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OVERVIEW RESISTANCE NARMADA DAMS
West India

The famous Indian writer an journalist Arundhati Roy wrote a long and beautiful article about the Narmada Dam Project. You will find all sort of detailed information there, plus a discussion about 'The Common Good'.

Introduction   download the full article The Greater Common Good (400 KB)   big map

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(Photo 1: Aravinda Pillalamarri)

Nimghavan before submerging. The village stands as it has always stood.

Village Life
before Submergence

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(Photo 2: AceFighter19)

Narmada dam 2006.

Dams

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Submergence

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Demonstrations

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(Photo 5: Harikrishna and Deepa Jani)

Long March or Satyagraha of a week in Madhya Pradesh. Activists visited more than 40 villages to inform the people about their rights.

Long Marches,
Satyagrahas - 1

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(Photo 6: Narmada Bachao Andolan)

Villagers went for a Long March from Maharashtra to Delhi to complain about displacements for the dams.

Long Marches,
Satyagrahas - 2

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(Photo 7: Pradip Krishen)

Other Actions

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