Big Dams: Claims, Counterclaims B D Dhawan IN this note it is proposed to make some brief response to the comments by Ashok K Mitra (August 5,1989), Chandrashekhar Pant, Shripad DJiarmadhikary (September 2-9, 1989) and Nirmal Sengupta December 2, 1989) on this author's "Mounting Antagonism towards Big Dams'' (May 20, 1989). At the very outset he wishes to record his high appreciation of their attempt to focus attention on an important policy issue by offering their own thinking on the subject, as also their criticism of this author's thinking in this area. It is hoped that the discerning readers of this journal have found the discussion illuminating:
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