The Narmada Bachao Aandolan was opposed to the construction of which of the following project?

(1) Nehru Sarover Project
(2) Indira Sarover Project
(3) Sardar Sarover Project
(4) Mahatma Gandhi Sarovar Project

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The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) was opposed to the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project, which is option (3). The Sardar Sarovar Project is a large dam project on the Narmada River in India. NBA is a social movement that was formed to protest against the environmental and social impacts of the dam project and to advocate for the rights of local communities affected by it. It was led by Medha Patkar.

Since its inception, the NBA linked its opposition to the Sardar Sarovar Project with larger issues concerning the nature of ongoing developmental projects, the efficacy of the model of development that the country followed and what constituted a public interest in a democracy. It demanded that there should be a cost-benefit analysis of the major developmental projects completed in the country so far. The movement argued that larger social costs of developmental projects must be calculated in such an analysis. The social included forced resettlement of the project-affected people, a serious loss of their means of livelihood and culture and depletion of ecological resources.