Comment: It is not for lack of a special purpose vehicle that the governments failed to rehabilitate people in past projects. Only a different process in planning the project can bring about a difference in ensuring that all stake holders, including those who invest their land, get a fair deal. The process must allow for free, prior and informed consent of affected people and also take their knowledge and experience into account in order to plan a project that utilize the resources more effectively, locally and democratically.
April 21, 2015 05:45 IST
‘Relief package to get priority in river interlinking’
STAFF REPORTER
where trouble was needed 