Thousands of people displaced by the Narmada Valley Dam Project take out a rally in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday demanding land.©...
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Madhya Pradesh High Court today reserved the verdict on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar.The petitioner challenged the construction of hundred meters long canals under Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar projects in Khandwa district.Chief Justice Anang Kumar Patnaik and Justice Ajit Singh heard the petition and reserved the verdict.The petitioner...
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Gujarat Urban Development and Irrigation Minister Nitin Patel today said the work of main Narmada canal was over, but admitted that the construction of branch, sub-branch and distribution canals was being delayed.However, the government intends to complete this work soon, the minister told newsmen here. He said the administration is aware of the water crisis in Rajkot and endeavours to provide maximum...
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VADODARA:Social activists involved with Narmada Bachao Aandolan (NBA) will make theirreport on the plight of Narmada oustees public within a month. Activists,including Medha Patkar, who are fighting for the cause of Narmadaproject-affected people (PAP), conducted their first public hearing on Friday atParveta village near Naswadi.Similar hearings will be held at Zaabvillage and Dediapada by people...
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restrained the state government and the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) from acquiring any land of farmers, tribals and poor until rehabilitation of oustees was done as per the Rehabilitation and Resettlement scheme.A division bench comprising Chief Justice A K Patnaik and Justice Ajeet Singh gave the direction yesterday while hearing a PIL of Narmada Bachao Andolan challenging incomplete...
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large scale transfer the Gujarat government late last night transferred as many as 80 IAS officers and 19 IPS officers.Among those transferred were 36 officers of the rank of Secretary and Principal Secretary and 44 district level officers.Mr B K Sinha has been appointed as Principal Secretary (PS) Ports and Transports, while H K Desh has been transferred as PS narmada and Kalpasar.D J Pandian, Managing...
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Gujarat Urban Development and Irrigation Minister Nitin Patel today said the work of main Narmada canal was over, but admitted that the construction of branch, sub-branch and distribution canals was being delayed.However, the government intends to complete this work soon, the minister told newsmen here.He said the administration is aware of the water crisis in Rajkot and endeavours to provide maximum...
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bid to ensure early irrigation water in parched areas of Banaskantha district in North Gujarat, farmers in the region have volunteered to give their lands for construction of Narmada canals.Narmada water will irrigate over 1.7 lakh hectare land in Banaskantha, which mainly depends on rains for water.This is for the first time, anywhere in Gujarat that farmers have taken an initiative to offer their...
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Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) has geared up to expedite the canal works for early completionof the project. In last couple of years, works for building branch canals,distributors, minors and sub-minor canals had virtually stopped becauseof a number of factors, includingland acquisition. As a result, no new work for building canals was taken up by the body in last five years."We had a host...
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Some of the most ambitiousprojects of Baroda Dairy, including plans to launch tomato ketchup, may not seethe light of day thanks to a change of guard.The newly-electedCongress board has a majority of 11 candidates. It is all set to drop thedairy's project of Narmada Neer and launching tomato ketchup, floated during thetwo-year BJP rule.Narmada Neer is a project to sell packaged waterof river Narmada...
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