Vadgam Village School, Gujarat state, India, 1988

A second- or third-grade student raises her hand at her village school in Vadgam. This village will be submerged under a man-made lake created by the Sardar Sarovar dam, if the project is completed. The Sardar Sarovar dam is one in the series of Narmada River dam projects intended to create sources of electricity, drinking water, and irrigation water.