The Pong Dam was built in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh almost 50 years ago. But at least 8,000 of the displaced families have not yet been completely rehabilitated, according to the Himachal Pradesh government. Several such long-pending rehabilitation cases are strewn across India dating to the years after Independence when the young nation went on a large dam-building spree. These legacy issues remain unresolved even as India plans to expand its large hydro capacity by at least 34% over the next decade.
The Pong Dam was built in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh almost 50 years ago. But at least 8,000 of the displaced families have not yet been completely rehabilitated, according to the Himachal Pradesh government. Several such long-pending rehabilitation cases are strewn across India dating to the years after Independence when the young nation went on a large dam-building spree. These legacy issues remain unresolved even as India plans to expand its large hydro capacity by at least 34% over the next decade.