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The Narmada River Gallery

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~ The Narmada River Gallery Contents ~

{#1 The NBA (Photographs)}{#2 Protest (Photographs)}{#3 Livelihood (Photographs)}

{#4 Ritual (Photographs)}{#5 Tribal (Photographs)}{#6 A River Of Dams (Words)}{#7 Maps}

#2 Protest

The NBA maintains an impressive level of protest in the areas affected by the Maheshwar and SSP dam sites. Over the last ten years there have been many marches, vigils and hunger strikes. On 11th January 2000 Arundhati Roy joined a group of people who will be displaced by the Maheshwar dam (Madhya Pradesh) and occupied the dam construction site. After they were forcibly removed many of the protesters continued the protest by occupying Maheshwar jail for four days.

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Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh. Most of the anti-dam protests are conducted by women.

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The protesters headed down into a large pit so as to make their forced removal more difficult.

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Arundhati Roy joins protesters at the Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh. The dam site was stormed by several thousand protesters at sunrise.

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Arundhati Roy joins protesters at the Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh.

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A policeman watches the protest. Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh.

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Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh

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Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh

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Women protesters at the Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh.

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Police at the Maheshwar dam site, Madhya Predesh.

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Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh. Women protesters remonstrate with police.

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Maheshwar dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh. Arundhati Roy being forcibly removed from the dam site by women police officers. India has been forced to recruit a large female police force because the NBA's protests are conducted mainly by women. In Indian society it is not acceptable for a policeman to tackle female protesters.

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Maheshwar Dam construction site, Madhya Pradesh. Arundhati Roy being forcibly removed from the dam site by women police officers. India has been forced to recruit a large female police force because the NBA's protests are conducted mainly by women. In Indian society it is not acceptable for a policeman to tackle female protesters.

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Protesters close Maheshwar jail's gates to keep the police out.

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Once the protesters had control of Maheshwar jail they covered it in graffiti.

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The protesters occupying Maheshwar jail were supplied with water from the Narmada River. The protesters at this action where from farming communities and villages took it in turns to provide food and water.

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Women protesters sing and dance through the night during the occupation of Maheshwar jail.

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An effigy ready to be burnt in Maheshwar after the jail occupation.

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Protesters on the Maheshwar ghat after the jail occupation.

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