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What are the causes of Narmada Bachao Andolan movement?


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Narmada Bachao Andolan also was known as NBA is a social movement formed by activist Medha Patkar. NBA consists of human activist, farmers, Adivasis, and people established on the bank of Narmada river. Their mode of campaign includes court actions, hunger strikes , rallies, and gathering support from notable film and art personalities. Narmada Bachao Andolan, with its leading spokespersons Medha Patkar and Baba Amte , have received the Right Livelihood Award in 1991. 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.


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