Narmada bachao andolan 1989
To start with, this movement was centered around the issue of human
rights…….The main leaders of the movement at present like Medha Patkar
were working towards proper rehabilitation programmes for the dam
displaced. Due to improper implementation of the rehabilitation programmes
by the state, the human rights activists have become the articulators of antidam protests. Their demands included complete stopping of the dam,
resettlement and rehabilitation benefits to the oustees……..The movement,
however, gained wider public attention with mobilization and organization of
oustees (mostly tribals) and the joining of the eminent social workers like
Baba Amte, Sunderlal Bahuguna and Medha Patkar. Though its wider public
attention is due to its coverage (impact) in three states, the most notable
feature of this movement is the international support it has received
