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Narmada River |
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Narmada Riveror Nerbudda RiverRiver, central India. Rising in Madhya Pradesh state, it is 801 mi (1,289 km) long. It flows west into the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) and forms the traditional boundary between Hindustan and the Deccan. Called Namade by the Greek geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, it has always been an important route between the Arabian Sea and the Ganges (Ganga) River valley. It is a pilgrimage route for Hindus, who regard it their most sacred river after the Ganges. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Grassroots groups in the Narmada River Valley, largely under women s leadership, have built a transnational coalition to oppose the darns that threatened to submerge thousands of villages, and displace more than 10 million people. The final paper by Harsh Sethia, a journalist, is entitled "Micro-struggles, NGOs and the State," paying prime attention to the Narmada River dam in Maharashtra. Even the World Bank has been forced to reconsider its strategies to avoid more catastrophes like its Polomoroeste project in the Brazilian Amazon, or its development of the Narmada river basin in India, which displaced thousands. |
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