ABSTRACT
Chapter 10 is titled “Nothing Is to Be Gained by Involving Them.” It explores residents’ lived experiences of resettlement in a medium-sized city in India. While abundant data is available on the impacts of resettlement in large metropolitan cities, this chapter advances knowledge by looking at how local governments in second-tier cities in India—arguably more bereft of resources and capacities than their much bigger counterparts—handle these resettlement programmes and which fundamental problems they face during projects’ implementation and completion. In doing so, perspectives of local authorities are triangulated with national policy as well as residents’ views on the ground.
