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758

Ongoing Conflicts Reported

9.3M

People Affected by Land Conflicts
infrastructure
Infrastructure
industry
Industry
power
Power
mining
Mining
Conservation and Forestryland use
Land Use
Conservation
and Forestry

Tracking natural resource disputes in India

We are an independent network of researchers studying land, climate change and natural resource disputes in the country to facilitate better decision-making on investments and governance.

758
Total Conflicts Reported
9.3M
People Affected by Land Conflicts
₹3.9T
Worth of Investment Affected
42

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Saif Ali stands in front of the rubble of his daughter’s house. The house was one of many demolished in January 2022 in Paloura village, in Jammu district, after a land-regularisation law was repealed, leaving many families with uncertain futures.

How government bulldozers razed the hopes of the landless in Jammu and Kashmir

For years, the Indian administration has selectively evicted people – especially Muslims – from lands regularised under the now-repealed Roshni Act, leaving some homeless and many others on edge

March 4, 2024

Rayan Naqash

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