• Er ARVIND THAKUR
• TARUN UPADHYAY

This paper seeks to assess, in advance, the social repercussions that are likely to follow from the project undertaken to promote development in the project affected zone. This can help decision-makers foresee the possible negative impacts of their actions, so that step necessary to prevent or at least contain them could be taken in time in various schemes for developing hydropower pan India. As an aid to the decision-making process, the paper provides information on social and cultural factors that need to be taken into account in any decision that directly or indirectly affects people's lives in the project area to administration/project authorities/public representatives of the concerned area.

Social impact, cultural factor, Hydropower pan, Biodiversity/Environment effect.

"Social Impacts and their Severity on the construction of Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project, Himachal Pradesh ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no.420-431, November-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011058.pdf

"Social Impacts and their Severity on the construction of Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project, Himachal Pradesh ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no. pp420-431, November-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011058.pdf