Jan 06 2006

Narmada: Call for Action – Sardar Sarovar Dam Might be Raised Again

Dear Friends – Narendra Modi (CM, Gujarat) has called a meeting of CMs of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh on 7th January 07 (tomorrow) to seek consent on erecting the gates on the Sardar Sarovar Dam wall, which is already raised to 122 mts height when thousands of affected families are yet to receive land and get resettled and rehabilitated. If the gates are erected and height is raised to 138.68 mts, it will lead to a watery grave, unjust and illegal. This must not happen after 21 years of struggle by the people, adivasis and farmers, who raised basic questions related to development. Please therefore get into action here and now.

PLEASE SEND FAXES ON A PRIORITY BASIS. THE COMMON LETTER BELOW IS SELF EXPLANATORY. YOU CAN DRAFT YOUR OWN LETTER OR SEND US YOUR ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE COMMON LETTER.

The fax letter should go by today itself, BEFORE OFFICE CLOSES.

Let it be a genuine Happy New Year for every one!!!

love and best wishes,

In solidarity,

Narmada Bachao Andolan

To,
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Fax: 022 22029214 / 23631446
E- mail: chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in
http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/index.php?rep_type_id=1

To,
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Fax: +91-755-2540501; +91-755-2551781
Email:cm@mpchiefminister.com,cm@mp.nic.in

To,
The Prime Minister of India
Fax: 011 23019817, 23016996 (Res)
E-Mail pmosb@pmo.nic.in, http://pmindia.nic.in/write.htm

To,
Ms. Sonia Gandhi
Chairperson, Indian National Congress
Fax: 011 23018651
Email: 10janpath@vsnl.net, soniagandhi@sansad.nic.in

To,
Shri Saif-ud-din Soz
Minister of Water Resources
Fax: 91-11-23714200, 11-23714663, 11-23711780 (off),
11-23782032 11-23782034 (res)
E-Mail: ssaif@sansad.nic.in, minister-mowr@nic.in

To,
Shri R.R. Patil
Fax: 022 22024873 / 23631505

To,
Shri Patangrao Kadam
Minister for Rehabilitation
Fax: 022 22024751 / 22821499

Dear ,

We understand that the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi has called a meeting of the Chief Ministers of the riparian States connected with the Sardar Sarovar Dam on 7th January 2007, to get their approval to increase the Sardar Sarovar Dam to its complete height by fitting in the dam gates.

Despite the horrific dam related flooding that took place in the monsoons of 2006, despite nearly 2 lakh project affected people still not having received rehabilitation whatsoever, despite a number of Rehabilitation colonies being submerged this monsoon, this would amount to criminal and uncalled for destruction of lives and livelihoods and transgression of the rights of the affected families.

WE REQUEST YOU TO EITHER BOYCOTT THE MEETING OR DECISIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY DISALLOW THE PROPOSED INCREASE UNTIL REHABILITATION IS COMPLETED AS PER THE GUARANTEES GIVEN BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA AND THE NARMADA WATER DISPUTES TRIBUNAL AWARD, WHICH IS BINDING.

Thanking you,

Náttúruvaktin