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Politics of Water Resource Development in India : The Narmada Dams Controversy
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TextPublication details: New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2007Description: 285pISBN: - 9788178297255
- 333.91`62095475 W8732
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Water is essential for life. It is also political, especially in India where the burgeoning population is putting more and more pressure on existing resources. Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Narmada Dams Controversy is about the politics of water resource development and management in India, with special reference to the Narmada river water dispute. The author draws on a wealth of studies on Narmada as also his own research to analyse the controversy from the perspective of a political scientist. Given the highly contentious nature of these struggles, the author objectively highlights how and why their outcomes have lagely depended on the realities of power.
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Water is essential for life. It is also political, especially in India where the burgeoning population is putting more and more pressure on existing resources. Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Narmada Dams Controversy is about the politics of water resource development and management in India, with special reference to the Narmada river water dispute. The author draws on a wealth of studies on Narmada as also his own research to analyse the controversy from the perspective of a political scientist. Given the highly contentious nature of these struggles, the author objectively highlights how and why their outcomes have lagely depended on the realities of power.
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