<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) founder Medha Patkar has started an indefinite protest over her demand for proper rehabilitation of the flood-affected people in Barwani district of the state.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">She has also opposing opening of gates of the Sardar Sarovar Dam in neighbouring Gujarat. Medha Patkar along with five other women sat on the indefinite Narmada Chunauti Satyagraha on Sunday at Chhota Badda village, which falls within the dam's submergence area. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier this month, the dam's backwater level increased following heavy rains, creating a flood-like situation in some parts of the district. Around 100 people living in low-lying areas of Rajghat and Chhota Badda villages of the district were then shifted to safer places.</span><br />''  <br />