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Abstract

This study examines the multifaceted socio-economic, cultural, and psychological impacts of displacement caused by the Chamera-I Hydro Power Project in Himachal Pradesh. Across five chapters, it analyzes how loss of agricultural land, disrupted livelihoods, inadequate compensation, and weak rehabilitation frameworks particularly shortcomings in the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (2007) have deepened vulnerability among displaced families. Using Cernea s Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction Model, the study highlights risks such as landlessness, joblessness, social disintegration, and cultural erosion, with women, marginalized castes, and the rural poor disproportionately affected. Detailed socio-economic profiling reveals declining income stability, poor housing and infrastructure in resettlement sites, weakened community bonds, and limited access to education and healthcare. Narratives of displaced families further underscore challenges of cultural adjustment, exclusion from local decision-making, and persistent identity struggles in host communities. The study argues for inclusive, culturally sensitive, and community-driven resettlement planning supported by sustainable livelihood options, institutional accountability, and long-term monitoring. It calls for development approaches that balance infrastructural progress with human dignity, social cohesion, and equitable distribution of benefits. newline