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India's Bhakra Project

March 1, 2003

This fact sheet by Shripad Dharmadhikary gives information about the Bhakra irrigation dam and challenges the assumption that the irrigation provided by the dam has been the largest contributing factor to India's food self sufficiency. "The preliminary findings of the study are startling and indicate that the benefits and contributions of this project have been grossly exaggerated."

 

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