Friction heightens
Strong political pressure is being brought to bear on Maharashtra to agree that the height of the Narmada dam should be increased. The state had objected to the move because it had not completed the rehabilitation exercise. The Narmada Control Authority, therefore, deferred the decision until a spot assessment was made.
Maharashtra pointed out that though it had relocated the displaced families, it hadn't provided them with proper infrastructure. However, the three other riparian states