Displaced by the Upper Krishna Project
000 people from nearly two hundred villages were resettled due to the Krishna River's impoundment. The reservoirs now make a new habitat for migratory birds., The Upper Krishna Project includes the Basava Sagar Dam and the Almatti Dam. Upwards of 300
About this community
- River
- Krishna River
- Established
- 1964
- Inundated
- 1964 to 1969
- Population
- 300,000
Sources
- Parasuraman, no. 24 (1996): 1529–32
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Krishna_Project
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimmalagi
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/upper-krishna-displaced-people-712756.html, S. “Development Projects, Displacement and Outcomes for Displaced: Two Case Studies.” Economic and Political Weekly 31