Abstract
The paper is a critical analysis of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development project in Ahmedabad. It scrutinises the manner in which the judicial and administrative dimensions bolstering its implementation obliterated the fundamental and human rights of the families residing on the banks of the river. The paper highlights the abysmal resettlement provided to the informal settlers and the politics that fragmented the social relations of communities residing at the riverfront. Further, it emphasises on the need for an inclusive resettlement and rehabilitation framework that engages with the concerns of all stakeholders and prevents marginalisation of the urban poor in the process of infrastructural development. The paper concludes with a set of policy recommendations to make development an inclusive process that curbs the existing indifference towards developmental refugees.
Custom Citation
Arjun Joshi and Namrata Maheshwari, 'The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project: The Issue of Resettlement and Rehabilitation' (2016) 12(2) Socio-Legal Review 18
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.55496/NFNT6945
