Dams/ Irrigation

Call to achieve Narmada Valley Project targets till 2020

Minister of State for Narmada Valley Development and Narmada Valley Development Authority Chairman Shri Kanhaiyalal Agrawal has exhorted Narmada Valley irrigation project engineers to make all-out

Publication Date: 
20/09/2012
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Narmada Valley Project, Narmada, Madhya Pradesh, Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar, Farmers, Irrigation, Dams/ Irrigation
Dams/ Irrigation

MP govt cracks down on another ‘Jal Satyagraha’

Two days after giving in to the Narmada Bachao Andolan-led “Jal Satyagraha” by oustees of the Omkareshwar dam, the Madhya Pradesh government in an early morning crackdown on Wednesday forcibly ende

Publication Date: 
13/09/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, Harda (D), Indira Sagar, Reservoirs, Narmada, Narmada Valley Project, Compensation, Rehabilitation, People, Dams/ Irrigation
Dams/ Irrigation

Chouhan bows, orders reduction in Omkareshwar level

Bowing before villagers, protesting in neck-deep water of the Narmada for the last 17 days, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced reduction in the water level of Omkareshwar dam

Publication Date: 
12/09/2012
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Narmada, Omkareshwar, People, Displacement, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Farmers, Land Acquisition, Madhya Pradesh, Narmada Valley Project, Energy, Dams/ Irrigation
Dams/ Irrigation

Facing protest, Chouhan lowers water level

Bowing to pressure following sustained television coverage of the Narmada Bachao Andolan’s ‘Jal Satyagraha’, the Madhya Pradesh government on Monday lowered the water level in the Omkareshwar reser

Publication Date: 
11/09/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, Narmada, Dams, People, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Narmada Valley Project, Compensation, Land Acquisition, Reservoirs, Rehabilitation, Court, Displacement
Water Resources

Narmada water to feed Kshipra river in Ujjaini

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that 10 cusecs of water of Narmada River will be lifted from Omkareshwar Canal near Barwah and fed into Kshipra River near village Ujjaini in Indore di

Publication Date: 
09/08/2012
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ujjain (D), Narmada, Rivers, Water Resources, Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar, Narmada Valley Project
Dams/ Irrigation

87,000-hectare area irrigated by Narmada Valley projects

Actual irrigation has been done in 87,000 hectare area from Narmada Valley projects till December 2011 during the current fiscal.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2012
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Narmada Valley Project, Narmada Valley, Narmada, Irrigation, Madhya Pradesh, Indira Sagar, Hydroelectricity, Omkareshwar, Khargone, Canal Irrigation, Planning Commission
Dams/ Irrigation

Narmada dam oustee

Refusing to be deterred by the biting cold, the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) and Jobat dam-affected adivasi oustees

Publication Date: 
07/01/2012
Ganpat Moti, Kamla Yadav, Keshav Mehta & et al
Economic and Political Weekly
47
1
4-5
Tags:
Narmada Valley Project, Displacement, Tribals, Rehabilitation, High Court, Madhya Pradesh, Human Rights, Supreme Court, Conflicts
Dams/ Irrigation

Muddy waters: Inside the World Bank as it struggled with the Narmada projects

When the World Bank cancelled its loan for the Sardar Sarovar Project on the Narmada in 1993, it was the first time that the institution had terminated an agreement due to environment/rehabilitation reasons.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Robert H Wade
Economic and Political Weekly
46
40
44-65
Tags:
Narmada Valley Project, World Bank, Rehabilitation, NGO, Gujarat, Conflicts, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests, Madhya Pradesh
Dams/ Irrigation

Conceptualising movements against large dams: Case study analysis of NBA strategies, linkages and state response

The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) is a protracted struggle of more than three decades against large dams. While the movement has been a witness to various highs and lows, some key lessons nevertheless can be deducted by analysing its overall successes and failures. Arguments presented in this article are based on the assumption that ‘domestic mobilisation is one of the main strategies in shaping political will amongst state actors’.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Medha Bisht
Social Change
41
3
397-411
Tags:
Dams, Narmada Bachao Andolan, NGO, India, Narmada Valley Project, Displacement, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, World Bank, Riverine Ecology, Hydrology
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding rehabilitation for those displaced by the Narmada projects, 26/07/2011

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/07/2011 regarding allotment of land in lieu of land acquired and non-compliance of R&R Policy for the oustees of the Narmada Projects. Supreme Court notes rejects the appeal of the appellant for granting agricultural land to landless labourers to the extent of 2 hectares.

Judgement Date: 
26/07/2011
Tags:
Narmada Valley Project, Displacement, Landless, Rehabilitation, Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Khargone, Narmada Bachao Andolan

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