Question

What led to the formation of the fishermen’s association in Madhya Pradesh

Answer 1

Answer:

Building of the Tawa dam resulted in the submerging of large areas of forest and agricultural land.

This led to the formation of the Tawa Matsya Sangh (TMS).

TMS organisation was set up because of rights of forest dwellers people basically for Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh.

The Tawa Matsya Sanha (TMS) is fighting for the rights of the fisherman to continue fishing for their livelihood in the Tawa reservoir, as the government had given the rights of fishing in the reservoir to private .