Tested by mud and water, in Bundelkhand
Villagers in Madhya Pradesh are protesting against the Majhgaon Medium Irrigation Project, which threatens to displace 1,450 families. The protestors are using symbolic methods like 'chita andolan' to demand fair compensation and rehabilitation for land acquired by the government.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing tension between large-scale infrastructure development and the rights of tribal communities regarding land displacement and compensation.
Around noon, on October 6, a group of women and men gather under an old banyan tree next to a water catchment area in Banhari Kalan village of Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district. After a brief meeting, they pick up their green and yellow flags and handmade posters on cardboard. The women enter the water, while the men begin sloganeering on the shore.
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