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Accepted Paper:

Displacement and rehabilitation of tribal and primitive community: a case study of Rajmahal Hill, Jharkhand, India  
Shambhu Kumar Singh (Santal Pargana College, Dumka)

Paper short abstract:

The tribal and primitive community around Rajmahal Group of Coal Mines are leading a very miserable life due to displacement by the said coal mines they are not being rehabilitated properly.

Paper long abstract:

The tribal and primitive community around Rajmahal Group of Coal Mines are leading a very miserable life due to displacement by the said coal mines they are not being rehabilitated properly. the poverty, lack of civil amenities pure drinking water etc. characterise the hardship of their living. they could hardly earn their livelihood though they contribute in providing valuable coal which provide powers to the nation. the health and hygiene condition are also very poor.

the primitive community called Paharia who live on the small plateau, also facing many problems. they are not getting pure drinking water and dying of many diseases. there is no proper channels for their developments. earning of livelihood for them is a very tedious task. they do not have communication facility and other things to lead standard life.

in search of their livelihood , they migrate to the metropolitan cities of India where they are being exploited by the contractors and other middle man. leaving their family members in their native place they wander here and there for their livelihood. during this exercise they return back to native place with many sexual and health hazards and its spread through them in their community.

Panel LL-AE01
Changing face of indigenous knowledge practices for survival [IUAES Commission on Museums and Cultural Heritage]
  Session 1