VILLAGE KADMAL, MADHYA PRADESH
Narmada is the only river where you can fill your jug and drink its water directly at the origin of the river and drink at the end of the river too…the rivers which flow, the rivers which crash against the mountains, crash on stones, this process works as an in-built filter…when the river waters fall down from the top, when she runs into boulders, the rippling sound the river makes, all these are natural filters. When a river’s flow, its speed is obstructed (by a dam), how would the filtering happen? The water is bound to become dirty…
Sitarambhai Patidar
Member of the Samarpit Dal, the dedicated squad of the Narmada Bachao Andolan( NBA), Sitarambhai was a great narrator of fables and stories. Sitarambhai fought with all his might till the very end against the building of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). A very knowledgeable person and an oustee himself, he explains the significance of the Narmada River in an articulate manner. He talks of the economic, social and religious significance of the Narmada River in his clip here. Sitarambhai explains why rivers should remain free flowing and that it is a folly to stop the flow of rivers by dams. This is a must listen clip for all those who wish to understand the river Narmada when it was flowing free before the building of the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
Interview Duration:
00:36:35
Language:
Hindi and Nimadi, Subtitles in English
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