Indian PM inaugurates Sardar Sarovar dam in face of activist anger
by Michael Safi in Delhi from Environment | The Guardian on (#32G0D)
Narendra Modi hits out at 'misinformation campaign' as environmentalists warn that 40,000 families' homes are at risk
A mega-dam that became one of India's greatest environmental controversies during the three decades it was under construction has been formally declared complete by the prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Activists have warned that 40,000 families across hundreds of villages will lose their homes as a result of the construction of the final stage of the dam and are yet to be adequately compensated.
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