One River, Two Perspectives: Hydropower Projects in North Sikkim
Shakshi Rai explores how internal differences, especially across two generations, shape the way hydropower is understood, contested, or reluctantly accepted, in Sikkim Project.
A traditional Lepcha bamboo bridge
Image credit: Shakshi Rai
Shakshi Rai is an MA in Development student at Azim Premji University. This article is based on her field research conducted in Dzongu and Chungthang, North Sikkim, focusing on intergenerational perspectives on hydropower projects and the Teesta River.
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