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Page 263
... costs had been revealed , the Planning Commission would never have sanctioned the project . " Karnataka Power had ob- viously juggled the figures by underestimating the costs of re- settlement and compensation , by totally ignoring the cost ...
... costs had been revealed , the Planning Commission would never have sanctioned the project . " Karnataka Power had ob- viously juggled the figures by underestimating the costs of re- settlement and compensation , by totally ignoring the cost ...
Page 274
... cost - benefit analysis . Perhaps the most spectacularly overoptimistic claim was made on behalf of the Tennessee Valley's Tellico Dam . A major justifi- cation for building the dam was that it would power a new indus- trial city to be ...
... cost - benefit analysis . Perhaps the most spectacularly overoptimistic claim was made on behalf of the Tennessee Valley's Tellico Dam . A major justifi- cation for building the dam was that it would power a new indus- trial city to be ...
Page 275
... cost . The Japanese com- pany will determine for itself the cost of the power . ' 9947 Underestimating the costs to the environment of irrigation . More generally , the disastrous environmental effects of perennial irri- gation are ...
... cost . The Japanese com- pany will determine for itself the cost of the power . ' 9947 Underestimating the costs to the environment of irrigation . More generally , the disastrous environmental effects of perennial irri- gation are ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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