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... villages ( in the H1 and H2 areas ) , as it worked out in practice , meant that village citizens lost certain assets and resources around which much com- mon activity was organized in the past ... the ancient village tank system was ...
... villages ( in the H1 and H2 areas ) , as it worked out in practice , meant that village citizens lost certain assets and resources around which much com- mon activity was organized in the past ... the ancient village tank system was ...
Page 88
... villages where this resettlement is planned are being bullied and terrorized into surrendering their land . Dogra gives the example of Tehri village in Palamau Dis- trict , where policemen have forcibly run bulldozers over some fields ...
... villages where this resettlement is planned are being bullied and terrorized into surrendering their land . Dogra gives the example of Tehri village in Palamau Dis- trict , where policemen have forcibly run bulldozers over some fields ...
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... village Panchmuli were shifted to Suka village in 1981 , with promises of land for land , adequate water and other facilities . Mathew Kalathil presents evidence on how these promises were never kept , and how the displaced families ...
... village Panchmuli were shifted to Suka village in 1981 , with promises of land for land , adequate water and other facilities . Mathew Kalathil presents evidence on how these promises were never kept , and how the displaced families ...
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