Narmada Bachao Andolan’s contempt petition in the Omkareshwar Dam submergence case fails to convince the SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant and A.M.Khanwilkar, held on August 16 that there is no obligation on the State of Madhya Pradesh to raise the height of the road so as to erect a Bandh to keep five villages free from submergence at all times, due to the construction of the Omkareshwar Dam.However, there is the necessity to provide access to the...