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Sardar Sarovar Project is a multipurpose mega-scale dam. It required relocation of around two and half lakh people from the villages. Issues of the relocation and proper rehabilitations of the project-affected people were first raised by the local activist groups. It was around 1988-89 that the issues crystallized under the banner of the NBA-a loose collective of local voluntary organizations.

Questions:

(i) Why is the Sardar Sarovar Project mentioned as multipurpose mega-scale dam?

(ii) Why was it opposed by the villagers?

(iii) Name the organizations which led the movement against this project.

(iv) What was the main demand of the local activist group?

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India adopted a democratic approach to the question of diversity. Democracy allows the political expression of regional aspirations and does not look upon them as anti-national. Besides, democratic politics allows parties and groups to address the people on the basis of their regional identity aspirations and their regional problems.

Questions:

(i) Which type of diversity exists in India?

(ii) Name any two political parties that represent regional identity.

(iii) Mention any one movement that expressed regional aspirations.

(iv) How does democracy treat the regional issues and problems.

Answer:

(i) The Sardar Sarovar Dam is great dam on the Narmada River near Navagam, Gujarat m India, It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada River. So it is ailed a mega-scale dam.

(ii) The relocation for villagers because of the construction of the dam would result in submerged of 245 villages and this made them to oppose the project.

(iii) Green Organization in US.

(iv) The main demand of the local activist group was just rehabilitation of all those who were directly of indirect affect by the project.

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(i) Diversity in cultures, religion, communities and language

(ii) Congress and BJP.

(iii) Narmada Bachao Andolan

(iv) It allows everyone to express their ideas and treats regional issues with utmost interest.