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Dec 20, 2015 · Research PDF Available. Social Movement: Narmada Bachao Andolan. December 2015. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2574.0883. Authors: Manjula Yadav. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad....
The present study concerns with the Narmada Bachao J\ndolan which _developed as a critical response to damming Narmada, India's most ambitious development project to date, and yet the most controver~ia1. The Narmada water dispute and the consequent movement in the Narmada Valley, for a political
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- 10.1 INTRODUCTION
- Aims and Objectives
- 10.2.1 Dam Constructions in India
- 10.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC-ECOLOGICAL IMPACT
- Opposing the Dam Construction
- 10.6 AN OVERVIEW
- 10.7 SUMMARY
- 10.8 TERMINAL QUESTIONS
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (movement) and the Tehri Dam constitute two prime examples of non-violent struggle against the big dam constructions. They involved the Gandhian method of fasting and staging protests by involving large number of people in their mass movements. The main reason for such protests is not a mere agitation against the dam cons...
After reading this Unit, you would be able to understand The post independent era’s planning and development through large dams The cases of Narmada and Tehri dams The impact of these large dams on the livelihoods of the local population The objectives of a non-violent struggle against large dam constructions
By the end of the British rule in India, the country witnessed the construction and operation of large dams numbering over a hundred, primarily to confront famine that afflicted the nation. They were still viable considering the low cost of construction and the number being few. But, the increase in their number in the post- independent era continu...
Large dams simply destroy the livelihood patterns of the people living in the vicinity of the construction areas. They also destroy people’s love, attachment and sentiments associated with their personal possessions, property and land, acquired mostly as an inheritance. As they are subjected to displacement, their social fabric of life and traditio...
From its very inception, the dam issue received considerable opposition from the local population of the region. The locals not only consider the river as sacred but also the adjoining areas wherein it takes its course. Moreover the people of the region are highly aware of its fragile nature and the magnitude of damage to be inflicted because of th...
The issues of Narmada and Tehri reflect the systemic flaws that engulf judicious planning of large dam constructions in India and abroad. They also clearly reflect the official apathy towards the sensitivities of the local communities concerned. The dam constructions without consideration pose immense dangers to the overall structure of the systemi...
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and the Tehri (TBVSS) issues raise the issues of not just the environmental issues but the issues related to livelihoods of the people who find themselves displaced due to the unplanned and inconsiderate planning of the large dam constructions. At the outset these movements have lost out to the powerful governmental...
Trace the socio-economic and ecological impacts of the dam construction in India. Discuss at length the case of Narmada Bachao Andolan and its non-violent struggle against the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Examine the Tehri Bachao Andolan and its non-violent struggle to save the Himalayan region. ‘Non-violent struggles ensure socio-economic and ecological ju...
Download a PDF file of Unit-10 from Block-3 Environmental Movements course of IGNOU. The file covers the Narmada Bachao Andolan and Tehri Dam movements in India.
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- Unit-10 Narmada Bachao Andolan/Tehri Dam
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Jun 20, 2024 · The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) or ‘Save the Narmada’ movement originated in the 1980s as a protest against the building of dams in the Narmada River, a major waterway flowing across the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
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Narmada Bachao Andolon: Resistance to Deny State or Nature. 2020 •. ANIL K U M A R SARKAR. In this paper, I seek to address the intersectional ties between environmental consciousness and tribal resistance against a larger socio-political and economic background.
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Narmada Bachao Andolan - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The Narmada Bachao Andolan is a social movement led by tribal communities, farmers, and activists against large dam projects on the Narmada River in India.
