NBA says govt surveys for dam wrong

On the banks of Narmada, according to the release, in the village of Jalsindhi the elevation of the lowest house, as per the papers given by the government is 101.5 meters. However, as per the independent measurement, the house is actually at 98.4 meters, 3.1 meters short of the government figures.

The release further said that the study also found that the Hapeshwar temple, the benchmark, is off by three meters and so were the readings of the water levels measured by the government at this site in the past years. The release said that the benchmarks are supposedly to be highly accurate, even to the last millimeter.

The release claimed that this proved a gross underestimation of the effects of submergence in the Narmada valley during this monsoon and after. “Hundreds of families, who did not find their names as affected persons will have to pay for this callousness. The affidavits submitted in the Supreme Court about the people who will get affected this monsoon, and the steps taken to rehabilitate them will also be proved wrong by this,” the release stated.