Report of the Sardar Sarovar Project Relief and Rehabilitation Oversight Group on the Status of Rehabilitation of Project-affected Families in Madhya Pradesh

In the light of the observations of the Supreme Court in its order dated 17th April 2006, the Prime Minister constituted the Sardar Sarovar Project Relief & Rehabilitation Oversight Group. The mandate of the Group is "to verify the status of the rehabilitation in Madhya Pradesh of the families affected by the raising of the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam from Elevation Level (EL) 110.64 mtrs to EL 121.92 mtrs".This report consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the issues. Chapter 2 addresses Terms of Reference (a) to (d) except some financial entitlement triggered by physical events. Chapter 3 deals with Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) and Chapter 4 with conclusions, recommendations and future course of action. The basis of this report is described in Chapter 1.