APPENDIX 1
The main features of the Tribunal Award are as follows:
(i) |
Height of the dam: |
FRL 138.68 m (455 Ft.) |
(ii) |
Submergence area: |
Submergence at Full Reservoir Level 37,533 ha.
(a) Forest Area 13,385 ha.
(b) Cultivable Area 11.279 In
(c) Area under riverbed and barren and uncultivable 12,869 ha. |
(iii) |
Allocation of Narmuda water: |
Total 28 Million Acre Feet (MAF)
MP 18.25 MAF
GJ 9.00 MAF
Mil 0.25 MAF
RJ 0.50 MAF |
(iv) |
Annual Irrigation by Sardar Sarovar Project: |
Annual irrigation 18 lacs ha. in Gujarat, 0.75 lacs ha. in Rajasthan and 0.38 lacs ha in Maharashtra. |
(v) |
Drinking water supply for GJ: |
8215 Villages (45% of total villages of GJ) and 135 urban centers covering population of about 30 million people in the drought prone areas of Saurashtra and Kutch. |
(vi) |
Power Generation: |
1450 MW |
(vii) |
Power allocation: |
MP 57%
MH 27%
GJ 1 6% |
Gujarat is to provide rehabilitation and civic amenities for the oustee families (also called PAFs) from MP & MH who are willing to migrate and to be resettled in Gujarat on the following scale: Land: Every Project Affected Family PAFs from whom more than 25% of their land holding is acquired, will get irrigable land to the extent of land acquired subject to a minimum of 2 ha. (5 acres) per family and subject to the maximum prescribed in the land ceiling law, every major son will be treated as a separate family.
- A residential plot of 60x90 free of cost.
- An assistance of Rs.45,000,- for construction of Core 1 louse.
- Resettlement Grant: Rs. 750/- per family.
- Grant in aid: Upto Rs. 500/- per family.
- For every 50 Families: A drinking water well with trough and a platform,
- For every 100 Families: A primary school with 3 rooms
- For every 500 Families: A panchayat ghar. a dispensary. a seed store, a children's park, and a village pond.
APPENDIX 2
The Apex Court issued 10 directions in its order, namely-
- Construction of the dam will continue as per the Award of the Tribunal.
- As the Relief and Rehabilitation Sub-group has cleared the construction up to 90 meters, the same can be undertaken immediately. Further raising of the height will be only pari passu with the implementation of the relief and rehabilitation and on the clearance by the Relief and Rehabilitation Sub-group. The Relief and Rehabilitation Sub-Group will give clearance of further construction after consulting the three Grievances Redressal Authorities.
- The Environment Sub-group under the Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India will consider and give, at each stage of the construction of the dam, environment clearance before further construction beyond 90 meters can be undertaken.
- The permission to raise the dam height beyond 90 meters will be given by the Narmada Control Authority, from time to time, after it obtains the above-mentioned clearances from the Relief and Rehabilitation Sub group and the Environment Sub-group.
- The reports of the Grievances Redressal Authorities, and of Madhya Pradesh in particular, shows that there is a considerable slackness in the work of identification of land, acquisition of suitable land and the consequent steps necessary to be taken to rehabilitate the project oustees. We direct the States of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat to implement the Award and give relief and rehabilitation to the oustees in terms of the packages offered by them and these States shall comply with any direction in this regard which is given either by the NCA or the Review Committee or the Grievances Redressal Authorities.
- Even though there has been substantial compliance with the conditions imposed under the environment clearance the NCA and the Environment Sub-group will continue to monitor and ensure that all steps are taken not only to protect but also to restore and improve the environment.
- The NCA will within four weeks from today draw up an Action Plan in relation to further construction and the relief and rehabilitation work to be undertaken. Such an Action Plan will fix a time frame so as to ensure relief and rehabilitation pari passu with the increase in the height of the dam. Each State shall abide by the terms of the action plan so prepared by the NCA and in the event of any dispute or difficulty arising, representation may be made to the Review Committee. However, each State shall be bound to comply with the directions of the NCA with regard to the acquisition of land for the purpose of relief and rehabilitation to the extent and within the period specified by the N.C.A.
- The Review Committee shall meet whenever required to do so in the event of there being any un-resolved dispute on an issue which is before the NCA. In any event the Review Committee shall meet at least once in three months so as to oversee the progress of construction of the dam and implementation of the R&R programmes.
- If for any reason serious differences in implementation of the Award arise and the same cannot be resolved in the Review Committee, the Committee may refer the same to the Prime Minister whose decision, in respect thereof, shall be final and binding on all concerned.
- The Grievances Redressal Authorities will be at liberty, in case the need arises, to issue appropriate directions to the respective States for due implementation of the R&R programmes and in case of non- implementation of its directions, the GRAs will be at liberty to approach the Review Committee for appropriate orders.
Every endeavour shall be made to see that the project is completed as expeditiously as possible. |
A report on the resettlement and rehabilitation prgoramme in gujarat
