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Patkar, other activists meet Gehlot over Narmada dam issue

A group of activists, including Medha Patkar, today met Union minister Thawar Chand Gehlot and expressed concern over the impact of closing of gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam on villagers affected by the project on the Narmada river.

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A group of activists, including Medha Patkar, today met Union minister Thawar Chand Gehlot and expressed concern over the impact of closing of gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam on villagers affected by the project on the Narmada river.

The Narmada Bachao Andolan activist and others met the minister here and urged that the Centre carry out a "proper assessment" of the people affected by the dam so that they can be rehabilitated accordingly.

The Gujarat government had on June 17 got permission from the Centre to shut the gates of the controversy-hit structure, marking the "completion" of the project.

The closing of the gates would pose a threat to about 244 villages and 40,000 families, mostly in Madhya Pradesh, which would face flooding. Many projected-affected people have not been rehabilitated and the government has not really done anything concrete for them, Patkar alleged.

Gehlot said the Centre was working in the direction of providing proper rehabilitation.

"The government is committed to rehabilitating all people affected by the project and they shall be rehabilitated. But, I request all people to understand that this project is in the interest of the country," the minister told

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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