Question

What are the main objectives of narmada bachao andolan

Answer 1

to save river Narmada from pollution and destruction of natural vegetation around it

Answer 2

The English translation of Narmada Bachao Andolan is Save the Narmada. The Narmada river flows through Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat.

This is a social movement that triggered in 1989 and involves the participation of a lot of farmers, human rights activists, environmentalists, and Adivasis. The movement was led by Medha Patkar to protest against building big dams like the Sardar Sarovar Dam across the Narmada river in Gujarat using a non-violent strategy. This is because building such dams will cause the relocation of a large number of people.