Jal Satyagraha

In Kudankulam, new form of protest after jal satyagraha

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Sunday September 16, 2012

Anti-nuclear protesters near Kudankulam have found a new method of protest. After standing in the sea for two days, they have buried themselves neck-deep in sand on the shores near the nuclear plant site.

Kudankulam controversy: 'Jal Satyagraha' by protesters enters second day

Press Trust of India | Friday September 14, 2012

Hundreds of anti-nuclear protesters stood in the sea for the second day today demanding the preparations for fuel loading into the Kudankulam nuclear reactor in Tamil Nadu by halted.

Kudankulam controversy: Protesters begin 'jal satyagraha'

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday September 13, 2012

Hundreds of protesters, including women and children, waded into the sea today near the nuclear plant at Kudankulam to demand that the project be shut down immediately.

Kudankulam protesters to stand in sea today, taking cue from Khandwa 'jal satyagraha'

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 13, 2012

Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' activists in Madhya Pradesh, opponents of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will stand in the sea off Idianthakarai coast today as a stepped-up form of agitation.

Harda jal satyagraha: Protesters defy police, enter water again

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday September 12, 2012

The villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, who were pulled out of the water by the police this morning to end their protest, have defied the prohibitory orders of the district administration and gone back to protest.

Harda's jal satyagraha: Prohibitory orders imposed, protesters may be arrested

Reported by Siddharth Ranjan Das; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday September 11, 2012

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus today shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 30 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water d...

Jal satyagraha: Focus now shifts to Harda

Siddharth Ranjan Das | Tuesday September 11, 2012

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus has now shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 50 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water...

Jal satyagraha: Govt agrees to protesters' demand, will lower water level in dam

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday September 10, 2012

Fifty one villagers have stood in neck-deep water - their bodies shriveled, covered with rashes and with their skin peeling - for 17 days, forcing the Madhya Pradesh government to accept their demands. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today agree...

After 17-day protest in water, Madhya Pradesh farmers win: Latest Developments

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday September 10, 2012

A group of protesters who have spent the last 17 days in neck-deep water in Madhya Pradesh have accomplished some of their goals today.

Jal satyagraha: Govt agrees to protesters' demand, will lower water level in dam

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday September 10, 2012

The 51 protesters in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district have been sitting in water for 17 days now hoping to draw attention to their displacement by a big dam.

Jal satyagraha: Ministers meet Khandwa protesters

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday September 8, 2012

It has taken Madhya Pradesh government almost two weeks to take notice of 51 protesters who have spent almost a fortnight immersed in water in Khandwa district.

A protest, standing in water, for 14 days

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday September 7, 2012

In Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa area, 51 people stayed immersed in water for the 13th day today in what's being called a 'jal satyagraha'. The protestors are demanding compensation and rehabilitation for villagers whose homes will be submerged under wate...