DTE ground report: Polavaram — Displaced and nowhere to go

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Several await houses, compensation

DTE travelled to West Godavari district and East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the extent of displacement prompted by Polavaram project. This is first in the series
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Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Rehabilitation colonies are unliveable

Toilets overflow in R&R colonies, residents resort to open defecation; some claim they used their compensation money to get constructions fixed
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Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Local governance ignored as Gram Panchayats await restructuring

Panchayat-level activities, planning and development are at a standstill for months
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Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Tribal families robbed of rights, livelihood in resettlement colonies

The families depended on forest produce but have been moved far away from forest land
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Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Ineligible for rehabilitation, many in a fix

Several disqualified from rehabilitation process on absurd grounds, found DTE
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India

Displacement

Unemployment

Andhra Pradesh

West Godavari (D)

East Godavari (D)