The study is an integral part of an all-India effort to examine the state of
displacement caused by pre-planned development projects in the country as a
whole since independence. This book is the outcome of a research study of the
nature, extent and consequences of displacement brought about by the
implementation of development projects in Kerala during the period 1951-1995. It
is estimated that no less than 50 million people have been affected in this
process. They have paid the price for the so-called National Development . What
is unfortunate is that there exists no national policy or law to contain this
wanton abuse of the rights