Narmada Dam project

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dam project hydroelectric project river development project

The Narmada Dam project is a large and controversial river development and hydroelectric scheme in India, widely debated for its environmental and social impacts, including displacement of local communities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Narmada Valley Development Project 3
Narmada Canal system 1
Sardar Sarovar Dam 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dam project ⓘ
hydroelectric project ⓘ
river development project ⓘ
benefitClaim drinking water supply to urban and rural areas ⓘ
increased hydroelectric power generation capacity ⓘ
increased irrigation potential in drought-prone regions ⓘ
controversialFor displacement of local communities ⓘ
environmental impact ⓘ
impact on indigenous peoples ⓘ
rehabilitation and resettlement issues ⓘ
submergence of agricultural land ⓘ
submergence of forests ⓘ
country India ⓘ
developer Government of India ⓘ
state governments of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan ⓘ
governingBody Narmada Control Authority ⓘ
impact alteration of riverine ecosystems ⓘ
changes in downstream flow patterns ⓘ
large-scale displacement of people ⓘ
loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ
submergence of villages ⓘ
keyLegalCase Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India ⓘ
legalDispute cases before the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
locatedInState Gujarat ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Narmada ⓘ
surface form: Narmada River
mainDam Indira Sagar Dam ⓘ
Maheshwar Dam ⓘ
Omkareshwar Dam ⓘ
Sardar Sarovar Dam ⓘ
majorPlanningReport Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal Award ⓘ
opposedBy Medha Patkar ⓘ
Narmada Bachao Andolan ⓘ
various environmental groups ⓘ
planningStarted 1940s ⓘ
purpose drinking water supply ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
subjectOf intense public debate in India ⓘ
international human rights critiques ⓘ
numerous environmental impact assessments ⓘ
supportedBy Government of Gujarat ⓘ
sections of agricultural communities in Gujarat ⓘ
tribunalAwardYear 1979 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabarmati River → connectedTo → Narmada Dam project ⓘ
this entity surface form: Narmada Canal system
Narmada → hasDam → Narmada Dam project ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sardar Sarovar Dam
Arundhati Roy → hasWrittenOn → Narmada Dam project ⓘ
Omkareshwar Dam → partOf → Narmada Dam project ⓘ
this entity surface form: Narmada Valley Development Project
Bargi Dam → partOfProject → Narmada Dam project ⓘ
this entity surface form: Narmada Valley Development Project
Indira Sagar Dam → partOfProject → Narmada Dam project ⓘ
this entity surface form: Narmada Valley Development Project