12 Narmada project affected people held for suicide bid

12 persons, affected by the Narmada Dam project, tried to commit suicide by jumping into the Narmada canal near Naswadi village in the district, but they were pulled out and arrested, police said. Demanding jobs and land against their ancestral lands which they were forced to give for the Narmada Dam project, the 12 persons, including a woman, went to the canal and threatened to commit suicide if their demands were not met.