For decades, the Sardar Sarovar Dam on India's Narmada River has been a powerful symbol of what is going wrong with large dam projects. A new independent review shows that the project's benefits have not been realized, while the social, environmental and financial costs are even more serious than expected.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/new-independent-review-documents-failure-narmada-river-dam
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/peter-bosshard
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/world-rivers-review
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narmada
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narmada-valley-project
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/world-bank
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india