Bhopal: The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) today demanded that the permission given by Union Ministry of Environment and Forest to a private firm for filling the Maheshwar dam upto a height of 154 meters should be immediately withdrawn.
The permission granted to M/s S Kumars for filling the dam was based on false information given by the company, the Madhya Pradesh government and the Khargone collector, NBA leader Alok Agrawal alleged while talking to reporters here. On August 27 last year, the company had illegally filled the dam upto a level of 154 metres, because of which many houses and fields in various villages were submerged. The permission could lead to risking the lives of people, he said, adding that a protest rally against it would be held on May 13.
PTI