Contents:

Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations and Terms Explained x Chronology xiii Note on the Documents Reproduced xvii 1 The Sardar Sarovar Dam Project: An Overview 2 Early Documents and Decisions Khosla Report, 1965 Narmada Water Dispute, Agreement between Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan, 1974 Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal, Final Order and Decision of the Tribunal, 1979 3 Clearances and Institutional Aspects Clearances Ministry of Environment and Forests, Environmental Clearance, 1987 Ministry of Environment and Forests, Clearance for Diversion of Forest Land, 1987 Parliamentary Questions on Environmental Impact Assessment, 1993 Clearance of the Planning Commission, 1988 Institutional Aspects Constitution of the Narmada Control Authority, 1980 Notification Setting up the Grievances Redressal Authority of Madhya Pradesh, 2000 4 Drinking Water and Benefits to Drought-Prone Areas Sardar Sarovar Project Benefits to Saurashtra and Kachchh Areas in Gujarat, 1992 Narmada Control Authority, Drinking Water from Sardar Sarovar Project, 1991 Kachchh Jal Sankat Nivaran Samiti v. Gujarat, 2005 vi The Sardar Sarovar Dam Project: Selected Documents 5 Documents Pertaining to the 1994 Writ Petition of the Narmada Bachao Andolan Supreme Court Order Restraining Further Construction of the Dam, May 1995 Supreme Court Order Allowing Construction up to 85 Metres, 1999 Affidavit of the State of Madhya Pradesh, 2000 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, Majority Judgment, October 2000 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, Minority Judgment of Justice S.P. Bharucha, October 2000 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, Review Petition, November 2000 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, Supreme Court Review Orders, March 2001 6 Resettlement 265 B.D. Sharma v. Union of India, 1991 Letter from the Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 1993 Pradip Prabhu v. State of Maharashtra, 1995 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, (Petition 328 of 2002) Supreme Court Order, September 2002 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, (Petition 328 of 2002) Supreme Court Order, April 2004 Order of the Grievance Redressal Authority, Madhya Pradesh, 2004 Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, (Petition 328 of 2002) Supreme Court Judgment, March 2005 Special Rehabilitation Package Narmada Valley Development Authority, Proposal for Amending the Terms of Resettlement and Rehabilitation under the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal, 2001 Narmada Control Authority, Consideration of Proposal for Special Rehabilitation Package, 2001 Narmada Valley Development Department, Terms of Special Rehabilitation Package, 2001 Documents Relating to the Decision to Raise the Level of the Dam from 110.64 to 121.92 Metres, 2006 Resettlement and Rehabilitation Sub-group, Clearance for Construction up to 121.92 Metres, March 2006 Narmada Control Authority, NCA Decision, March 2006 Group of Ministers, Note on the Assessment of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Sites and Submergence of Villages of the Sardar Sarovar Project, April 2006 Union of India, Status of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, April 2006 Status of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Submission of Shri Shanti Bhushan, April 2006 Supreme Court Order of 17 April 2006 Supreme Court Order of 8 May 2006 Shunglu Committee Report, July 2006 Supreme Court Order of 10 July 2006 7 Project Assessments The Morse Report and Official Responses Bradford Morse & Thomas R. Berger, Sardar Sarovar – Report of the Independent Review, 1992 Letter from Mr Chitale, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources to Mr Vergin, World Bank Concerning the Morse Report, 1992 Government of Gujarat, Comment on the Report of the Independent Review Mission on Sardar Sarovar Project, 1992 Reports of Other Organisations, Committees and Public Hearings Report of the Five Member Group, 1994 Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights, 2000 Justice S.M. Daud Report, 2001 Jan Sunwai, 2002 395 8 Financial Aspects Narmada River Development (Gujarat) Sardar Sarovar Dam and Power Project – International Development Association Loan Agreement, 1985 World Bank, Office Memorandum from Ibrahim Shihata to Joseph Wood, 1993 World Bank – Project Completion Report, 1995 Operations Evaluation Department – Memorandum to Executive Directors on the Sardar Sarovar Dam and Power Project, 1995 9 International Documents Official Documents International Labour Organisation Convention 107, 1957 ILO, Individual Observation Concerning Convention 107, 1998 ILO, Individual Direct Request Concerning Convention 107, 2005 Group of Ministers, Note on the Assessment of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Sites and Submergence of Villages of the Sardar Sarovar Project, April 2006 Union of India, Status of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, April 2006 Status of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Submission of Shri Shanti Bhushan, April 2006 Supreme Court Order of 17 April 2006 Supreme Court Order of 8 May 2006 Shunglu Committee Report, July 2006 Supreme Court Order of 10 July 2006 10 Additional Resources List of All Documents Reproduced in Chronological Order Selected References on the Sardar Sarovar Project Selected Internet Sites Maps Map 1. Area of the Sardar Sarovar Project Map 2. Proposed Command Area of the Sardar Sarovar Project Map 3. Proposed Coverage of Narmada Pipeline Water Supply Project Map 4. Sardar Sarovar Project Submergence Area Index

Reviews

'The Sardar Sarovar Project is one of India's most important stories, with a relevance beyond the country's borders, but alas, memories are short and the relevant material becomes quickly unavailable. That is why this book is extremely important. Here, Philippe Cullet has brought together all the major documents relating to this fascinating and often disturbing story. This is a very valuable achievement, and I am sure that this is going to be a basic reference book for many years to come.' -Ramaswamy R. Iyer, New Delhi India. 'Lethal forms of developmentalism which cause as well as silence the voices of human suffering need careful archival as a resource for the renewal of human rights futures. This painstaking documentation speaks to us about the production of human rightlessness in the name of development and in so doing contributes to solidarity struggles against it. It should remain a compulsory reading both for the votaries and critics of development paradigms.' -Upendra Baxi, University of Warwick, UK.