Divided by development: Dams, Displacement and Dimbhe

This study explores the socio-economic impacts of Dimbhe dam on the tribal population of that area. The shift in the socio-economic conditions and livelihoods, before and after the displacement process due to dam construction, for specific reference tribes in and around Ambegaon taluka, Maharashtra is also analysed. Further, the dynamics and differences between populations that were forcibly displaced due to a development project, populations that were displaced due to a natural calamity and people living in fear of displacement are studied.