A friend sent this good recent paper on dams.
The basic message is that they are marginally cost effective, and have
severe distributional effects.
Please have a look into the document.
An IT professional for 17 years, based in the US since the last 12 years. Founded NGO My Himachal and then Himachal Media Pvt. Ltd.. A Himachali forever. Always trying to bring together people whose hearts beat for the state.