Introduction

Posted: March 25, 2011 in Home

Welcome to Damodar Bokaro. This site is devoted to the tales, legends, stories, music, history and life around the Damodar. The river Damodar is one of the most important sub basin systems in the Ganga-Brahmaputra catchment area. The Damodar basin is a major provider of water and energy to large industries and cities in West Bengal and Jharkhand.

The oldest dam, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), several steel plants such as the Bokaro Steel Plant(BSP) and  collieries are situated in and around its catchment area. With this excessive human interference and threats of water scarcity due to climate change(reduced precipitation levels and high evapo transpiration) coupled with unprecedented industrial activity, not only has the Damodar come to be known as the world’s most polluted river, it is also now a slowly ‘dying’ one.

We bring to you a journey and tales of resistance, the cultural expressions and the rich natural and cultural heritage and life around the river.

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