, Nor
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Plate 5. The village of Lachen Plat
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Plate 9. A respondent from Dzongu P
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9. Given the power to make major de
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Goat 1 Sheep 1 9. Ownership of good
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Good/Moderate/Poor 16. How do you r
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Sl. No DETAILS OF THE RESPONDENTS P
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77 Thang “ Mani kumar Sharma 48 M
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DISTRIBUTION (NO. AND PERCENT) OF R
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4.13 TEESTA RIVER BETWEEN TEESTA-RA
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VOLUME - III LAND ENVIRONMENT - SOI
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5.2 ULTIMATE AND CREATED IRRIGATION
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ANNEXURES 12.4 IRRIGATION 12.5 LAND
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2.6 ENDEMICS 2.7 THREATENED FLORA 2
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CHAPTER VOLUME - VIII BIOLOGICAL EN
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5.3 POULTRY DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES 5.4
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