Authors : Phadke, Anant
Published Year: 2002
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 37(11), March 16-22, 2002, pp. 1016
Dam oustees in Satara district of Maharashtra recently scored a signal victory, when their ‘sit-in struggle’ resulted in the acceptance of their demands by the state government, including those on water allowance and equitable distribution of water. The agitators in Satara have thus managed to continue their tradition of struggle in the quest for development.