Question

what were the main cause of narmada bacho andolan ?

Answer 1

Narmada Bachao Andolan movement was a massive social movement organised by Medha Patkar. The main cause of this movement was large scale dam construction besides the Narmada River. This caused huge displacement of people in these areas due to the slow progress of government's rehabilitation policy.

Answer 2

The main cause of this movement was large scale dam construction besides the Narmada River. This caused huge displacement of people in these areas due to the slow progress of government's rehabilitation policy.

The movement also argued that construction of these dams led to

environmental hazards and demanded to stop the construction work of Narmada Project.