People affected by the Omkareshwar dam project sat on an indefinite ‘ jal satyagr aha ’ against the Madhya Pradesh government’s decision of filling up the dam up to a height of 193 meters.
The protesters, gathered under the banner of the Narmada Bachao Andolan in Ghogalgaon village of Khandwa district, set up a camp just above 189 meters, the current water level of the dam, and commenced the satyagrah a , resolving to not budge until the government fulfilled their rightful demands of relief and rehabilitation, including land-based compensation.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/anti-dam-protesters-begin-%E2%80%98jal-satyagraha%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mahim-pratap-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/omkareshwar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narmada-bachao-andolan
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/khandwa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dam-safety
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
