This paper examines the ongoing processes that lead to the alienation of adivasi land in Jharkhand, the legal provisions meant to address this problem, and the problems with the working of the law in practice.
Oustees Left in Lurch Ramesh Sharan Though the rehabilitation process of the oustees of the medium size irrigation project at Surangi in south Bihar is as shoddy as at other dam sites, lack of outside support and the relatively small number of oustees has meant that the agitation of the dam-affected people for proper resettlement remains weak.
