No stay on construction of Narmada dam: GoG rubbishes rumor


Gandhinagar,12 December 2014

There’s no stay against ongoing construction work on Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam site, clarified Gujarat government spokesperson minister Nitinbhai Patel in Gandhinagar today after a group of media persons reached his office to seek clarification following misleading details circulated on social media.

Supreme Court of India’s weekly affair with social justice issues began with petition seeking rehabilitation for Narmada valley displaced people. Narmada Bachao Andolan was represented by Prashant Bhushan and others. In this first case before Social Justice Bench of Supreme Court, Justice Madan B Lokur and Uday Umesh Lalit asked concerned parties including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments to file their reply. Next hearing will take place on 9 January.