 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sita Raman in her budget speech for the financial year 2022 sanctioned five river linking projects and Pennaar Kaveri have been finalized. Once a consensus is reached among the beneficiary states, the Centre of the Republic provides support for their implementation in parts of South Gujarat where the project could affect 50,000 to 70,000 tribal people. It would cover Dharampur, Valsad, Navsari and Dang districts of the region. Several gatherings have been held in Tappi, Dang and Valsad districts. One such meeting was held in Gandhi Nagar on March 25th when around 5,000 tribals gathered to register their discontent and demand that the project should be called off. Tribal leader Anand Patel, also MLA of Vansa was instrumental in organizing these protests. It envisaged that Gujarat would get the benefit of the Parthapi-Narmada link project through enroute irrigation from the link canal and in the drought-prone Saurashtra-Kach region. The link includes the construction of seven dams, the 395-kilometres-long canal and six powerhouses. Estimated at Rs. 10,211 crores, the Parthapi-Narmada link project is expected to irrigate 2,32,175 hectares. Okai is already existing. These dams are proposed dams. So every dam has its own proposed storage capacity. The total water will be 1330 MCM, which will be transferred the total from here to here. This water will have two types of uses. One, it will provide water in the vicinity of tribal areas. It is very beneficial to tribal areas. Then it will provide irrigation to the enroute areas. Then around 50% water will be taken away from here to here. Then finally here the water left will be used for providing water supply to Kutch area. The report of National Water Development Agency mentions that around 2,509 families would be affected and about 6,065 hectares of land area will be submerged due to the proposed reservoirs. A total of 61 villages will be affected, of which one will be fully submerged and the remaining 60 partly. It is Vankan of Dang district. Dang district has a tribal population as high as 95%. We have been running the railways since last few days. We go to the railways with hunger and thirst, but still the government is not able to give us a job. So for that we will make more progress, this is my opinion. Our caste is ours, our religion is ours, we do not believe in pox, but we will not be able to get up from this village. Because our traditions, Gods, jungles, water, land, we have come here to ask them. So we will not be able to let them go. Have you ever heard of any incident in the village, when you came to know about it? Yes, the government told us in the newspaper that Parthapir, Ringli and Yujna have to move forward. Then people got to know that this is going to be a dam. Everyone will be educated, there will be so many problems. Everyone got to know about it. That is why people started this discussion. We do not make dams. The dam has been surveyed by the government. The dam has not been surveyed by the government. That is why we have to survey it. If anyone comes to survey this village, then what is the role of a Madhu Makhi? So all the sisters you are seeing, they are all Madhu Makhi's daughters. Those who come to our village about the dam. So all the sisters you are seeing, they are Madhu Makhi's daughters. We are going to make dams so that they can go up straight. Why are you not coming? We are not going to get up. We are not going to get up. The people of the jungle and the land are not going to get up. I have been living here for 50 years. My land is my native land. My land is in Dubai. So we have to make dams here. Kilwan Dam. Our rally started in the morning on 28th February. It was our Dharampur day. We had eight rallies today. They have had a lot of meetings with our brothers. We have had the participation in all the rallies. Then our Dharampur district, Shankar Shami's advocate Mandol Bala, they also had the participation. Everyone has sent their MkHBG. They have cancelled our dam. But they have cancelled the dam due to the Calculation. But the extent to which other districts are going to get affected by this project is still not clear. The building of reservoirs is expected to improve the groundwater condition in the vicinity. As per the NWDA report, these reservoirs are to be developed as tourist spots. They're bound to increase the growth of aquatic life like fish, as it is considered productive and would replace the riverine fisheries. There will be an increase in the local and migratory birds because of the waterfronts of the reservoirs. This link has a potential to generate 102 million unit power annually installed in 21 megawatt capacity. But the beneficiaries of this generated power are not defined. It is an irrigation project which will benefit 2.3 lakh hectares of irrigation. The power is secondary and very small, say around 28 megawatt only. Nowadays, 28 megawatt does not have any significant gas. Though over the last few years, Gujarat has been successful in securing its overall energy requirements in which the contribution of hydro is negligible. Even though it is considered multipurpose, primary objective of it is to provide irrigation facilities. There are large water losses to evaporation and percolation and runoff at the tail end of the field. It's the general perception. Approximately 60% of the delivered water is stored in the top layer of the soil where crop roots can extract it for beneficial uses. There is a low consumption fraction and water productivity. The calculation for evaporation losses in DPR is very minute, 40 MCM compared to the scale. We are going to Forestland. You can check Forestland in DPR as well. It has classified it as Sparse, Jungle, Dense, Jungle Out and Medium. There are a lot of dense jungle in it. You have to say something about Carbon Sink. If you are already destroying the existing Carbon Sink, what is your commitment to climate change? The 5th area of the city, where we will talk about Gujarat, is the southern area of Gujarat. The 5th area is the southern area of Gujarat. The government has said that if you do not have any river link with TSE, then the central government or the state government will take any rules or any action. After discussing with TSE, you can directly apply it or not. For that, the government has provided a Rajapal. If Rajapal wants, it can stop that action or not apply it at all. The government can do it. The project of Narmada is indirectly an acceptance of the failure of Narmada project. You are indirectly assuming that the project from Narmada will not meet. That is why you have to give it from here. Why are the tribals protesting? The cost of land acquisition for submergence and construction of the project Components is around Rs. 545.45 crore. Which is the only detail mentioned about resettlement plans in the DPR of Parthapi Narmada link. The issue of water, our general issue is not getting solved. But where did it come from to become a big bond? We do not want this. Because we do not have the ability to drink water till now. First, we want that. If you want to make a dam, then make it small. We do not have any problem with that. We will benefit from that. But our water, our river, it is going to be collected here and taken forward. With that, our total density of the dam, 33 villages are being constructed. The process has not yet announced that where it will be constructed. We do not see it. Tell us your name and your education. I did not say anything. What is the name of your sister? She is my sister. She is my brother-in-law. She is my sister-in-law. She is my sister-in-law. She is my sister-in-law. Are you still thinking that you will say or not? No, it is not like that. You have not answered my question. Write it down. What are you going to do now? I will not tell the village. I will not tell the village but I will tell the village that you will study. First, tell us your name and your work. What is your name? Nelesbhai. I am still at home. At home? Tell us about the ups and downs. I am not at home. I am still at home. I am still at home. Do you know about the dam? I do not know but I do not want to give it to the state. I do not want to give it to the state. I also have to give it to the state. To the party. To the BJP party. You are very good. Do you think this is right? No, I do not think so. I am still at home. I am still at home. I am still at home. How much? Two hectares. Two hectares. Two hectares. According to LARR, in Schedule 5 areas of India land can be acquired only when extremely necessary when Gram Sabha is consented. Similar provisions were available for Pesaa Act, the entire extension in Scheduled areas to decentralise power from the government to Gram Sabha. In Pesaa Act, land acquisition has to be done. So in every dam, first you should provide all the details of the dam. You have to tell the entire details of the dam, the process, the funds, the benefit and all that. First you have to pay the fare, then you have to call Gram Sabha. Gram Sabha will be discussed, then Gram Sabha will give his opinion. Whether he wants it or not. It has happened in the last two years. Recently, two times in a year, 15 times in a year, Gram Sabha did not say anything. So this process has to be done. This process has not been done. Second, land acquisition act is the same. Land acquisition act has been done in the last 13 years. First, it is not preconditioned that it is absolutely necessary. So our intention is that it is not preconditioned. The project is not preconditioned, or land acquisition is the first point. Second, in Pesaa Act, in the land acquisition act, there is a provision that Gram Sabha, the affected areas of Gram Sabha will be informed. So it is not preconditioned. So we have to do this. Later on, Gram Sabha will be informed. Gram Sabha will be informed. Gram Sabha will be informed. Gram Sabha will be informed. Tribals fear that they will lose their land and houses. Most of them live off the land either via farming or fishing. Hence, holding onto that land is the fight for their existence. With the upcoming assembly elections in mind, the project has been put on hold. But the central government is not giving in to the demands of the project altogether.