In Dharmapuri village of Madhya Pradesh more than 700 houses in 11 wards along the Narmada river are bracing for the worst. The Narmada Control Authority has given a nod to installation of gates at the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat, which would increase its capacity by two-third and Narmada's water level by 17 meters to 138 meters. According to Narmada Bachao Andolan activists this will submerge 193 villages in Madhya Pradesh and 19 in Gujarat.
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