CMS Vatavaran 'Dammed' documentary film screening at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 30th May 2014

Time : 7:00 pm onwards

Duration : 50 mins

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : Call  91-11-43663333 (Habitat World) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.

Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations :
'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : CMS Vatavaran 'Dammed' documentary film screening. 

Over 11 million Indians have been 'displaced' by large dams. Onkareshwar Dam shall displace another 50,000 and Sardar Sarovar over 2,00,000. In September 2012, the NHDC, in-charge of the Onkareshwar Dam, decided to raise the water level, in defiance of the orders of the High Court. The residents of 30 villages of the reservoir area of the Omkareshwar Dam sat on a Jal Satyagraha. After 17 days, the state government announced that it would implement the orders of the Supreme Court of India. The irony was complete. NHDC Limited, and its band-wagon of foreign banks and investors have made 90 per cent profit after tax in the last three years. While the corporations make super profits, the poorest of the poor become the orphans of the dams. 

Director : Kavita Bahl & Nandan Saxena

Language : English / Hindi

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