The Tehri dam in Uttarakhand, India, is one of the tallest dams in the world. Its purpose is to generate energy and to facilitate irrigation and water supply, mainly to Delhi. The dam has become...Show moreThe Tehri dam in Uttarakhand, India, is one of the tallest dams in the world. Its purpose is to generate energy and to facilitate irrigation and water supply, mainly to Delhi. The dam has become controversial because of the forced resettlement of over 100,000 people, damage to the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayas, seismic activity in the region and the reduced flow of the Bhagirathi River, which is considered to be part of the holy Ganges. The struggle over the Tehri dam does not only concern local issues, as it is at the same time a conflict of ideas concerning different conceptions of the meaning of “development”.Show less