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December 1999

December 19 1999	"Detailed Discussions With People's Organisations In January State Govt To File Affidavit In Narmada Case Only After Discussions With NBA" : Maharashtra CM
December 16 1999	Maharashtra Organisations Hold Jan-Vikas Parishad In Nagpur Organisations To Make Non-Party Politics Intense, Effective
December 11 1999	Eminent persons and Human Rights organisations in Gujarat condemn the attack on Narmada Bachao Andolan
December 9 1999	Armed Thugs Attack NBA office; Office Ransacked, Documents Destroyed
December 9 1999	People's Movements In Mumbai Condemn Attack On NBA Office
December 2 1999	Narmada Valley Peasants Oppose WTO and Globalisation Impressive Rally in Anjad with Hundred Bullock Carts

November 1999

November 30 1999	No German Money For Maheshwar Project; Demonstration Of Maheshwar Dam Affected People At German Embassy
November 29 1999	Human Rights And Environmental Violations in Maheshwar Project; Revoke Environmental and Techno-Economic Clearance
November 4 1999	Proposed Kar Seva Against the Farmers, Adivasis And Marginalised People; NBA Challenges Joshi, Govt. For Open Debate On SSP Benefits & Rehabilitation

October 1999

October 15 1999	Narmada Satyagraha concludes with reassertion of resolve to dare unjust submergence : Villages gear up for Nav-Nirman People Hold Government Guilty of Violation of Laws and Constitution, Demand Punishment
October 10 1999	Letter From Medha Patkar to the Prime Minister of India, Mr. A.B.Vajpayee
October 09 1999	Conclusion Programme of The Narmada Satyagraha; October 12, 1999; Domkhedi-Jalsindhi
October 06 1999	Judicial Reforms Needed For Justice To People Impressive Rally in Dhule, Resolve To Continue The Struggle
October 05 1999	Narmada Satyagrahis Released By Nandurbar Court Dharna and Fast by Medha and Others to Be Withdrawn on Wednesday
October 04 1999	Third Day Of Indefinite Fast Of Medha And Others In Dhule Jail Taloda Court Rejects NBA Application Again Dy.CM Munde Keeps Mum
October 03 1999	NBA To Serve Legal Notice To Chief Minister Rane For Defamation And Threats Tribals From Jail Challenge CM To Show Land For Resettlement Indefinite fast by Medha and others continues on 2nd day Ninth day of Dharna
October 02 1999	Five More Join Medha In Indefinite Fast In Dhule Jail NBA Dares Rane To Prove Claims And Charges
October 01 1999	Medha Patkar Declares Indefinite Fast In Dhule Jail
October 01 1999	NBA Condemns Arrogance And Ignornace Of Narayan Rane Challenges Him To Prove Land Availability For R&R Medha And Others Issue Statement From Dhule

September 1999

September 30th 1999	Court Rules That Agitations Like NBA Are A Fundamental Right Dhule Dharna Enters 7th Day Support From Maheshwar Oustees
September 29th 1999	District Court Quashes Prohibitory Detention Of Medha And Others Retains Arrests Under Other Sections College Students In Dhule Protest As Dharna Enters Fifth Day
September 28th 1999	Harsud Day Pledge Reiterated At Dhule Dharna Token Fast By Arrested Satyagrahis
September 27th 1999	Farmers Organisations Must Take Up Displacement Issue Kisan Sangharsha Samiti Questions Sharad Joshi's Stand
September 26th 1999	Farmers Organisations Must Support Narmada Struggle Appeal By Dr Sunilam Of Kisan Sangharsha Samiti
September 25th 1999	Indefinite Dharna In Dhule Against Arrests NBA Demans Unconditional Release, Dialogue And Compensation
September 23rd 1999	386 arrested in Dhadgaon as police clamp SEC. 144; Many beaten up badly, dragged, without food
September 22nd 1999	Medha Patkar and 300 people still under arrest at Dhadgaon Indefinite Dharna starts as villagers from the Narmada Villages reach Dhadgaon People at Jalsindhi still in one feet water - Satyagraha continues
September 21th 1999 (10:30pm IST)	Hundreds arrested in shoulder-deep water at Domkhedi Others still standing in rising waters
September 21th 1999 (5:00pm IST)	Samarpit Dal in shoulder deep water Water enters Luharia's house in Jalsindhi Waters continue to rise
September 18th 1999	Medha and sixty others detained in Pipalchop while facing SSP submergence Satyagraha continues
September 17th 1999	Waters Rise In The Narmada Valley Satyagraha centres, fields and houses threatened with submergence
September 16th 1999	Water Almost Reached Where Medha And Others Protesting Narmada Valley to Face Submergence Due To SSP Again Satyagrahis Dispersed In Villages To Dare Waters
September 13th 1999	Towards just and sustainable development New phase of the Andolan begins Come to the Valley on the 27-28th Sept 1999
September 7th 1999	Maheshwar Resettlement Claims Untrue
September 4th 1999	Symbolic 'submergence' of NVDA office by Nimad youth; Satyagraha continues despite submergence

August 1999

August 28th 1999	All Party Candidates in Akrani - Nandurbar Constituency Support NBA Grassroot movements in Europe, Latin America appeal President to intervene in Narmada situation to protest the rights of the tribals
August 26th 1999	Massive demonstration at Dhadgaon: Protest of people against corruption and liquor; Candidates of all parties declare their support to NBA from Lokmanch platform;
August 24th 1999	The Satyagraha in the Narmada valley intensifies: Road Block at Rajghat bridge
August 16th 1999	Candles lit on 14th midnight at Gateway of India to save Narmada Valley One more attempt and conspiracy by vested interests to malign NBA
August 13th 1999	SSP Backwaters destroy farms and houses: Protests against the submergence in many parts of the country
August 12th 1999	Medha Patkar and others released : Satyagraha continues as people replace those arrested at Domkhedi : Arundhati Roy reaches the Valley 62 Satyagrahis arrested after daring the SSP submergence for over 15 hours
August 11th 1999	Narmada villagers and activists standing three feet in submergence water in Domkhedi
August 10th 1999	Narmada floodwaters enter Satyagraha place: People unmoved
August 8th 1999	Karnad, Ananthmurthy ask President to decommission SSP
August 7th 1999	SSP Waters Rise Again, Six Feet Below Satyagraha Site
August 3rd 1999	Arundhati Roy's "Rally For The Valley" reaches Jalsindhi
August 2nd 1999	Another cowardly act of Gujarat Government; Attempt to prevent the people going to Satayagraha

July 1999

July 28th 1999	Manibeli children protest for school; Will submergence take away their 'Jeevan Shala'?
July 24th 1999	Statement against the attempts to suppress freedom of speech and expression
July 23rd 1999	Renowned personalities demand stoppage of the Narmada dam; Satyagraha completes one month; Submergence threat persists
July 23rd 1999	Backwaters level of SSP fluctuates
July 21st 1999	Slight decrease in backwater level in Narmada
July 20th 1999	SSP waters only 3 meters below Satyagraha site
July 19th 1999	Narmada Waters Rising, Medha and other Satyagrahis determined to face submergence
July 14th 1999	Solidarity programmes in support of Narmada Satyagraha all over India
July 12th 1999	People Demand Review Of SSP With A New Tribunal and Public Hearing
July 10th 1999	Narmada Satyagraha, Fast Continues
July 8th 1999	Sardar Sarovar Silts Claim One Victim
July 5th 1999	Medha, Bawa, Sitarambhai and six others start fast against injustice
July 1st 1999	Satyagraha enters 12th day

June 1999

June 26th 1999	Arundhati Roy Donates Booker Prize Amount to the Narmada Bachao Andolan
June 21th 1999	Narmada Satyagraha Begins Fast by Samarpit Dal from 4th to 12th July
June 6th 1999	Tribals - Peasants Will Face Unjust Submergence Satyagraha To Begin From 20 June

May 1999

May 25th 1999	People Expose Govt. Claim Of Land Availability
May 4th 1999	Narmada Tribals Meet Maharashtra Chief Minister
May 3rd 1999	M.P. Government Accepts Most Demands of NBA : Fast Ends

April 1999

April 20th 1999	Madhya Pradesh Govt Goes to Supreme Court Over New Tribunal
April 20th 1999	Foreign Companies withdraw from Maheshwar Project
April 12th 1999	Indefinite Fast by Narmada Dam Oustees Commences
April 11th 1999	Move To Scuttle Committee For Examining Resettlement
April 10th 1999	Noted Trade Unionist Vasant Khanolkar Passes Away
April 9th 1999	People To Expose Govt. Claims About Land And Resettlement
April 8th 1999	Social Justice Dept. to Send Team to Reassess Status Of Rehabilitation
April 5th 1999	Indefinite Dharna in Bhopal By Affected People
April 4th 1999	Human Rights Receives Rousing Welcome
April 2nd 1999	Human Rights March Flagged Off

March 1999

March 25th 1999	One More Attempt To Malign The NBA
March 24th 1999	Human Rights March By Narmada Oustees From April 1
March 19th 1999	Rehabilitation Officer Admits Affidavits Are False