Bhopal
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has organized a ‘Jan Sunvayi’ today that has begun from 11am onwards in front of the NVDA office. Around 1,500 people who came to Bhopal to participate in ‘satyagraha’ have sat for this ‘Jan Sunvayi’ to raise their key concerns arising from the filling up of Sardar Sarovar Dam to its full reservoir level.
The purpose of this public hearing is to provide a platform to the people to voice their issues, which are usually taken up by the representatives in front of the government officials. A public forum to express their problems will give them an opportunity to connect with the aggrieved people.
These narratives will be a mixture of personal narratives that will highlighter the larger issues faced by the various communities such as women, agricultural laborers, farmers, fishermen, boatmen and potters, among others. Few members from each of these communities will come forward to share their stories of how they were affected by the dam and these are meant to resonate with the wider section of the participated population.
The ‘Jan Sunvayi’ is also attended by senior journalist LH Hardenia, Jasvinder Singh, who is the President of CPM and Madhya Pradesh’s Kisan Sabha and Dayaram Namdev, Director of Gandhi Bhawan Trust.
