KADANA DAMRAJASTHAN
I have come from Banswara, Rajasthan. The Kadana dam was constructed 22 years back. Some people received compensation and thousands did not. 142 villages of Rajasthan have been submerged by this dam, 53 in Gujarat. People have been impoverished. They do not have food to eat, no clothes to wear. People have to struggle for survival.
The area is hilly and infertile. All their land has been submerged. To feed themselves they go to Junagadh, Ahmedabad, Modasa where they earn a living and feed their families. People are very poor, they have no support, except for mazdoori.
The issue now is that those who are yet to receive compensation should get it and the dams that are being planned should be stopped.