Farmers Driven From Homes 'Like Pests' by Dam Projects
- India, Indonesia filling reservoirs, forcing residents out
- Governments push ahead with mega-projects to boost economy
8,000 Flooded From Homes in Indonesia to Make Way for Dam
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The day after the Indonesian government began to fill the lake behind its new Jatigede dam, Apong sat by the graves of her mother, father and infant son, wondering what to do.
Her village of Pada Jaya and its cemetery will soon be at the bottom of the reservoir and she can’t afford to exhume the bodies and rebury them.