However independent studies on dams have added a new dimension, concluding that multipurpose river valley development plans are inextricably linked to the political economy of decolonisation inspired by nationalism and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru even called large dams "modern secular temples". In ...
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Sedimentation assessment in a multipurpose reservoir in Central Kerala, IndiaDesiltationBathymetryReservoir storage capacityLand use/land coverFull reservoir levelDams and their reservoirs, constructed to manage the water scarcity problems of a region, sometimes lose whole or part of their functionality ...
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