Women jal satyagrahis from Ghoghalgaon take rest in preparation for the protest the next day, while men keep vigil. Earlier, the Supreme ruled in the favour of the oustees and had directed the Grievance Redressal Authority to process the applications http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/omkareshwar-dam-land-compensation-... ) of the oustees. Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists allege the decision to raise the reservoir level followed a clearance granted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which based its judgement on “false claims” submitted by the Madhya Pradesh government for both Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams. The state had claimed that raising the height of the reservoir would not affect people

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Women from neighbouring villages gather in Ghogalgaon at the beginning of the jal satyagrah. Villagers allege the state has failed to allot land to the affected landholding families numbering over 2,500. The state has not allotted housing plots to 1,000 families; their claims are being processed by the Greivance Redressal Authority (GRA). Residents have not received various other entitlements either. On the other hand, Narmada Hydropower Development Corporation (NHDC), a subsidiary of NHPC, has earned profits up to Rs 2,500 crore from power generation

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Water reservoir level rises to dangerous levels

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The protestors at Ghoghalgaon sleep while supporting themselves with bamboos. The authorities have not reduced the water level in spite of the protests by the villagers

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Blisters have developed in the feet of the protestors

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Waters of rising Omkareshwar reservoir were almost touching the chins of the protestors on September 3. The state government remained unmoved

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