Has the Narmada dream been oversold by Gujarat politicians?

The Narmada project continues to be an effective political tool that has been used by all the parties whenever polls come near

You've got a verdict

Six years of litigation over the Sardar Sarovar dam comes to an end with the Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to construction. The fate of …

In Court

Book review: Environmental issues in India

Book>> Environmental Issues in India: a Reader edited by Mahesh Rangarajan Pearson-Longman 2007

Narmada, Bhopal are issues of democracy, fair deals

Ahmedabad's Narmada water supply scheme not working out

SC orders land compensation

Recognizes rights of people affected by Narmada canals  

Floods spell losses for states

Dodgy arithmetic over Narmada waters

Court rules in favour of tribals

Dam's height restricted

The verdict and after

The Supreme Court's decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.

Relocation of wildlife in Indira Sagar Reservoir area affects tribals

Narmada authority slammed for shoddy canal work, ordered to compensate farmers for losses

Madhya Pradesh High Court says farmers impacted by incomplete canal works of Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams should be compensated according to …

SC clears way for dam oustees to get land in Narmada Valley

But landless will not get it

Malwa is thirsty

Drought is in the mind

GOOD NEWS: There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even …

Political harvest

Report card: A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party Success level: Poor

Learning the mantra

Report card: The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, …

907 km from parliament

In the past two months, India has revisited its most contested dam, the Sardar Sarovar Project. While people affected by it in Madhya Pradesh …

Age of dissent

Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary

FLOOD PANGS

Will PM Modi celebrate his birthday again?

A year ago, Narendra Modi celebrated it by closing the gates of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, even when there were 32,000 families living in the …

S Kumars loses defamation appeal against Narmada activists

Narmada Bachao Andolan cites cheating and fraud cases registered by police in support of its press statement against S Kumars and state financial …

Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …