Displacement from Illegal Rise in Narmada Dam Height

What is affected

	Housing private
	Communal
	InfrastructureWater
	InfrastructureWater

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

08 August 2006

Region

A [ Asia ]

Country

India

Location

Narmada Valley1

Affected persons

	Total 175000
	Men 35000
	Women 35000
	Children 105000
	Indigenous

Proposed solution

Action requested:\r\nPlease write to the authorities in India urging them to:\r\n1. Stop the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam at the present height; \r\n2. Ensure full land-based rehabilitation according to the provisions of the Narmada Water Disput

Details

IND-FE 080406.pdf
SR stmt 13_04_06.pdf
Narmada case Further details.doc

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Infrastructure

Water

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Local
	Narmada Control Authority, President of India APJ Abdul Kalam Azad, Prime Minister of India Shri Manmohan Singh, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar, Minister for Water Resources Saif-u-Din Soz

Brief narrative

Costs

€ 0

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