Tag: Narmada River

Gujarat: Mystery over Narmada water contamination

Authorities and environmentalists have locked horns over the possible reason behind an imminent disaster; environmentalists feel there is a danger of a quake hitting the dam in the long run

February 13, 2019

Digvijay Singh wants a new lease of life for India’s “oldest” river

Congress veteran Digvijay Singh, who is on `Narmada Parikrama’ yatra since the last four months, is worried about the plight of the revered river due to illegal sand mining and wants urgent measures to ensure its revival. The 70-year-old former Chief Minister and his wife Amrita started `parikrama’ (circumambulation ) of the Narmada river in …

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January 21, 2018

Guj farmers angry with Govt over cut in Narmada water

The Gujarat Government is heading for a confrontation with the farmers over the issue of stopping supply of Narmada water to the parched fields. The Gujarat government on Friday had “appealed” to the farmers to “skip” sowing during the summer season due to non-availability of Narmada water to the fields. Reduced availability of water in …

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January 15, 2018

‘Need to expose Modi government on Narmada Dam before 2019’

Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Sarovar Dam over Narmada River in Gujarat, activist Medha Patkar, who led a three-decade-long movement against the project, said that it is important to expose the government on its shortcomings before the 2019 general elections. Stating that the struggle is not over and that over 40,000 …

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September 22, 2017