Assam Tribune; Guwahati, Tuesday, February 15, 2011,
NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (PTI) - The Central Water Commission has said it has no "principles or guidelines" for conducting study on the assessment of backwater flooding of dams and hydroelectric projects in the country.
Responding to the query of an RTI applicant who sought to know from the Commission the basis on which such studies are done in the country, the Commission said no such principles or guidelines are available with them.
It said the Commission's role is confined to?the computation of backwater levels for specified projects for their given flood water maps.
Backwater studies are important because they bring out possible impact of reservoir on the areas close to upstream which may be flooded because of the construction.
The Commission also refused to share the data about the impact of the controversial Almatti reservoir on the backwater area which was overruled by the Central Information Commission.
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