Write a brief note on the Narmada Bachao Movement.
Narmada Bachao Andolan in India was a Issue specific movement. The specific issue of this movement was the displacement of the people by the creation of Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river.
Its objective was to stop the dam from being constructed. It gradually became a wider movement that Questioned all such big dams and the model of development that required such dams.
Organizations that undertake activities to promote the interests of specific social sections such as workers, employees, teachers, and lawyers are called__________groups.
Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government.