Displacement to Rehabilitation: A Struggle to Diminish Plight
Keywords:
Hirakud Dam, Displacement, Peoples Movement, RehabilitationAbstract
In the pre and post-independence period, India began big projects like dams, factories, and industries to accelerate the country's economic growth. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minster, famously proclaimed that dams were the temples of modern India. The cost of development came with a displacement of people from their homes, land, livelihood, and resources. The lack of land records deprived many people of marginalized communities of the minimal rehabilitation and resettlement packages offered by the Government. The displacement without consent and inappropriate rehabilitation schemes led to resentment among the inhabitants. In all most all large-scale displacement cases, people choose mass movement as a means to claim their rights. Some movements were against the project, and some were for better resettlement policies. There are several successful collective actions. In this article, we will discuss the unique struggle of Budi Anchal Sangram Samiti, a collective of displaced people in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts in Odisha, India.
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