MP government drops ₹7,669 crore claim, pays ₹232 crore instead:Did it make a loss-making deal? Sardar Sarovar Dam settlement decoded

The Sardar Sarovar Dam submerged around 21,000 hectares of land in Madhya Pradesh and displaced 192 villages. The state government had demanded ₹7,669 crore compensation from Gujarat. After a 30-year-old dispute was resolved in Delhi on July 7, Madhya Pradesh is not getting compensation; instead, it has to pay ₹231.80 crore. What is the complete matter and has the Mohan government made a loss-making deal? Let’s understand in today’s MP Explainer through five questions… Question 1: What is the ‘one-time settlement’ of the Sardar Sarovar Dam? Answer: Question 2: If MP lost more land, why is it paying ₹232 crore compensation? Answer: There is mathematics behind this Question 3: Has the Mohan government made a loss-making deal? Answer: Congress is calling it a major loss for Madhya Pradesh. PCC chief Jitu Patwari and state Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary have called the Chief Minister a “surrendering and compromised CM”. Question 4: What has MP gained from this settlement? Answer: The dam is in Gujarat’s backyard, but its benefits are largely controlled by Madhya Pradesh… Question 5: What happens to the displaced people whose compensation money is now stuck? Answer: Technically, the compensation money of displaced people has not disappeared.