The Narmada dammed :an inquiry into the politics of development (Record no. 62555)

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ISBN 0143028650
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Classification number 333.910954
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Personal name Dilip D'Souza
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Title The Narmada dammed :an inquiry into the politics of development
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Place of publication New Delhi
Name of publisher Penguin Books
Year of publication 2002
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Number of Pages xx, 212p.
Other physical details 1 map ;
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc With Its 18 October 2000 Judgment, The Supreme Court Allowed Construction To Resume On The Sardar Sarovar Dam. But Controversy Still Rages Around The Dam, And Any Chance Of Debate Between The Widely Differing Opinions On It Is Drowned In Angry Rhetoric. Where Does That Leave The Common Man In The Affected States, Or Even Elsewhere In The Country? Seeking Answers, Activist And Journalist Dilip D Souza Searches Beyond Polemics For An Understanding Of The Narmada Project.<br/><br/>Analysing Documents Put Out By The Dam Authorities Themselves, The Author Builds His Simple Thesis--That Regardless Of Conflicting Feelings On The Dam, The Way It Has Been Conceived And Is Being Built Should Be A Matter Of Grave, General Concern. He Finds A Pervasive Haziness In The Way Key Issues Recurring In This Material Are Addressed The Statements Of Aims (The Lifeline Of Kutch And Saurashtra ), The Numbers Of People Displaced, The Benefits Claimed For The Dam. Besides, There Are Innumerable Contradictions In The Figures Presented. Further, D Souza S First-Hand Experiences Among Affected People Only Underline This Gap Between Paper And Fact, And The Inescapable Conclusion He Reaches Is That Dams Are Being Built Less For Solving The Problems Of Water, Floods And Power, And More For The Sake Of Politics.<br/><br/>Such Findings In Themselves, Besides The Alternative Strategies Described, Constitute The Strongest Case Against Dams Like The Sardar Sarovar. Passionate And Incisive, This Book Becomes A Searing Indictment Of The Type Of Development We Have Pursued Since Independence.
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Topical Term Water resources development--Political aspects
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Topical Term Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project
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Topical Term Dams--Political aspects
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Topical Term India--Gujarat
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LC control number 2002299799
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Kannur University Central Library Stack 18/09/2021 333.910954 DIL/N 52910 BK

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