Submergence Village Chotabadada, Madhya Pradesh.
In this short clip, Kammujiji explains the loss of forest and trees due to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and exposes the claims of the Government regarding the compensatory a-forestation.
Kamala Yadav is a firebrand woman leader and full time activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). Popularly called Kammujiji, she is the part of the Samarpit Dal (dedicated squad) of the NBA. Her village Chotabadada is one of the 245 villages that fall in the submergence zone of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). Kammujiji has been carrying out several responsibilities for the movement both within the Narmada Valley and outside the valley representing the NBA. Her most important role has been to face the rising waters of the dam as part of the Samarpit Dal of the NBA and to carry out fasts in support of the demands of the movement.
Interview duration:
0:01:39
Language:
Hindi, with subtitles in English
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