Displaced families from Narmada dam projects marched in Delhi demanding the government complete promised rehabilitation measures decades after their original eviction.
Narmada oustees have long contested land-for-land compensation, livelihood restoration, and housing quality at resettlement sites across Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Protesters carried banners citing unfulfilled commitments from dam authorities and state rehabilitation agencies.
Large dams on the Narmada river displaced villages submerged by reservoirs built to generate electricity and irrigate arid regions. Activist networks supporting the march argue that monetary packages without arable land left families in permanent poverty.
Delhi demonstrations aim to pressure the central government to enforce tribunal awards and Supreme Court directives on rehabilitation timelines. Oustees pledged to remain vocal until outstanding plots, community facilities, and fishing rights pledged during clearance processes are delivered in full.
Narmada dam oustees marched to Delhi citing unfulfilled land-for-land rehabilitation decades after submergence of their villages. Protest leaders demanded enforcement of tribunal awards and court directives on resettlement quality in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
Rehabilitation promises made during Narmada dam construction remain unfulfilled for families resettled without arable land or livelihood support. Delhi march organisers said they would continue protests until state agencies deliver housing, community facilities, and fishing rights pledged decades ago.
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