Fight for survival: These houses at Chota Barda village in Madhya Pradesh will be submerged once the water level of the Narmada rises. more-inFarmers from 20 villages of the Narmada valley have gone on a fast in protest against the administration’s instructions to vacate villages that are in the submergence zone of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. But the raised level also brings many villages in the submergence zone, necessitating their abandonment. About 200 people across 20 villages are fasting each day to make the point that they do not want to abandon their villages,” said Rahul Yadav of the Narmada Bachao Andolan. We will vacate our villages only when the government provides proper rehabilitation with basic facilities,” Mr. Yadav said.

Source: The Hindu July 12, 2017 00:45 UTC