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Medha Patkar arrested

Environment crusader Medha Patkar and 275 other Narmada Bachao Andolan activists protesting against the submergence of villages due to the Sardar Sarovar project were arrested at Domkhedi in Narmada Valley last evening.

According to an NBA release, the activists were in neck-deep water at the satyagraha house in the village, when they were arrested. The activists arrested were taken to the police camp in Domekhedi. Meanwhile, the satyagraha by NBA activists continued in Sikka, Bharad, Pipalchop and Jalsindhi.

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