Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Rise of Popular Movements

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct?


Statement 01: 
The Sardar Sarovar project consisted of 30 big dams, 135 medium-sized and around 3,000 small dams to be constructed on the Narmada and its tributaries that flow across three states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Statement 02: A comprehensive National Rehabilitation Policy formed by the government in 2003 can be seen as an achievement of the movements like the Narmada Bachao Andolan.

Options:

Only Statement 01 is true

Only Statement 02 is true

Both the Statements are true

Both Statements are false

Correct Answer:

Both the Statements are true

Explanation:

An ambitious developmental project was launched in the Narmada Valley of central India in the early eighties. The project consisted of 30 big dams, 135 medium-sized and around 3,000 small dams to be constructed on the Narmada and its tributaries that flow across three states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Sardar Sarovar Project in Gujarat and the Narmada Sagar Project in Madhya Pradesh were two of the most important and biggest, multi-purpose dams planned under the project. Narmada Bachao Aandolan, a movement to save Narmada opposed the construction of these dams and questioned the nature of ongoing developmental projects in the country.

Arguments and agitations of the movement met vociferous opposition in the States benefiting from the project, especially in Gujarat. At the same time, the point about the right to rehabilitation has been now recognised by the government and the judiciary A comprehensive National Rehabilitation Policy formed by the government in 2003 can be seen as an achievement of the movements like the NBA.