Thousands of Narmada oustees in Bhopal would organise "Narmada Jiwan Adhikar Satyagrah" from June 10 to 14.
Alok Agarwal of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) while talking to the mediapersons here on Saturtday said that the oustees are facing repression, indifference, and large scale violation of their fundamental and constitutional rights at the hands of the State Government and the dam authorities for the last many years. They will sit in protest in Bhopal from the June 10 to 14, demanding alternative land and completion of their rehabilitation process. They have been demanding alternative land and rehabilitation, or return of the submerging land of the Omkareshwar, Indira Sagar, Maheshwar, Man and Upper Beda dams.
He said during the "Narmada Jeevan Adhikar Satyagraha" oustees and activists of the (NBA) would observe five-day fast to invoke the conscience of the Government, and compel it to act.
He alleged that State Government completely fails to rehabilitate and resettle the oustees as per the Narmada Rehabilitation and resettlement policy. The oustees are required to be allotted a minimum of 2 hectare of land, and other grants and benefits. It was the finding of the Apex Court in its Order and judgment dated May 11, 2011 that the State Government did not give alternative land to any of the oustees, because of which only 11 per cent of the oustees could purchase any land, and 89 per cent of the oustees became landless, and that thus the State Government fully violated the R&R policy. In its judgment, the Apex Court directed that mandatorily, the oustees must be allotted a minimum of 2 hactare of land, or financially assisted to obtain the same, on their own.