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Write an artical on narmada bachao andolan. |
| Answer» Narmada Bachao Aandolan linked its opposition to Sardar Sarovar Project with larger issues concerning the nature of ongoing development projects, the efficacy of the model of development that country followed and about what constituted a public interest in a democracy. In the process of construction of the dams 245 from the villages were expected to get submerged. It required relocation of around two and a half Iakh people\xa0from the villages. However, its demand to stop the construction of the dam was severely criticised by many as obstructing the process\xa0of development, denying\xa0access to water and\xa0to economic development for many. The Supreme Court upheld the government\'s decision to go ahead with the construction of the dam while also instructing to ensure proper rehabilitation. Narmada Bachao Aandolan continued a sustained agitation for more than twenty years. It used every available democratic strategy to put forward its demands. These included appeals to the judiciary, mobilisation of support at the international level, public rallies of forms of Satyagraha to convince people about the movement\'s position. | |