Question

Using the example of river narmada, justify how development can also have conflicting interests

Answer 1

the damming of river narmada by the gujarat government was an example of conflicting goals . the government aimed to dam the river for irrigational and electrical purposes . but this dislocated a large no of tribals who were forcefully removed by the government.this lead to the birth of the narmada bachao andolan which had government vs the tribals, human rights activists and environmentalists . this shows that what may be development for one may not be development for other , it can also be destructive for other