medha patkar is known for her role in narmada bachao andolan.
medha patkar is known for her role in narmada bachao andolan.
who is known for her role in narmada bachao andolan?
medha patkar
section::::narmada bachao andolan with medha patkar.









































in 1990, amte left anandwan for a while to live along the narmada river and joined "narmada bachao andolan" ("save narmada") movement one of whose popular leaders was medha patkar, which fought against both unjust displacement of local inhabitants and damage to the environment due to the construction of the sardar sarovar dam on the narmada river.









































section::::death.









































amte died at one of his leprosy shelters on 9 february 2008 in maharashtra of age-related illnesses.









































section::::awards.









































bullet::::- padma shri, 1971









































bullet::::- ramon magsaysay award, 1985









































bullet::::- padma vibhushan, 1986
baba amte
narmada bachao andolan









































narmada bachao andolan ("nba") is an indian social movement spearheaded by native tribals ("adivasis"), farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against a number of large dam projects across river narmada, which flows through the states of gujarat, madhya pradesh and maharashtra.









































sardar sarovar dam in gujarat is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the first focal points of the movement. it is part of the narmada dam project, whose main aim is to provide irrigation and electricity to people of the above states.
narmada bachao andolan