Narendra Modi blames Maharashtra for delay in completing Narmada dam

Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 20:35

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Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said permission to install steel radial gates and spillway piers at the Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya (about 100 km from here) was still awaited from the Centre and the Narmada Control Authority.

Addressing a campaign rally at Dabhoi in Vadodara district last evening, Modi blamed Congress-NCP government in neighbouring Maharashtra for the delay.

He said Gujarat was prepared to take steps to protect the interests of people in the neighbouring areas of Maharashtra that would be submerged after the height of dam was raised to 138.62 metres (upon installation of gates).

But the matter was pending before the NCA, and it could not grant permission as Maharashtra had objected, he said.

Modi said no land would be submerged as long as the gates were not closed. The gates would not be closed till rehabilitation issue was sorted out, he said.

Congress-NCP-ruled Maharashtra was creating hurdles in the way of early completion of dam work, but Madhya Pradesh had no objection to NCA granting permission to install radial gates, Modi alleged.

PTI

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First Published: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 20:34

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suresh - guajrat
On three important social indicators, viz life expectancy at birth (LEB), mean years of schooling (MYS) and school life expectancy (SLE), Gujarat is far behind some other states. In Gujarat, the LEB during 2002-06 was 64.1 years and it ranked ninth among major Indian states. In the areas of MYS and SLE, during 2004-05, it ranked seventh and ninth, respectively. Kerala ranked first in all three indicators. Even Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka performed much better than Gujarat.

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sagar - surat
With respect to Human Development Index (HDI), Gujarat`s story is devastating. The HDI for Gujarat, in 2008, was 0.527 and it ranked 10 {+t} {+h} among major states. Kerala stood first (HDI: 0.790), Himachal Pradesh scored 0.652, Punjab 0.605, Maharashtra 0.572 and Haryana 0.552. With respect to three HDI components - income, health and education - Gujarat does not present a shining story. In this respect, states like Kerala took the lead in every sector, while Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal did better than Gujarat.

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kiran - rajkot
It is found that inequality with respect to income, education and health is higher in Gujarat than some of the major states. Shockingly, in terms of hunger - as revealed by the `State Hunger Index 2008` - Gujarat ranked 13th among 17 big states and worse than Orissa.

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hitesh - vapi
With respect to Human Development Index (HDI), Gujarat`s story is devastating. The HDI for Gujarat, in 2008, was 0.527 and it ranked 10 {+t} {+h} among major states. Kerala stood first (HDI: 0.790), Himachal Pradesh scored 0.652, Punjab 0.605, Maharashtra 0.572 and Haryana 0.552. With respect to three HDI components - income, health and education - Gujarat does not present a shining story. In this respect, states like Kerala took the lead in every sector, while Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal did better than Gujarat.