Town Is Brought To Rubble Then Intentionally Flooded

For around 700 years the land in and around the town of Harsud, in Madhya Pradesh, had been farmland. It was a hub for merchants that traded commodities in the farming industry. Today it is a shallow body of water. Nearly 22,000 people from Harsud have been displaced by the Narmada dam project. One in which 220,000 acres of land will be flooded to provide hydroelectric power and irrigation for crops.
Harsud is the first of 249 villages to go through relocation, and may be the only. The courts have put a stop to the flooding until appropriate compensation is given to the citizens. At present, only small amounts have been given, if anything at all, to the displaced families. Some citizens are declaring local political corruption as one reason for the inadequate settlement on their land. The government has one year to resolve the issue. For now, the people must make due with what they have left.