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Subject: LS: Medha Patkar and six others on indefinite fast


> Press Note - September 15th, 2001
> Narmada Bachao Andolan
>
>
> Medha Patkar and six others on indefinite fast
> Protesting adivasis adopt Gandhi Statue near Mantralaya as dharna site
> CM promises to meet delegation on Wednesday
>
> Today seven members of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Medha Patkar,
> Himmatsingh Sildar Pavra from village Maal, Saisingh Khajya Pavra from
> Teenismaal, Narsingh Ruboji Valavi from Goramba, Tejla Rodwa Valavi from
> Mandwa, all from Maharashtra and Sitaramkaka from village Kadmal in Madhya
> Pradesh, have begun indefinite fast protesting the illegal and insensitive
> approach of the State Government to resettlement and other basic amenities
> like health, education, PDS, etc. Meanwhile the dharna site has been
> shifted from Azad Maidan to Gandhi Statue near Mantralaya. Chief Minister
> has promised to have a meeting with a NBA delegation on Wednesday at 4.30
> p.m.
>
> More than 2000 adivasis from the Narmada Valley have been on an indefinite
> mass action from the 11th to assert the land rights and the rights of the
> project affected persons whose plight and betrayal is well exposed through
> the Daud Committee Report. They have been demanding that the Government
> accept the Daud report (Government of Maharashtra) and implement it
> immediately. They are also demanding that their land rights be granted
> immediately.
>
> Today morning the adivasis left the Azad Maidan and marched to the Gandhi
> statue near the Mantralya. The main reasons for this being the
> non-responsive position of the State Government and also that the last
> night rains brought down the entire tent in Azad Maidan drenching
> everyone. There are also no proper toilet or drinking water facilities
> too.
>
> At 11.00 a.m. Shri Ganpatrao Deshmukh met them and promised to convey
> their demands to the Chief Minister. It must be recalled that in January
> this year the Minister was instrumental in the setting up of the two
> Committees, including the Daud Committee. Later in the day he informed the
> NBA that the Chief Minister has agreed to meet them on Wednesday at 4.30
> p.m. in the evening.
>
> Meanwhile a delegation later went to meet the same Minister at the
> Mantralya to discuss the sorry state of affairs with regard to the
> employment generation schemes in Nandurbar district. The last two - three
> years being drought affected the Government was expected to provide
> drought relief works for employment generation. This however did not
> happen and resulted in large scale suffering for the people. At 3.30 p.m.
> the Minister for Civil Supplies Shri Laxmanrao Doble met the people in the
> park and had a long discussion with them trying to understand the
> unbelievable corruption and inefficiency of the local officials.
>
> The people are still determined and strong in this indefinite action aimed
> to forcing the Government to take a pro-people stance in the matter of
> resettlement. The people on fast have vowed to ensure that the basic
> rights are given to the people in the Narmada valley.
>
> Clifton D' Rozario
> Ajay Kumar
>
>
>
>
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