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VOL. 11, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Land acquisition in West Bengal – shifting paradigm
Authors
Tania Ghosh
Abstract
The studies on development induced
displacement conducted for last few decades, therefore had a selective
character. During the last two decades we have witnessed a very dynamic
development of studies on internal displacement. This problem has for the first
time become a subject of debate within international institutions and agencies.
This book is an introduction to land acquisition problem in India. The
development activities induce the growth should be a holistic notion that
encompasses the progressive development in the quality of individual’s life in
terms of food, clothing and shelter and the environment for a healthy living
with rising longevity of life and happiness. In West Bengal the development
process reveals the indications and effects of widening inequalities between
the “haves‟ and “have-nots‟ and the growing deprivation of the vulnerable and
marginalized sectors of the population. There are very small trickle-down
effects of the economic development associated with this model of growth. But
when it is necessary to undertake development projects that engage the
displacement of communities, it is indispensable that these projects obtain the
legal permission and support of the people who are affected and that in return
for giving up their land and homes they receive priority if not exclusive
rights to the benefits emanating from these projects. The present research
conducted on New Town, Kolkata on population displacements caused by natural
disasters and long-term environmental changes has nevertheless developed very
successfully.
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Pages:105-110
How to cite this article:
Tania Ghosh "Land acquisition in West Bengal – shifting paradigm". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol 11, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 105-110
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