Narmada Bachao Andolan.pptx

The social reform movement - narmada bachao andolan

1. Narmada Bachao Andolan “Development wanted, not destruction” “we won't move, the dam won't be constructed ”

2. Narmada Bachao Andolan is the most powerful mass movement, started in 1985, against the construction of hug damn on the Narmada dam What? When?

3. Narmada is the India's Largest west flowing river, which supports a large variety of people with distinguished culture and tradition ranging from the indigenous (tribal) people inhabited in the jungles here to the large number of rural population About river N armada

4. The proposed Sardar Sarovar Dam and Narmada Sagar will displace more than 2,50,000 people. The big fight is over the resettlement or the rehabilitation of these people These two proposals are already under construction, supported by US$550 million loan by the world bank why?

5. Construction of Narmada River Advantages Disadvantages Can expect production of electricity of 1450 MW of electricity Displacement of 2.50.000 people from there states (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra , Gujarat) Sardar sarovar alone would irrigate almost 1.8 million hectors of land in gujarat and an additional 73,000 hectars in the dry neighboring state of Rajasthan Loss of agricultural land and forest (approx. 37,000 hectares) More pure water to meet the neeedd of about 1000 of villagers Destruction of flora and fauna

6. Narmada Bachao Andolan was intitated by MEDHA PATKAR. In 1985, after hearing about the sardar sarovar dam, medha patkar and her colleagues visisted the project site and notices that project work being checked Who?

7. The people who were going to be affected by the construction of the dam given no information Patkar approached the Ministry of Environment to seek clarifications . She realized that the project was not sanctioned at all and wondered as to how funds were even sanctioned by the World Bank. After several studies, they realized that the officials had overlooked the post project problems. Action of Medha Patkar

8. S he organized a 36-day solidarity march among the neighboring states of the Narmada valley from Madhya Pradesh to the Sardar Sarovar dam site . The march was resisted by the police The protest

9. In May 1990, Narmada Bachao Andolan organized a 2,000- person, five-day sit-in at PM V. P. Singh's residence in New Delhi, which convinced the Prime Minister to 'reconsider' the project . In December 1990, approximately 6000 men and women began the Narmada Jan Vikas Sangharsh Yatra (Narmada People's Progress Struggle March), marching over 100 kilometres . In January 1991, Baba Amte and the seven-member team began an indefinite hunger strike (continued for 22 days) and committed to a sit-in unto death. The protest

10. Patkar’s actions did force the wrold bank to set up the morse commission T he world bank’s participation in these projects was cancelled in 1993 End of protest

11. adivasis , farmers, fish workers, labourers and others in the Narmada valley along with the intellectuals including environmentalists, human rights activists, Scientists, academicians, artists, etc.. WHO PARTICIPATED ?

12. The Sardar Sarovar Dam's construction began again in 1999. The height of the project was increased from 138 meters to 163 meters. It was inaugurated in 2017 by PM Narendra Modi . SARDAR SAROVAR DAM

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