The book gives a comprehensive account of the pre and post independence activities regarding the Narmada Valley development till 2011

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted to fill water up to 310 metres in the upper Veda irrigation project dam in tribal dominated area in the western part of the State.

The decision of the court paved the way for irrigation project that will irrigate 24,500 acres of agriculture lands in this tribal dominated area facing an abysmal ignorance for a long time.

The upper Veda project is on

The high court of Madhya Pradesh has permitted to fill water upto 310meter in the Aparbeda irrigation project dam in tribal dominated area in west Madhya Pradesh region. The decision of the court paved the way for irrigation project of Aparbeda that will irrigate 24 thousand 500 acre agriculture lands in this tribal dominated area facing an abysmal ignorance for a long time.

Multi directional strategic approach is being laid down to utilise Narmada water , allocated to Madhya Pradesh. To provide irrigation facilities to the farmer of the state by completing major Narmada valley projects has been the priority of the state govt. This was informed by the Vice Chairman of the NVDA Mr. O.P.Rawat to the group of farmers of Barwani dist. who came to meet him in Indore.

Gargi Parsai

The Centre has allowed a revision in the project cost of the Sardar Sarovar Project (Narmada dam) to Rs.39,240.45 crore from Rs.6,406 crore (1986-87 prices) despite non-compliance by the Gujarat government in several aspects of the dam project, which has been in the making for several years.

This information was unearthed by the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SAN

Giant hydroelectric dams being built or planned n numerous countries, including India, for providing "green electricity," have a devastating impact on tribal people.