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@ It is the most powerful mass movement, started in 1985,

against the construction of huge dam on the |
  river.
@ xhe Narmada river which flows into the Arabian Sea after
passing through the states of Madhya Pradesh Gujarat
and Maharashtra.
@ Due to inter-state differences in implementing schemes and
sharing of water, the Narmada Water Disputes xribunal was
constituted by the Government of India on October 6, 1969 to
adjudicate over the water disputes.
@ As per the xribunal's decision, 30 major, 135 medium, and
3000 small dams, were granted approval for construction
including raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
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xhe first dam to be build is the Sadar
Sarovar. xhe biggest water
development project in India.
According to government of India ,the
sardar sarovar dam will do the
following:
@ Provide safe drinking water to 30
million people.
@ Irrigate 4.8 million hectares of land.
@ Produce 550 megawatts of power.
@ Provide1,300 cubic meters of water per
yr. for municipal & Industrial purpose.
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@ Narmada has the potential to supply drinking water to the
towns and cities of Gujarat, to irrigate the dry parts of Gujarat.
@ xo raise agricultural growth rates to high levels over the next
decade.
@ Provide valuable peak electric power in an area with high
unmet power demand.
@ It will also provide flood protection.
 

@ It is one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world and
will displace approximately 1.5 million people from their land
in three states (Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh).
@ xhe project will devastate human lives and biodiversity by
inundating thousands of acres of forests and agricultural land.
@ xhe largest of the dams under construction is the Sardar
Sarovar, which, if completed, will flood more than 37,000
hectares of forest and agricultural land, displacing more than
half a million people and destroying some of Indias most
fertile land.
@ xhe thing about multipurpose dams like the Sardar Sarovar is
that their purposes (irrigation, power production, and flood
control) conflict with one another.
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