The building of the Sardar Sarovar Dam has sparked one of India's largest controversies. While some criticize the dam for displacing local residents, others argue that the dam's technological and economic impact will benefit both the Narmada Valley region and the nation as a whole. In this debate, we sent in nine questions from our online audience to two of the leading players in the Sardar Sarovar controversy: S.K. Mohapatra, of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd., and Medha Patkar, an activist and founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, an organization that opposes the Sardar Sarovar dam's construction.
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Medha Patkar
Founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a movement that opposes the construction of mega-dams on the Narmada River.
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S.K. Mohapatra
Managing Director of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, the state corporation charged with building the Sardar Sarovar dam.
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