The Turbulent Course of The Narmada Dam Project

From: India Abroad | Date: January 27, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Pravin Sheth
India Abroad
01-27-1995
The Turbulent Course of The Narmada Dam Project.

The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) is facing challenges at several levels as it enters its most crucial phase. Like the Narmada that takes a turbulent course near Amarkantak and flows quietly near Garudeshwar, the project has gone through many twists and turns in its checkered history.

There seems to be a convergence of interest or views between the political leaders in Madhya Pradesh and antidam activists like Medha Patkar. M.P. Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has called for reducing the height of the Sardar ...

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