Narmada Struggle Fact Sheet 30 Big Dams, 135 Medium Dams, 3000 Small Dams Height of Sardar Sarovar

r Dam 455 feet Benefits Irrigation, Electricity Beneficiaries Industries and rich farmers Displacement 400000 tribals and marginal farmers Submergence Area - 36,000 ha Current Height - 340 feet Status of Rehabilitation 50000 families in need of rehabilitation Are big dams beneficial? For independent www.wcd.org World commission on dams For more details : www.narmada.org review, visit

Narmada Struggle Fact Sheet 30 Big Dams, 135 Medium Dams, 3000 Small Dams Height of Sardar Sarovar Dam 455 feet Benefits Irrigation, Electricity Beneficiaries Industries and rich farmers Displacement 400000 tribals and marginal farmers Submergence Area - 36,000 ha Current Height - 340 feet Status of Rehabilitation 50000 families in need of rehabilitation Are big dams beneficial? For independent www.wcd.org World commission on dams For more details : www.narmada.org review, visit

Narmada Struggle Fact Sheet 30 Big Dams, 135 Medium Dams, 3000 Small Dams Height of Sardar Sarovar Dam 455 feet Benefits Irrigation, Electricity Beneficiaries Industries and rich farmers Displacement 400000 tribals and marginal farmers Submergence Area - 36,000 ha Current Height - 340 feet Status of Rehabilitation 50000 families in need of rehabilitation Are big dams beneficial? For independent www.wcd.org World commission on dams For more details : www.narmada.org review, visit

Narmada Struggle Fact Sheet 30 Big Dams, 135 Medium Dams, 3000 Small Dams Height of Sardar Sarovar Dam 455 feet Benefits Irrigation, Electricity Beneficiaries Industries and rich farmers Displacement 400000 tribals and marginal farmers Submergence Area - 36,000 ha Current Height - 340 feet Status of Rehabilitation 50000 families in need of rehabilitation Are big dams beneficial? For independent www.wcd.org World commission on dams For more details : www.narmada.org review, visit

Narmada Bachao Andolan is the voice of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and peasants who are losing their land and livelihoods to large dams on the Narmada River. The nonviolent satyagraha (insistence on truth) of the displaced people for their rehabilitation has spanned two decades, challenging the centralized development programs and envisioning alternatives. The movement

has won policy changes in World Bank and other multi-lateral funding agencies.
The demands of NBA include land-for-land rehabilitation of the displaced people and equitable distribution of natural resources and benefits of such projects.

Narmada Bachao Andolan is the voice of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and peasants who are losing their land and livelihoods to large dams on the Narmada River. The nonviolent satyagraha (insistence on truth) of the displaced people for their rehabilitation has spanned two decades, challenging the centralized development programs and envisioning alternatives. The movement has won policy changes in World Bank and other multi-lateral funding agencies. The demands of NBA include land-for-land rehabilitation of the displaced people and equitable distribution of natural resources and benefits of such projects.

On 4th of November Ms. Medha Patkar, leader of NBA will deliver a public lecture on policies that inhibit sustainable development and peoples non-violent struggle for social justice. www.aidaustin.org for more details.

On 4th of November Ms. Medha Patkar, leader of NBA will deliver a public lecture on policies that inhibit sustainable development and peoples non-violent struggle for social justice. www.aidaustin.org for more details.

Narmada Bachao Andolan is the voice of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and peasants who are losing their land and livelihoods to large dams on the Narmada River. The nonviolent satyagraha (insistence on truth) of the displaced people for their rehabilitation has spanned two decades, challenging the centralized development programs and envisioning alternatives. The movement has won policy changes in World Bank and other multi-lateral funding agencies. The demands of NBA include land-for-land rehabilitation of the displaced people and equitable distribution of natural resources and benefits of such projects.

Narmada Bachao Andolan is the voice of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and peasants who are losing their land and livelihoods to large dams on the Narmada River. The nonviolent satyagraha (insistence on truth) of the displaced people for their rehabilitation has spanned two decades, challenging the centralized development programs and envisioning alternatives. The movement has won policy changes in World Bank and other multi-lateral funding agencies. The demands of NBA include land-for-land rehabilitation of the displaced people and equitable distribution of natural resources and benefits of such projects.

On 4th of November Ms. Medha Patkar, leader of NBA will deliver a public lecture on policies that inhibit sustainable development and peoples non-violent struggle for social justice. www.aidaustin.org for more details.

On 4th of November Ms. Medha Patkar, leader of NBA will deliver a public lecture on policies that inhibit sustainable development and peoples non-violent struggle for social justice. www.aidaustin.org for more details.