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Water resources have to be developed to overcome their spatial and temporal variability and availability, particularly for countries in the tropics. To this end, India, like other developing countries, launched a massive programme after independence to build storages on its large rivers and soon attained the required degree of development from its potential for development. However, resistance to the building of new dams emerged over time due to the perceived neglect of adequate resettlement and rehabilitation for the displaced.
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See the relevant dates prior to the constitution of the tribunal, available at http://nca.gov.in/imp_date.htm
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See Narmada Control Authority, available at http://nca.gov.in and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam, Ltd, available at http://www.sardarsarovardam.org/
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See Provisions of NWDT awards and state resettlement and rehabilitation policies, available at http://nca.gov.in/forms_pdf/Rehabilitation%20%20Policy.pdf
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Thatte, C.D. (2012). Resettlement due to Sardar Sarovar Dam, India. In: Tortajada, C., Altinbilek, D., Biswas, A. (eds) Impacts of Large Dams: A Global Assessment. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23571-9_12
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