Respected Medha should stay in the villages of Saurashtra, Kutch and Rajasthan where even today, women walk miles before they get potfull of drinking water. Imagine our mothers and sisters walking for 15 k.m. daily just to bring drinking water for the family.Is it not their birth right to get the water for drinking? Or let she stay at any place Bharuch,Narmada distrcict of Gujarat, where flood toll is in two figures every year and crores of loss to public and private property.Millions of cusecs(1000 ltrs) of non saline soft water meet sea unutilized.
Dams on Narmada river is the answer.
Now consider the other side, How many people have really lost their good land? The villages they were staying in had none of the basic amenity and flood destroy every thing there each year. Government of all the four states have agreed and cooperated well to rehabitate the poor and needy villagers.Most of the villagers are even happy with their new location and they are allowed to use their old land till they come under submergence as well.
Madam Medha its high time and a warning to stop this psuedo protest, backed by only motive of getting easy publicity and driven by wasted interests.
RE:Stop the publicity stunts in cover of psuedo protests....
by shajan on Apr 17, 2006 11:08 PM Permalink
Dear friend, I would love to see you at least once read the published articles about the NBA and their struggle. So many of them are available. Most of them clearly answerign all your question. Read the one which Arundhati Roy publish, which will be still available in market. Nobody is against the dam, but all are concerned about the human aspects of the constructions. You shoudl have understand that, although the sardar sarover is in the name of Kutch and Sourashtra, only 1% of the water is sheduled to send there. I visited narmada valley first time in 1995 with the same concept as yours. But I was transformed totally with once I was there. I love to say that Medha Patkar is the most genuine personality in the world living fora real reason. I also love to compare her with Ganhi go gave us this freedom of expression. She is going to be the most successfull motivator in the Indian history.
RE:Stop the publicity stunts in cover of psuedo protests....
by Reza on Apr 19, 2006 03:24 PM Permalink
Why are you asking Medha to stay in Rajasthan to see the difficulties of people walking for 15 kms for water?? She is doing what she can for the people affected by the SSP. If you have seen and are concerned about the people walking for 15Kms for water .. Why dont u help?
If a person is doing some good for society, if not supporting her .. at least dont criticise her. Please consider the following points... 1. Several Technical Experts are in favor of smaller dams 2. World Bank walked out of the SSP as per the Morse Commision, it was identified that the plan is flawed, rehabilitation of all affected was deemed to be next to impossible 3. Finally, Medha is not against Technology or helping people get water. She is for proper rehabilitation of the people affected. If they are not rehabilitated now ... will they ever be?
