Development induced displacement and rehabilitation: the study of Navi Mumbai International Airport Project, India

Rahul Rajak, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Archana Kumari Roy, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Development and displacement are interlinked with each other. According to Sharma, (2003) in last few years’ scenarios in Mumbai has drastically changed, in the late 1960s City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra, India (CIDCO) Plans affected more than 90 villages during the setting up of the Navi Mumbai Township. Around 3500 families will have to be displaced due to the Navi Mumbai Airport Project (NMIA) project. Firstly, this paper examines the socioeconomic condition of affected villagers; secondly rehabilitation package offered, the process followed for resettlement and the impact that shift on the livelihood of the affected peoples. Study mainly depends upon primary data collection, adopting rural appraisal based methods. The study finds that, those people in services (Formal/ Informal) see this displacement as an opportunity for the economic growth. But the farming and fishing community expend their pain and grief of loss of land, ancestral occupation and property.