People affected by the Maheshwar dam taking out a rally in Mandleshwar on Sunday to protest against the Maheshwar Project. BHOPAL: A large number of people affected by the Maheshwar dam joined a protest march at Mandleshwar on Sunday. Farmers, labourers and representatives of those displaced by the Omkareshwar, Indira Sagar, Sardar Sarovar, Man, Upper Veda, Tawa and Bargi dams, who joined the "Jan Chetna and Chetavni' rally, vowed to continue the struggle to protect their rights "until their last breath.' They demanded that a White Paper be issued on the Maheshwar project, and warned the State government and the private company implementing it that they would not allow "illegal direct purchase of land' before rehabilitation of the oustees. Viability Addressing a huge rally after the march, Alok Agarwal of the Narmada Bachao Andolan said that before dislocating people in the name of development, the government should establish the viability of the project. Very little power would be generated from the project, and that too would be expensive. Rules flouted The State would become bankrupt because under the agreements with the company, it would have to pay for power for the next 35 years. Senior NBA activist Chittaroopa Palit said the rights of the displaced were protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, but the government and the company were flouting rules. Development Representatives from the affected villages