NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN A case study is basically designed to illustrate a more general principle (Nisbet and Watt 1984)‚ it is ‘the study of an instance in action’ (Adelman et al. 1980) .After 1947 their were investigations to evaluate the use of water from Narmada River ‚due to sharing of water and interstate differences in implementing schemes made Narmada river dispute. Tribunal was constituted by the Government of India ‚they investigated on this matter and gave a response after more than
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Narmada Bachao Aandolan- A Case Study Social mobilisation‚ for various reasons‚ has been popular in india from the period of 1970s. The broader aim of these movements was development of society. Some of the well-known movements that took place in india are : Chipko movement‚ Narmada Bachao Andolan‚ Koel Karo‚ Chattisgarh Mukti Morcha‚ Jhola Andolan‚ the movement supporting Anna Hazare‚ etc. These movements distanced themselves from politics or political parties. In this blog‚ i will take up the
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has been granted by Article 129 of the Indian Constitution. FACTS IN ISSUE The facts of the case‚ which are not seriously disputed‚ are that an organisation‚ namely‚ Narmada Bachao Andolan filed a petition u/Art. 32 of the Constitution of India being Writ Petition No. 319 of 1994 in this Court. The petitioner was a movement or andolan‚ whose leaders and members were concerned about the alleged adverse environmental impact of
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The Sardar Sarovar Dam Presented By: Group-1 The Narmada Dam in India http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0209/feature1/ water pressure Why do countries build Dams? • It’s a means by which many of the developed countries of the world build their economic strength • Improving the circumstances of a region be it health‚ crops‚ infrastructure or industries - leads to greater productivity‚ more markets‚ sturdier populations‚ more investment‚ and so on • However‚ there is a cost…
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International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Case Study Series Narmada Dams Controversy – Case Summary MJ Peterson with research assistance from Osman Kiratli and Ilke Ercan Version 1; September 2010 The construction and maintenance of public facilities involves several sets of stakeholders: the political leaders who ultimately decide when‚ whether‚ and what to build; the engineers and other government staff who provide or oversee design‚ construction‚ and maintenance;
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Kerala waiting to be electrified‚ this grassroots movement became the bedrock of Indian environmental activism (India Today‚ August 2003). 3. RESCUE MISSION Jungle Bachao Andolan‚ 1980s “Most states exist in the bliss of ignorance‚” observed India Today in March 1982. It was this observation that led to the birth of the Jungle Bachao Andolan‚ that began in Bihar and later spread to states like Jharkhand and Orissa.The tribals of Singhbhum district of Bihar bubbled up a protest when the government decided
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Hunger strike On 28th March‚ 2006‚ Medha went on a hunger strike‚ in protest of the decision taken by the authorities‚ to increase the height of the Narmada dam. The strike continued for a long period of 20 days and finally came to an end on April 17‚ 2006. The Supreme Court rejected the plea of Narmada Bachao Andolan to stop the construction of the dam. To know the complete life history of Medha Patkar‚ read on. Detainment by Police On December 2‚ 2006‚ Medha was arrested by the police at
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Narmada Bachao Andolan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Narmada Bachao Andolan logo Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) is a social movement consisting of adivasis‚ farmers‚ environmentalists‚ and human rights activists against a number of large dams being built across the Narmada river. The river flows through the states of Gujarat‚ Maharashtra‚ and Madhya Pradesh in India. Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the
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Tribal Conflicts over Development in the Narmada Valley discussed the struggle for survival by adivasis in central India against a large dam. Her concept of ’cultural politics ’ deepens the conventional understanding of social action by showing how interests and ideologies are formed in the course of collective practice and how their complex interaction with dominant ideas and institutions often produces unintended effects. Her
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THE HISTORY OF NGO’S IN INDIA The changing face of volunteering in India 26 September 2006 by Patralekha Chatterjee Stepping carefully around the pits and mounds‚ four men approached the only source of light to be seen - a small kerosene lantern burning inside a mud and grass hut. There were four residents inside - a couple and their two children‚ 10 and eight. They dug the pits‚ cut the rock and hauled it to the trucks‚ all without salary. They were bonded labourers‚ bonded for life and for
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