In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
an international fact-finding mission, which visited Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district recently, has expressed concern over the displacement and loss of livelihoods of tribal communities due to construction of special economic zones in the district and expansion of the Krishnapatnam port. The mission comprised civil society representatives from Thailand, Malaysia, the …
Social activists Medha Patkar and Bhai Vaidya have submitted a letter to Divisional Commissioner Nitin Kareer demanding a CBI inquiry into the land acquired for the Lavasa resort township, 60 kms from the city. Accompanied by villagers from the area who alleged fraudulent transactions, Patkar demanded that a committee should …
More than three years after the devastating tsunami hit the Tamil Nadu coast, rehabilitation measures are still underway. District Collector Jyothi Nirmala announced Rs 112 crore as extension of revolving funds and loans for self-help groups (SHGs), industrial and entrepreneur training, upgrading basic amenities in tsunami-affected areas and construction of …
Resettlement row over Sipat project continues Protests are continuing at the national thermal power commission's (NTPC's) power project in Sipat, Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district. Work on the 12,000 crore, 2,980 megawatt project, expected to solve power problems in the region, has come to a virtual halt due to protests by the …
The governments concerned must clear the mess before proceeding with further construction. They should not add to submergence and displacement before clearing the backlog fully. The ringing words, "let right be done,' famous in English legal history, reverberated in the rich and powerful voice of the actor Robert Donat through …
The Supreme Court on Monday lost hope of settling the vexed issue of rehabilitation of Narmada project affected families (PAFs) by thrashing out the differences between the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and the Madhya Pradesh government and said it would now have to decide the issue. NBA, through counsel Sanjay …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Madhya Pradesh government to respond to the Centre's status report on the measures taken for relief and rehabilitation of the families affected by the Narmada dam project. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices S.B. Sinha and S.H. Kapadia gave this …
The establishment wants to enshrine Baba Amte so that it can ignore his message, says ANIL SADGOPAL IT WAS in January 1998 that more than 25,000 peasants, fishermen and boatmen carried out a satyagraha under the banner of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) at the Maheshwar dam site, a hydel …
The arbitrary takeover of land is one of the country's biggest faultlines today. New legislation proposed by the government does little to fix this, says VIJAYAN MJ IN A recent interim order, the Supreme Court of India denied permission to British company Vedanta to mine the hills of Niyamgiri in …
Public Interest Litigation by NBA on alleged corruption in rehabilitation The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the State Government, Chief Secretary, Chairman of the Narmada Valley Development Authority and others in response to a public interest litigation petition by Narmada Bachao Andolan against alleged corruption in the …
India's ugliest dam builder is undoubtedly the state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). While the company is currently angling to acquire new capital, its operations at home and abroad have left a trail of ruined livelihoods and misery in its wake.
Development-induced displacement and its impact on the social, cultural and economic lives of the affected people is a huge discourse in contemporary India. Dislocation due to displacement has an irreversible impact on the lives of those displaced. Review of the existing literature shows that impacts are more severe on the …
This document is limited to rehabilitation of oustees of projects in rural areas. The idea, initially was to prepare a draft enactment of Development Planning, Minimum Displacement and Just Rehabilitation. However, considering the efforts made by the relevant groups and movements as well as the National Rehabilitation Policies of the …
Injustice continues to haunt the Narmada River Valley! The Narmada Valley projects comprise 30 large dams, 135 medium size dams, 3000 small dams and a minimum of 75,000 kms of canal networks to direct the waters. Despite twenty years of struggles and supreme sacrifices and regardless of the Narmada Water …
The contentious issue of land acquisition for industry cannot be resolved justly without a "precautionary principle' approach that respects livelihood rights. GOING by the number and intensity of protests against displacement under way in numerous States, land acquisition for industrial, mining and infrastructure projects has become India's single most contentious …
People in Kapurdi hamlet, some 30 km from Rajasthan's Barmer town, are unusually suspicious of strangers. They stop and question every outsider driving through the area. What is making them so wary is land acquisition for Jindal group's power plant and lignite mine coming up in the area. The government …
Rehab, clearances a bother in Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh. Tata Steel's greenfield projects in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh have been delayed by about 12 to 16 months due to issues over land acquisition and resettlement, the company's executives said. The company plans to invest about Rs 90,000 crore in the three …
A delegation of slum dwellers of Kusumpur Pahari village here led by Vasant Kunj Municipal Councillor Rakesh Rajora called on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday urging her to allow the residents to continue living in the village after construction of rehabilitation flats for them. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. …
Rehabilitation benefits have been provided to all 32,160 families affected by Sardar Sarovar project, who had opted to be rehabilitated in Madhya Pradesh. Out of total 37,975 families of MP affected by 138.68m final dam height of the project 5815 had to be rehabilitated in Gujarat state. Out of these …
