Adivasis / Scheduled Tribes

 This paper published by the International Environmental Law Research Centre briefly describes the geography and the socio-economic background of Plachimada, and analyses the legal and institutional framework applicable to the case, examines how the government approached the case, which had already been presented before the Kerala High Court, and finally makes an analysis of the case law.Read More

The deterioration of groundwater in quality and quantity and the consequential public health problems and the destruction of the agricultural economy are the main problems identified in Plachimada  due to the activity of the Coca Cola company. The availability of good quality water for drinking purposes and agriculture has been affected dangerously due to the activity of the company. Apart from that, the company had also polluted the agricultural lands by depositing the hazardous wastes.

The study by Research and Development Initiatives attempts to document best practices in rural development planning and implementation and suggest ways and system for replication of these good practices at a larger level. In consultation with the Planning Commission of India, States of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were selected for the study. The government-pioneered projects from time to time have changed in approach and strategy. These shifts in the policy decisions are taken on the basis of experiences from existing programmes and to reach out to the last person in the last row. Experience tells that most of the policy decisions are taken with a macro perspective and a very little attention is paid to the micro level issues. Read More

The villagers originally came from Goradapala Village of Karamul Gram Panchayat about 15 km away from Nayakateni. Earlier they were fishermen and boatman. Read More