Damming of the Narmada River in India

November 23rd, 2014

Amita Baviskar discusses the long and complex history of struggles surrounding the construction of a gravity dam on the Narmada River in India.

In recounting the struggles surrounding the construction of the Sardar Sarovar gravity dam on the Narmada River in India, Amita Baviskar reflects on power structures and hierarchies within the complex system of stakeholders and victims involved in large infrastructural projects such as this.