(a) whether the displaced persons of Bhakra Dam have not been rehabilitated
completely;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether possession of the land has not been given to the displaced persons of
Himachal Pradesh who have been allotted land in Rajasthan; and
(d) if so, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (d) : According to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), out of the
7206 families affected due to the construction of Bhakra Dam, 2395 families were
rehabilitated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh in its own area, 2632 families were
paid cash compensation as awarded by the competent authorities under Land Acquisition
Act, 1894. The remaining 2179 families have been rehabilitated in Districts Sirsa, Hisar
and Fatehabad in Haryana in accordance with the guidelines framed by the Bhakra
Rehabilitation Committee and provided necessary facilities/amenities. No land was
allotted to Bhakra oustees in Rajasthan.