Narmada Dam Height

Twenty protestors, from Gholgagon village along the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, have been standing in waist-deep water for the last 25 days. The soles of their feet are completely stripped of skin and are infected with fungal sores.

Gujarat has been told that it can proceed with increasing the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam, allowing the state much more access to water from the River Narmada, a move denounced immediately by activists led by Medha Patkar.

The Centre has reportedly given a go-ahead to the Gujarat government to raise the height of the Narmada dam from 121.92 metres to 138 metres. Activists of the Narmada Bachao Andolan have warned that the 17-metre increase will displace 2.5 lakh people.

Twenty protestors, from Gholgagon village along the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, have been standing in waist-deep water for the last 25 days. The soles of their feet are completely stripped of skin and are infected with fungal sores.

Gujarat has been told that it can proceed with increasing the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam, allowing the state much more access to water from the River Narmada, a move denounced immediately by activists led by Medha Patkar.

The Centre has reportedly given a go-ahead to the Gujarat government to raise the height of the Narmada dam from 121.92 metres to 138 metres. Activists of the Narmada Bachao Andolan have warned that the 17-metre increase will displace 2.5 lakh people.