Video. Indian villagers stage ‘water funerals’ to protest river-linking project

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Indian villagers stage ‘water funerals’ to protest river-linking project

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Farmers and tribal villagers in central India staged symbolic “water funerals” to protest a major river-linking project they say threatens their homes, land and livelihoods.

Indian farmers and tribal villagers staged symbolic “water funerals” in Madhya Pradesh to protest the Ken-Betwa River Link Project.

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Protesters lay on funeral pyres placed in the water, covered themselves in mud and stood in the river with nooses around their necks.

They say the multi-billion-dollar project threatens their homes, land and livelihoods, and are demanding fair compensation and rehabilitation. Authorities say eligible families are being compensated and resettled.

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