Dams/ Irrigation

Jal Satyagraha continues despite curfew and arrests

Protesters demand Indira Sagar Dam water level be kept below 260 metres

The Jal Satyagraha or sit-in-water agitation by villagers affected by the Indira Sagar Dam entered its tenth day on Tuesday despite curfew and arrests. The agitation is currently in progress in six villages in the districts of Dewas, Khandwa and Harda. The protesters are demanding land in exchange for the land submerged and keeping the water level below 260 metres.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2013
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Dewas (D), Indira Sagar, Dams, Khandwa, Harda (D), Narmada Bachao Andolan, Rehabilitation, Displacement, Dams/ Irrigation
Land

Jairam: forcible land acquisition by PSUs led to Naxal problem

‘Implementation of new Land acquisition law will end displacement of tribals’

Criticising public sector undertakings (PSUs) for the displacement of many tribals, Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday blamed their actions for the growth of Naxalism in various States and reiterated that the era of “forcible land acquisition” was over.

Publication Date: 
09/09/2013
Girija Shivakumar
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Tribals, Displacement, Ministry Of Rural Development, Naxalites, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Jharkhand, Compensation, Parliament, Land Act 1894, Rehabilitation, Land
Wildlife

Maharashtra needs more than Rs 900 cr to free forests for tigers

After spending over Rs283 crore on relocation of villages from reserves, sanctuaries and national parks in Maharashtra in the last 12 years, the state government would require a further Rs 900 cror

Publication Date: 
09/09/2013
Vijay Pinjarkar
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Tiger, Relocation, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Tadoba NP, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Rehabilitation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Wildlife
Forests

Implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 in Odisha

Analysing the problem-ridden process of implementing the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Odisha, this paper points out that it has focused more on providing land rights to individual claimants, neglecting community forest rights, the rights in protected areas, and other such provisions. Even so, the number of titles granted to tribal households is small compared to their total number in the state. Effective and comprehensive implementation of the FRA will have a significant impact on the livelihood of forest dwellers and the conservation of forests.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2013
Kailas Sarap, Tapas Kumar Sarangi, Jogindra Naik
Economic and Political Weekly
48
36
61-67
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Orissa (Odisha), Tribals, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Village Level Planning, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, Protected Area Conservation, Sundargarh (D), Deoghar (D), Sambalpur (D), Nuapada (D), Minor Forest Produce, Forest Resources, Bamboo, Tendu, Forest Products, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Forest Policy
Land

Land acquisition Bill drops resettlement, rehabilitation proposals

Amended measure, passed in the Rajya Sabha, will go back to the Lok Sabha

Braving a record number of adjournments on the issue of coal scam and the demand for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation, the government succeeded in getting the crucial Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013, passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
05/09/2013
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Compensation, Ministry Of Rural Development, Land Act 1894, Panchayats, Rehabilitation, Irrigation, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land
Land

Land Acquisition Bill passed by Rajya Sabha

The historic Land Acquisition Bill on Wednesday moved another step closer to becoming a law with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation which seeks to provide fair and just compensation to farmers a

Publication Date: 
05/09/2013
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Legislation, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Ministry Of Rural Development, Tribals, Compensation, Rehabilitation, Agriculture, Land Act 1894, Gram Sabhas, Land
Dams/ Irrigation

Three days on, jal satyagrahis hold ground, more arrested

With arrest of another 125 oustees from Bichhola village of Harda district on Tuesday, the number of arrested jal satyagrahis from Khandwa, Dewas and Harda has crossed 1,000 mark in the three days.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2013
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Harda (D), Khandwa, Dewas (D), Indira Sagar, Dams, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Farmers, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Land, Dams/ Irrigation
Dams/ Irrigation

Jal satyagraha enters 2nd day

Despite a crackdown on their jal satyagraha, the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists are undeterred by the arrests of villagers in the Narmada ghatti.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2013
Rashme Sehgal
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Khandwa, Harda (D), Omkareshwar, Dams, Hydroelectricity, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Dams/ Irrigation
Air Pollution

Dying for some fresh air

Despite the completion of a number of mega infrastructure projects within the ward such as the Eastern Freeway and the Suman Nagar flyover and near completion of the Monorail, pollution and traffic

Publication Date: 
03/09/2013
Stuti Shukla
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Construction Industry, Vehicular Pollution, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Slums, Rehabilitation, Power Industry, Petrochemical Industry
Dams/ Irrigation

MP govt tries to crush jal satyagrah by dam-affected villagers

Hundreds of people from Khandwa, Dewas and Harda including senior Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Chittaroopa Palit were arrested on Sunday by police as soon as they started jal satyagrah to ra

Publication Date: 
02/09/2013
Bagish K Jha
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Khandwa, Indira Sagar, Dams, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Dewas (D), Farmers, Land, Compensation, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Dams/ Irrigation

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