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Narmada: status report on rehabilitation sought

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"Cultivable land not made available to affected families"

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file a status report on the measures taken for the relief and rehabilitation of the families affected by the Narmada dam project.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices S.B. Sinha and S.H. Kapadia gave this direction on an application filed by the Narmada Bachao Andolan alleging that rehabilitation had not been carried out in accordance with the court's directions.

Counsel for the petitioner Sanjay Parikh said that despite its various directions, cultivable land was not made available to the project affected families (PAF). He said "PFAs who are still not rehabilitated faced submergence during the last monsoon when the dam height was 119 metres. The submergence will be graver when the dam height is 121.92 metres."

The petitioner wanted cultivable land made available to the PAFs through private purchase or acquisition and relief and rehabilitation sites with all facilities.

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