Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

Dr. Ambedkar‘s Contribution to Water Resource Development in India

Dr. Subhash

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 Recognising the important contribution of Dr B. R. Ambedkar to the water resources development in India Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has recently announced in a seminar on Dec. 06, 2016 that his birthday April 14 would be celeated as ‘Water Day’. Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi also called Dr. Ambedkar the architect of the water and river navigation policy in India during his inaugural speech at the Maritime Investment Summit 2016 in Mumbai. Dr. Ambedkarhad greatly contributed to the water resource development in India as a member of Central Cabinet in–charge of the Department of Irrigation and Electric Power during 1942–46. Though he made a substantial contribution to the nation‘s development in this position, surprisingly, this aspect of his life has hardly been studied. The objective of present paper is to highlight the great contribution of DrAmbedkar to the water resource development in India which is hardly studied by the researchers. The study is descriptive in nature. Secondary sources like books, research journals, magazines, newspapers were thoroughly studied and analysed to meet the objectives of the study. Paper concludes that Dr. Ambedkar played a great role in the establishment of Damodar Valley Corporation, Hirakund Dam, Sone and Kosi River project. He contributed a lot in constitution of a central authority for the water issues in India. Today’s Central Water Commission is also due the efforts made by him as a Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council. Paper also discusses about the relevance of his ideas related to water resources in present era of water crisis.

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Dr. Subhash, Dr. Ambedkar‘s Contribution to Water Resource Development in India, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017


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