Independent People’s Tribunal of 4 Judges visits
Sardar Sarovar Project Areas
Receives applications from hundreds of oustees complaining of
gross violations and unlawful submergence
Badwani | 11th Sep, 2015: A Panel of three retired and well-known Justices of various High Courts including Jst. P.C Jain (Rajasthan High Court), Jst. Nag Mohan Das (Karnataka High Court) and Jst. V.D. Gyanai (Madhya Pradesh High Court) visited numerous villages in the Dharampuri, Manavar, Kukshi and Badwani Tehsils of the Sardar Sarovar Project affected areas today and received a large number of complaints / representations of violations of law and policy in the rehabilitation process, corruption and submergence of properties as well as atrocities on the poor, dalits and adivasis by the State.
The Panel of Judges was invited by a team of distinguished citizens including Jst (Retd.) Rajinder Sacher [Retd. Chief Justice, Delhi High Court].; Syeda Hameed [Former Member, Planning Commission of India and National Commission for Women]; Sagar Sarhadi, Senior film maker, short story and play writer, writer, director and producer;Prof. Anil Sadgopal,Eminent Educationalist and Founder, All India Forum on Right to Education.; Ramdas Bhatkal, Founder, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai and Senior Litterateur and Anand Patwardhan, Internationally Acclaimed Film Maker on Developmental and Human Rights Issues, to hear the oustees and also invite the State agencies for a hearing and give its findings on the legality of the decisions of the Government of India to pursue the dam work in the light of large number of complaints of denial of R&R from the oustees as well as official evidence from the orders of the GRAs, Jst. Jha Commission, High Court and Supreme Court as well as other authorities.
The Judges patiently held hearings in different villages including Khalghat, DharampuriTownship as well as Vill. Semalda(Teh. Manavar) and Villages Chhota Barda, Pipri andChikalda, Kadmal, Khaparkheda and Nisarpur (Tehsil Kukshi); heard out the oustees, especially elderly persons and women who poured out their grievances of denial of R&R, poor quality amenities at the resettlement sites, massive corruption, unlawful submergence in 2012-13 etc.
The Judges were brief about the irregularities in the back water level surveys by the oustees of Gazipura and denial of livelihood based rehabilitation to the landless. Fish workers of Semalda demanded right to fisheries in the reservoir and alleged no response from the state despite umpteen representations. Farmers from Chhota Barda and Pipri claimed that since they have become owners of their acquired lands / houses, as per the new Land Acquisition Act, the ongoing dam work and attempts to submerge their properties is a gross legal violation. Farmers, workers, adivasis, fisher families from Chikalda, Nisarpur and other villages demanded that the Govt. must first come clean on the true state of land and livelihood based R&R and conduct oustee-wise, village wise fresh surveys before undertaking any further work on the dam.
“In a four hour long visit, I found people still living in the orginal villages and have not rehabilitated. It is unfortunate that the government promise but backtrack when it comes to their rehabilitation. Displacing people without rehabilitation is a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India”, said Justice V.D. Gyani.
“I am shocked to see the scenario here. It is wrong and illegal to displace people without rehabilitation”, commented Justice Jain. “The pain of the people here is deeper than the depth of the Sardar Sarovar Dam”, added Justice Jain after hearing the complaints of the oustees in the villages he visited.
Justice Das who visited the valley for the first time said, “I have read in books about the struggle by the people in the Narmada valley over 30 years”. “Gradually the practice of agriculture of is being declined. The policies results are such that the farmers are discouraged go ahead with agriculture. Agriculture must be respected and encouraged”, he added.
On this occasion social activist Ms. Medha Patkar informed that there are 16,000 families who were earlier declared under submergence at the 122 m height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam but now when the height of the dam is being increased to 17 meters these same families are excluded from the list.
The Judges are to conclude their visit late evening and undertake a detailed hearing called “Jan Adalat” at Rajghat, Badwani tomorrow from 11 a.m. onwards in the presence of thousands of oustees and are likely to announce their interim Opinion / Findings, based on their observations and assessment of the legal and field situation. The Panel shall be joined by Jst. (Retd.) N.K. Modi (M.P. High Court) tomorrow.
Amateur Tvesa Malik reigns supreme at DGC
Amateur Tvesa Malik reigns supreme at DGC
New Delhi, 11th September 2015: Amateur Tvesa Malik saw off a strong challenge from Sharmila Nicollet and Amandeep Drall, carding 2 over 74 to bag her maiden title after the final round of the 16th Leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at the Delhi Golf Club here on Friday. The INR 6,00,000 event culminated today.
Tvesa, who started the day in the second position, played with extreme caution in difficult conditions to end with a total score of 221 after 54 holes. She started well, carding two consecutive birdies on the 1st and 2nd holes. A double bogey on the 4th was followed by a birdie on the 5th, but she dropped another shot on the 9th. On her return, she dropped three more shots on the 13th, 15th and 16thholes before she ended her campaign with a birdie on the 18th. Her card of 2 over 74 was enough for her to annex her first title by a margin of two strokes. Her tally of four birdies was the best by any golfer on the day.
Rookie Amandeep Drall returned with a score of 3 over 75 to finish runners-up and walk away with the winner’s cheque by virtue of being a professional. She carded three birdies in her front nine on the 4th, 6th and 7th holes as against a bogey and a double on the 8thand 9th holes respectively. The Panchkula golfer played a birdie-less back nine with three bogies on the 13th, 14th and 16th holes.
Hero Motocorp sponsorsed Sharmila Nicollet finished with a score of 6 over 78 to occupy the third spot. The overnight leader started cautiously and carded two birdies on the 6th and 8th holes, which were neutralized by bogies on the 3rd and 9th holes. However, her return journey was marred by errors, with bogies on the 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 17th holes, a double on the 11th hole and just a lone birdie on the 14th. She ended with a total of 224 after 54 holes.
Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana returned with a level par score, the best score of the day to finish fourth. Ankita’s card consisted of two birdies on the 7th and 14th holes, along with the same number of bogies on the 1st and 11th. She finished with a total score of 225.
Amateur Diksha Dagar took the fifth spot with a total of 226. Diksha carded three birdies on the 11th, 14th and 15th holes and could have finished higher but for bogies on the 9th, 10th, 17th and 18th along with a double bogey on the 6th hole. Her score of 3 over 75 was enough for her to secure a top-5 finish..
Delhi’s Vani Kapoor and Kolkata’s Smriti Mehra ended tied sixth with identical totals of 227. Hero Order of Merit leader Vani returned with a card of 1 over 71, while Smriti Mehra carded 4 over 76
Local girl Gauri Monga finished eighth with a total of 228, followed by Kapurthala’s Gursimar Badwal in the ninth spot with a total score of 231.
The Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2015 comprises a total of nineteen legs spanning across key locations in India
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