The work of marx and engels represents a distillation. Local citizens formed the narmada bachao andolan save the narmada movement, a grass root coalition of farmers, fisherfolks, landless farmers and also urban citizens in india, strongly opposed to the projects and political agenda on water and energy of the governments of the three indian states. Mar 08, 2012 movement to save the narmada narmada bachao andolan. The movement also got the support of wellknown social activist baba amte from the very beginning. Narmada article about narmada by the free dictionary. These ngos allied in 1989 to form the narmada bachao andolan nba, or the save narmada movement, led by medha patkar. Because the river is turbulent and confined between steep banks, it is unsuitable for navigation or irrigation. The culture of the valley that centres around the narmada is a culture of reverence for nature, which the outsiders who represent the culture of consumerism and modernism are trying to. Narmada bachao andolan is the most powerful mass movement, started in 1985, against the construction of huge dam on thenarmadariver. It was set up in 1988 to initially seek comprehensive rehabilitation for those displaced by the sardar sarovar project ssp in westcentral india.
Nba 1986 narmada bachao andolan movement to save the narmada nca 1985 narmada control authority nhdc 2000 narmada hydroelectric development corporation nhpc 1975 national hydroelectric power corporation nvda 1985 narmada valley development authority. Sardar sarovar damin gujarat is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the first focal points of the movement. The narmada valley dam projects university of michigan. Narmada bachao andolan nba forces end of world bank. The nba is a peoples movement formed from local peoples movements in madhya pradesh, maharashtra, and gujarat. Is a peoples movement which started in 1985 leadership is provided by medha patkar and other activists, unsalaried receives no funds from outside india employs tactics that are entirely nonviolent. Narmada bachao andolan save narmada movement is a non governmental organisation ngo that activated tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human rights avtivists to fight against the sardar sarovar dam being built across the n armada river in gujarat. The narmada bachao andolan movement nba since the early 1980s, the narmada project has faced mounting opposition from a variety of sources.
Narmada bachao andolan is non registered organization working for the rights of marginalized section of the society since last 33 years or so, working towards providing justice and legal protection of the fundamental rights of farmers, labourers, adivasis, dalits, fish workers and various down trodden sections of society. On june 2014, narmada control authority gave the final clearance to raise the height from 121. Unlike other social justice organizations in india at the time, the nba directly opposed dam construction altogether and proposed various development. Environmental movements in indiaa special approach on. Sardar sarovar is one of the world banks early highrisk projects. The nba emerged as an enraged but inevitable reaction to the narmada valley developmental project that announced a vision of 30 large, 5 medium, and 3,000 small dams on the narmada and its. A fact from narmada bachao andolan appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. This article examines the narmada movement in gujarat to illuminate the enduring modes of politics and collective identifications it engendered in the state. The movement first started as a protest for not providing proper rehabilitation and resettlement for the people who have been displaced by the construction of sardar sarovar dam. The sardar sarovar dam is a gravity dam on the narmada river near navagam, gujarat in india. Provide safe drinking water to 30 million people irrigate 4. Narmada rises from amarkantak plateau near anuppur district madhya pradesh.
At the centre of the nbas activism was a campaign to cancel the sardar sarovar project ssp. Indias double movement 120 pradesh, antidam activists from the narmada valley, fisherpeople from kerala, a peasantworker movement from rajasthan, and a womens movement from tamil nadu worked out strategic and ideological positions through simultaneous translations in hindi, marathi, telugu, malayalam, gujarati and tamil. Dec 03, 2010 the movement also got the support of wellknown social activist baba amte from the very beginning. Medha patkar and baba amte, together received the right to livelihood award in 1991 for their contribution to the narmada bachao andolan.
A record from about 19901993, of the measures adopted and hardship faced by the narmada bachao andolan movement and the people inhabiting the place. And like the yamuna, the narmada has long been regarded by many as a place of unacceptable degradation of the environment and threat to the local human population. View narmada bachao andolan research papers on academia. The film went on to win several awards and is considered by many to be a classic on the issue. It shows how the movement engaged the instruments of democracy to forge a popular consensus. Appiko movement in india useful notes your article library. To change the order of your pdfs, drag and drop the files as you want. The purpose of the protests was to pressurize the government of maharashtra to settle land rights of tribal people in the submergence zone, to oppose further construction. The evolution, structure, and impact of the chipko movement. Narmada bachao andolan in india your article library. The destruction of tropical natural forests has caused irreversible changes in the ecosystem of the forests.
Through peaceful means, the nba has brought much media attention to the plight of the native people along the river. May 11, 2016 as leader and cofounder of narmada bachao andolan save narmada movement, she has been spearheading the movement against the building of the sardar sarovar dam on the narmada river in gujarat, giving particular attention to the rehabilitation of the poor who are being displaced by the project. Narmada bachao andolan nba save the narmada movement and supported by a variety of peoples movements and trade unions from all over india. Narmada bachao andolan nba is an indian social movement spearheaded by native tribals. Save the narmada river movement have succeeded in slowing down the building of dams, though it has not been able to halt the building of dams on narmada river completely. Narmada is the indias largest west flowing river, which supports a large variety of people with distinguished culture and tradition ranging from the indigenous tribal people inhabited in the jungles here to the large number of rural population. The culture of the valley that centres around the narmada is a culture of reverence for nature, which the outsiders who represent the culture of consumerism and modernism are trying to destroy. Introduction india of 1999 projects a picture of confusion and contrasts. Since 1985, patkar had been organizing protest marches against the dam.
Although chipko was first prac tised in the garhwal himalaya, it has now spread to most of the country, especially the hilly regions. Stop press government meets demands of narmada protesters. Protest groups formed in all three affected states and included or were supported by individuals facing displacement, students, social activists, indian environmental ngos, international ngos, and. The narmada bachao andolan legacy and how it created a.
However, the river is being developed for irrigation and hydroelectric power in a. Sardar sarovar dam in gujarat is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the first focal points of the. Oct 20, 2007 narmada bachao andolan, the save the narmada movement. Narmada bachao andolan nba is an indian social movement spearheaded by native tribals, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against a number of large dam projects across river narmada, which flows through the states of gujarat, madhya pradesh and maharashtra. Andolan narmada bachao andolan nba is asocial movementconsisting ofadivasis,farmers,environmentalistsandhuman rightsactivistsagainst a number of large dams being built across the narmada river, which flows through the states ofgujarat,madhya pradeshandmaharashtra, all in india. The narmada rises at an elevation of about 3,500 feet 1,080 metres in the maikala. The narmada dam has been the centre of controversy and protest since the late 1980s. The brundtlant report emphasized the essential or basic needs of the poor. Globalization, global alliances and the narmada movement.
On the one hand, marxism is a body of theory that developed from and was crafted for social movements. Pdf this article examines the narmada movement in gujarat to illuminate the enduring. Today i want to share these three vol with you, hara narmade hara. Advatages of narmada river project four indian states namely gujarat, madhya pradesh, maharastra and rajasthan are mainly benefitted by its irrigation and electrical power supply it is a part of the narmada valley project, a large hydraulic engi. The figurehead of much of the protest is medha patkar, the leader of the narmada bachao andolan, the save narmada movement. The narmada bachao andolan nba is the peoples, movement that mobilized itself against this development in the mid and late1980s. Merge pdf files combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. The movement reinforces the ingroup solidarity by establishing the peoples faith on the superiority of the their culture. The destruction of mixed species denied peoples access to biomass for fodder.
The narmada river, also called the rewa and previously also known as nerbudda, is a river in central india after the godavari, and the krishna. Narmada bachao andolan nba is a social movement consisting of adivasis, farmers, environmentalists, and human rights activists against a number of large dams being. A narmada diary introduces the narmada bachao andolan the save narmada movement which has spearheaded the agitation against the dam. Friends, this book have 8 vol and i have 3 vol of them are vol1, vol4, vol6. But while the narmada has been the focus of a decadeslong social movement protesting outside intrusions, the yamuna thus far has not. Since complete objectivity is in any case a contradiction in terms, i will only say that while the task of writing about a popular struggle that i am involved in requires some distancing from the. Gandhi california state polytechnic university, pomona. Separate one page or a whole set for easy conversion into independent pdf files. Apr 27, 2016 friends, this book have 8 vol and i have 3 vol of them are vol1, vol4, vol6. According to vandana shiva, the peoples struggle against commercial forest policy has come to light in the region of uttarakannada. Narmada bachao andolan on issues relating to the sardar sarovar project. A record from about 19901993, of the measures adopted and hardship faced by the narmada bachao andolan movement and the people inhabiting the place affected was presented. Please, select more pdf files by clicking again on select pdf files. This paper will examine the philosophical and organi zational continuity of the chipko movement with the.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the narmada. The river was called namade by the 2ndcenturyce greek geographer ptolemy. Already i have shared shankar narmada by nirmal chandra gangopadhyay in this blog. This paper examines the construction of large dams on the river narmada in central india, and its impact on people living in the river valley. The movement first started as a protest for not providing proper rehabilitation and resettlement for the people who have been displaced by.
It is also known as life line of madhya pradesh and gujarat for its huge contribution to the state of madhya pradesh and gujarat in many ways. Environmental movements in indiaa special approach on narmada bachao andolan suman pandey1 gautam choubey2 1, 2pg scholar 1history department 2mechanical engineering department 1assam university, silchar, assam 2nit silchar, assam abstract environmental and ecological movements are among the important examples of the collective actions of. If you want then you can collect a pdf copy of shankar narmada. It is considered to be one of the most important dams in the project and the biggest water development project in india according to the government, the sardar sarovar dam will do the following. Our itinerary included two days along the narmada river with the antidam movement, the narmada bachao andolan, and its charismatic leader, medha patkar.
But while the narmada has been the focus of a decadeslong social movement protesting outside. In recent years, a sister movementthe climate justice movementhas arisen alongside the global justice movement. This is a brief description about the narmada bachao andolan. Four indian states, gujarat, madhya pradesh, maharashtra and rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam. An introduction colin barker, laurence cox, john krinsky and alf gunvald nilsen a case for a marxist revival. Narmada bachao andolan nba forces end of world bank funding. Narmada bachao andolan, the save the narmada movement. Oct, 20 the narmada bachao andolan movement nba since the early 1980s, the narmada project has faced mounting opposition from a variety of sources. As leader and cofounder of narmada bachao andolan save narmada movement, she has been spearheading the movement against the building of the sardar sarovar dam on the narmada river in gujarat, giving particular attention to the rehabilitation of.
Narmada bachao andolan nba,save the narmada movement. A narmada diary is a 1995 documentary on the struggle of those adversely impacted by the sardar sarovar dam project. Indian protest over narmada dam builds awareness of rights indian activists nonviolent campaign has inspired a nationwide grassroots movement to get fair treatment from the authorities. For many international and indian activists, the nba movement site emerged like a pilgrimage. The ssp is the kingpin of the overall scheme for harnessing the narmada river. Dams construction on the narmada river, india ejatlas. The paper discusses how the narmada bachao andolan nba, or save narmada movement, marked a watershed in the history of the development of social movement organizations in india. Movement to save the narmada narmada bachao andolan. As government resettlement programs prove inadequate, the narmada bachao andolan has emerged as one of the most dynamic struggles in india today. The narmada dam project the first of the dams to be built is the sardar sarovar. Indian protest over narmada dam builds awareness of rights. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order.