Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Khroo L Pariat Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 25/02/2025. The applicant through a letter petition complained about dumping of muck generated during construction of road thereby causing damage to river ecology affecting aquatic life, flora and fauna. The …
Six years after their land and homes were submerged by the Bargi dam, residents of 162 villages in Seoni, Mandla and Jabalpur districts of the upper Narmada valley in Madhya Pradesh still await rehabilitation. After the first phase of the people's struggle, the state government had handed over the Bargi …
Our ancients often undertook a barefoot parikrama (travel down the length) of the Narmada river to cleanse themselves of their sins. Few would do this today. Yet, Royina Grewal, inspired by her childhood association with the river, had set off (in a car) on an arduous journey, documenting the course …
AUTHORESS ROYINA GREWAL'S travelogue, Sacred Virgin, is raking in dazzling reviews. The fact that she travelled along the Narmada when it was at the heart of an international environmental controversy has added to the interest the book has generated. Grewal's reason for writing the book, however, was almost archival. She …
The ambitious Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) was dealt yet another blow by a study conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which examined the project's rehabilitation aspects. The implementation of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal Award, which had listed comprehensive project guidelines, was "far from satisfactory", noted the …
