Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Talab Bachao Abhiyan (TBA) Vs Govt of Bihar & Others dated 30/04/2024. The NGT through its previous order, March 23, 2023 had directed the constitution of a committee under the Chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Department …
Interview with Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader MEDHA PATKAR, the 56-year-old leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), is fighting what she calls the
NEW DELHI: The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a high-level Group of Ministers to the Narmada Valley to assess
NEW DELHI , May 2: Relief and rehabilitation of around one lakh affected villagers belonging to 61 villages that will be submerged once the Maheshwar Hydel project becomes operational has become the core area of dispute between the Narmada Bachao Andolan and leading textile group S. Kumars. In a recent …
Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Campaign) leader Medha Patkar on Tuesday led a sit- in agitation at the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) office in Indore demanding right to life and land for farmers and tribals affected by the Narmada valley proj- ect. Ms Patkar told this news- paper on Tuesday …
Mahadevan Ramaswamy and Ramaswamy R. Iyer Those who were impatient with the Narmada Bachao Andolan's struggle must now re-examine their thinking in the light of the Second Interim Report of the Experts' Committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The Second Interim Report of the Experts' Committee …
Gargi Parsai The Narmada dam (Sardar Sarovar Project) needs a review not funds, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar said here on Tuesday, slamming the Gujarat government's push for seeking permission to raise the height of the dam when over 2 lakh families of tribals, farmers, fish workers, artisans and …
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh Government on Wednesday accused the Centre of filing a partisan affidavit to mislead the Supreme Court over the issue of canal work for the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar dam projects. Senior counsel T. R. Andhyarujina, appearing for Madhya Pradesh, submitted before a three-judge …
Vadodara: Social activists involved with Narmada Bachao Aandolan (NBA) will make their report on the plight of Narmada oustees public within a month. Activists, including Medha Patkar, who are fighting for the cause of Narmada project-affected people (PAP), conducted their first public hearing on Friday at Parveta village near Naswadi. …
KHANDWA: Thousands of people displaced by the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar dam projects in Madhya Pradesh took to the streets here on Wednesday protesting against
Alok Agarwal, 43, was destined for the soft life of an IIT boy. Instead, he courted arrests and broken bones to stop the Maheshwar dam------------- Alok Agarwal had started on the straight and narrow at IIT Kharagpur. Deeply inspired by Gandhi and Aurobindo, he began teaching in a nearby village, …
Mahim Pratap Singh BHOPAL: Narmada Bachao Andolan activists met the Madhya Pradesh Governor, Balram Jakhar, here on Monday and apprised him of the concerns of the dam-affected tribal population of five villages in Dewas district. The Narmada Valley Development Authority in April this year had decided to reverse the acquisition …
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of Madhya Pradesh high court suspending disbursal of compensation to project-affected people of Sardar Sarovar project after allegation of corruption was levelled by Medha Patkar-led Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G.Balakrishnan said,
The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) is in the news again for the wrong reasons, as usual. This time the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) is trying to go back on its promises to the very investors who put their money in the project when it was facing its strongest …
Indore, March 22: The fate of Indore municipal corporation's most ambitious water project Narmada phase III seems to have run into rough weather with the Narmada Bachao Andolan throwing a dampener on the R&R; work of 440 mw Maheshwar project. Execution of Narmada phase III through which additional 360 MLD …
Is there a law or there are only guidelines? Well, there are both. The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 states that government has the right to acquire land in public interest. The Act is silent on the issue of rehabilitation of people displaced when their land is acquired. And displacement can …
