The Sardar Sarovar Dam is the largest dam yet built on the Narmada and has become a focal point for a non-violent struggle questioning its social and environmental costs, undemocratic planning, and unjust distribution of benefits. The struggle continues in the Sardar Sarovar affected areas and with other large and medium dams on the Narmada and its tributaries. It has led to thousands of affected families receiving land-based rehabilitation, sometimes on land not suited for farming. The fight continues against submergence and displacement without rehabilitation of more than 40,000 families residing in these submergence areas of the Sardar Sarovar. A substantial number have fled to urban areas to desperately try for a better life.