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dam-l NBA update 18 Sept, 8pm - Medha Arrested
Dear Friends,
We have news from a supporter in Dhadgaon that Medha and 70 people have
been arrested at Pipalchop at 5.30 pm. There is no news of Domkhedi,
Sikka, etc or directly from inside.
We had a call from Joe that they have been released, and are being
taken back!
The water level at the dam site has reached 97.44 mts 6 pm. We have no
information of the water level at Rajghat. The flood control room has
stopped giving us information and there are conflicting reports of the
level at Rajghat- some sources say it was 126.95, and some 125 mts. as
we are not able to get through still to the Badwani office, we are not
able to get direct information of the level at Rajghat.
Two press people reached Baroda this evening from Pipalchop and Medha
has sent a note with them as follows written by her at 9 am today
morning ( The press people reported that they left Pipalchop at 9.30 am,
with the note and at that time Medha and 60-70 people had already
entered in the lowest hut at Pipalchop and the waters were knee deep. )
:
" The fight on the banks of river Narmada has resumed once again and at
Pipalchop, people are watching the narmada rise.As the news of rise in
waters spread, people from other villages started arriving from right
upto Roshmal and Bhilgaon People from Nimad also arrived, the mood was
of Samarpan. Supporters from Kerala like expert on small hydro electric
scheme, Anilbhai, Manishbhai, from Anand, Gujarat and youth from Nimad,
brought strength in the struggle.
ALL villagers and supporters were singing and dancing as waters were
rising in Pipalchop, when the police came and surrounded them.The
samarpit dal did not get into the hands of the police. The police in
looking for the Samarpit dal, took many karyakarts and people into their
custody. Police slapped some, dragged others, and arrested them. 31
women and 35 men were arrested- they were taken to dhadgaon.
The waters continued to rise at Pipalchop the whole night. The second
team took position at Noorjia's house and started the satyagraha. The
whole night people sang songs and raised slogans and now waters have
risen to knee deep. the waters are very near some other houses and have
already submerged fields of many people. With anger against this
destruction people are fighting in the narmada since past 14 years and
today people are standing in Knee deep water in protest- No One shall
move dam will not be built. Waters will also enter Domkhedi, Bharad,
Sikka and Jalsindhi in a short while where people are on satyagraha as
well. It is the resolve of the people to stop the dam with commitment to
Samarpan. ( End)
We are still worried as there is no direct or indirect news from inside
about people at Domkhedi, Sikka, Bharad. The waters may not have yet
gone into Jalsindhi but may so at night- we have no idea as Rajghat
levels are not known. But waters have entered Domkhedi, Sikka and
Bharad. There are many Satyagrahis at each of these places particularly
at Domkhedi.