medha patkar his contribution as environmentalist
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Medha Patkar (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social activist working on various crucial political and economical issues raised by tribals, dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India.[1] She is an alumnus of TISS, a premier institute of social science research in India.[2]
Patkar is the founder member of the 32 years old people's movement called Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project, especially those whose homes will be submerged, but have not yet been rehabilitated. She is also one of the founders of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), an alliance of hundreds of progressive people's organisations.[3] In addition to the above, Patkar was a commissioner on the World Commission on Dams, which did a thorough research on the environmental, social, political and economic aspects and impacts of the development of large dams globally and their alternatives.[4] She was the national co-ordinator and then convenor of National Alliance of People's Movements for many years and now continues to be an advisor to NAPM. Under the banner of NAPM she has participated in and supported various mass struggles across India against inequity, non-sustainability, displacement and injustice in the name of development. Her work challenges Casteism, Communalism and all kinds of discrimination. She has been a part of numerous teams and panels that work on initiating and formulating various national policies and enactments including those related to land acquisition, unorganized sector workers, hawkers, slum-dwellers and forest-dweller Adivasis. NAPM filed a number of public interest litigations including those against Adarsh society, Lavasa Megacity, Hiranandani(Powai) and as well as other builders.
Narmada Bachao Andolan and Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan, founded by Medha Patkar with others are allies of NAPM.
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EARLY LIFE OF MEDHA PATKAR
- Medha Patkar was born in
1st December of 1954 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Indumati and Vasant Khanolikar, a freeedom fighter and labour union leader .
- Her other name is Medha tai
- Her Education is Master of Arts in Social Work from Tata Institure of Social Science.
- She is an Indian Social activist working on various crucial political and ecnonical issues raised by Adivasis, Dalits, Farmers, Labourers and Women facing injustice.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTION BY MEDHA PATKAR FOR ENVIRONMENT
- Since the 1980’s Medha Patkar has been one of the top environmental
from India, engaging initially with the Narmada Bachao
Andolan against dams ( movement to the save River Narmada and the
tribal groups along it course.)
- Provide safe drinking water to 30 Millions people.
- Irrigate 4.8 Million hectares of land
- Produce 500 megawatts of power.
- Provide 1300 cubic-meters of water per year for municipal and
industrial purpose
- Provide a drainage system to carry away from flood waters.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- 1991 Right Livelihood Award.
- 1992 Goldman Environment Award
- 1995 Green Ribbon Award for Best International Political Campaigner by BBC, England.
- 1999 Human Rights Defender’s Award from Amnesty International,Germany.
- 1999 M.A.Thomas National Human Rights Award from Vigil India Movement.
- 1999 Person of the year BBC.
- 1999 Deena Natha Mangeshkar Award.
- 1999 Kundal Lal Award for Peace.
- 1999 Mahatma Phule Award.
- 2013 Bhima Bai Ambedkar Award.
- 2014 Mother Terasa Awards for Social Justice.
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