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to the landowner. Any privatization will result in unchecked and excessive sinking
of bore wells which will
1. Lower the water table
2. Overload the water supplies with dissolved salt, fluorine, and arsenic
In the long run, when the water table lowers and water becomes saline, it will have
wide implication for land-use patterns also. This is what is happening everywhere.
In India, Bechtel was involved in the Dabhol Power Project with Enron. It is now
involved in the water privatization of Coimbatore and Tirupur, as part of a consortium
with Mahindra and Mahindra and United International North West ...