Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) is a social movement formed by adivasis, farmers, ecologists and human rights activists against the number of large dams that are built on the Narmada River, which crosses the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat is one of the largest dams on the river and was one of the first focal points of the movement. It is one of the many dams under the Narmada Dam Project. The main objective of the project is to provide irrigation and electricity to people in these states.
His campaign mode includes legal actions, hunger strikes, demonstrations and the support of notable personalities of cinema and art. Narmada Bachao Andolan, with its main spokesmen, Medha Patkar and Baba Amte, received the Right Livelihood Award in 1991. After independence, under the newly formed government led by Jawaharlal Nehru. Research was carried out to evaluate the water use mechanisms of the Narmada River, which flows into the Arabian Sea after passing through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat. The formation of the Water Controversies Tribunal of Narmada was triggered by interstate differences in the implementation of water distribution schemes by the Government of India on October 6, 1969, to resolve the disputes. The court investigated the matters that were sent to it and responded after more than 10 years. The Narmada Tribunal intended to establish the conditions for the resettlement and rehabilitation of those displaced by the dams. On December 12, 1979, after ten years of investigation, the decision given by the court, with all the parties in dispute binding on her, was made known by the Indian government.