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Villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project amid floods
Original: As rising waters flood homes and temples, villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project
Villagers in India are protesting the country's $87 billion river-linking project after rising waters flooded homes and temples, Reuters reports. The demonstrations highlight local anger over displacement and inundation blamed on the massive inter-basin water transfer scheme, one of the world's most ambitious infrastructure programmes.
Why now: Flooding linked to the project has displaced communities and triggered visible protest, drawing media attention to the scheme's human cost.
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