The Narmada Bachao Andolan's attempt to challenge the Narmada Control Authority's decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam to 95 metres suffers a setback in the Supreme Court. The NBA says in its petition that temporary submergence can destroy standing crops and wash away houses with all the possessions of their residents. This, it said, could be understood by anybody who had seen the fury of the Narmada. According to the NBA, around 8,000 families, mostly belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, in the three States of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh face the prospect of submergence in the coming monsoon because of the Narmada Control Authority's decision to raise the height of the dam.