Neither TEMPLES A Global Analysis Nor TOMBS of Large Dams

Sanjeev Khargram

doi:10.1080/00139150309604542

Neither TEMPLES A Global Analysis Nor TOMBS of Large Dams

Sanjeev Khargram

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Abstract

In the early 1950's, yearning to develop a newly independent India, then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru heralded dams as the “temples of modem India.” Proponents today continue to extoll the potential benefits of dams-including clean water, irrigation, and energy. However, critics have begun to denounce dams as “tombs,” citing adverse social and environmental impacts. This article makes the case that, throughout the world, the reality of large dam projects is far more complex and variable than the extreme positions in the debate would acknowledge.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	28-37
Number of pages	10
Journal	Environment
Volume	45
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00139150309604542
State	Published - May 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Global and Planetary Change
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Water Science and Technology

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