Sustainable and Possible Solutions to Resettlement and Rehabilitation Issues
Abstract
People are displaced in India mostly as a result of circumstances such as development projects, the establishment of conservation zones, and natural catastrophes. Developmental projects are being designed to help society. Major projects like as dams, mines, motorways, or the announcement of a National Park affect the lives of the people who reside there and may necessitate their relocation to another location. None of us wants to leave the house where we grew up. People being uprooted is a significant issue. It restricts their ability to rely on their traditional natural resource base and produces significant psychological stress. Tribal people, in particular, who live in close proximity to their natural resources, are unable to adapt to a new way of life in a new location. As a result, no large project that has the potential to relocate people can be undertaken without the approval of the local population. This essay critically examined rehabilitation and resettlement challenges in India, as well as potential remedies.
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