The case of the effort to build a small dam in Bhulaveda in Paschim Midnapur district of West Bengal shows that in struggles between government agencies and local self-government, the losers are often the villagers themselves.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/micro-level-disputes-gravity-dam-trouble
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nandita-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chandan-sinha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-policy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-personnel
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medinipur-d