Bhopal: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh is having some pricey fun at the expense of poor, hapless farmers. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government has allegedly splurged hundreds of crores on its 57th foundation day.
This came even as it refused to waive off around Rs 20 crore to farmers displaced by the Omkareshwar dam. Farmers are required to pay back Rs 20 crore to the government in order to get land as compensation for that acquired by the government for the Omkareshwar dam.
The foundation day celebrations include a flashy fireworks programme at the Moti Lal Nehru Stadium in Bhopal. Noted music director AR Rahman has been roped in for a cultural event. A separate cultural programme Maitri Pahadi has been also lined up in New Delhi.
"Grave injustice is being done to the people of Madhya Pradesh. We oppose today's celebrations and we will campaign to raise awareness among the people of Madhya Pradesh," Jan Sangharsh Morcha member Anurag Modi said....
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01:07 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Khandwa: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has agreed to reduce the water level at the Omkareshwar Dam to 189 metre, says sources, after the villagers were protesting in neck-deep water for 17 days. He has also agreed to form a five-member committee that will look at all their demands in the next three months. Chouhan has also agreed on the land for land demand as per the GRA...
10:45 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Khandwa: It has been 17 days since villagers in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh have been protesting in neck-deep water demanding compensation. Sources say that a major breakthrough is likely. Even as a Central fact-finding team reaches Khandwa on Monday, sources have indicated to CNN-IBN that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is likely to agree on the deduction of water level at the Omkareshwar Dam to 189 metre. He is also...
10:27 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Khandwa: A central team will visit Khandwa on Monday where villagers displaced by the Omkareshwar Dam have been protesting in neck-deep water for 17 days seeking rehabilitation and compensation. This comes two days after the state government promised to look into the matter. The people have been protesting against the rising water level in the dam that threatens to wipe out their villages. The protests are led by the Narmada...
08:26 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Bhopal: The Centre has finally taken note of the Omkareshwar dam protests and will send a team of observers to the site on Monday for a survey. The residents of Khandwa and Harda villages have been protesting for 16 days now, standing neck-deep in water. The people have been protesting against the rising water level in the dam that threatens to wipe out their villages. The protests are led by...
08:57 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Bhopal: In a minor victory for Khandwa and Harda protesters, 15 days after the rising waters from Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams threatened to displace them, a two-member ministerial team from the Madhya Pradesh government has assured them of action. The protest started after the government unilaterally decided to raise the water level in the Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams - a decision that would inundated the fields and homes...
09:21 PM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday promised action on the rising water level in the Omkareshwar Dam after nearly 15 days of protests by people living in villagers nearby that are threatened by it. Activists of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, who is spearheading the protests whereby people have been standing neck-deep in water, met Industries Minister Kailash Vijay Varghese and Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah in Bhopal. The...
12:00 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Khandwa: It has been 15 days since the villagers of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh began their protest standing in neck-deep water against raising the height of the Omkareshwar Dam that threatens to submerge and wash away their homes. The protests are being led by the activists of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, who will be meeting several ministers on Saturday. It has been over a year since the Supreme Court asked...
10:22 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Khandwa: Power minister Veerappa Moily on Friday met NHPC officials to discuss the Omkareshwar project in Khandwa. CNN-IBN had highlighted the protests by locals against the 520 MW plant which is a joint venture between NHPC and the Madhya Pradesh government. The villagers are against raising the height of the Omkareshwar Dam as heavy rainfall has brought life to a standstill in the region. The Narmada river on which the...
05:17 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Khandwa: Villagers in Madhya Pradesh have been protesting in neck-deep water for almost two weeks now. Almost 130 of them are demanding compensation and land for their land that has gotten submerged after the height of two dams was raised. It's the ultimate act of protest, seen during anti-dam protests on the Narmada river in the past, and this time it's on near the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar Dam in...
09:47 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Khandwa: Over 130 villagers in Madhya Pradesh have been protesting in neck-deep water for the past one week to seek compensation from the government. The protest is the first of a kind in Gopalgaon in the Khandwa district. The villagers are demanding compensation for their land which was submerged after the Omkareshwar Dam height was raised. The Supreme Court has said they should be compensated adequately and rehabilitated as well....
09:22 AM, Sep 05, 2012
Khandwa: An unusual form of protest has been taking place in Madhya Pradesh as 34 residents from the village of Gogalgaon in the Khandwa district have been standing submerged in waist-deep water for the past four days. The villagers are demanding compensation for their land, which was submerged after the height of the Omkareshwar Dam was raised. "We are sitting here with a resolve, we will stay here until we...
10:24 AM, Aug 30, 2012
