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Book Reviews 503The first chapter “ Implementation ofSardar Sarovar Project : Overview and Impact”observed that the challenges faced in theimplementation of SSP paved the way forcreating innovative institutions for effectiveimplementation of the project. The point thathas emanated in this chapter is that differentcompensation principle needs to be acceptedrather than applying uniform ones for diversedevelopment and infrastructural projects mayneed to be considered in any R&R policy toreduce the disappointments anddiscontentment among the Project affectedpersons (PAP’s).The paper on “Evolution andImplementation of Sardar Sarovar Dam”documents the conception, planning andimplementation of SSP in a chronologicalperspective in which the author narrates theconstitution and involvement of severalnational and state level agencies over the lastsix decades.The Chapter on “What do the NarmadaValley Tribals Want” documents theexperiences of CSO ARCH vahini which wasinstrumental in the formulation andimplementation of R & R policy for the SSP.The paper chronicles the successive debatesand developments after the Narmada WaterDisputes Tribunal’s (NWDT) decision inbringing the central issues of the projectaffected people to the fore. The birth of newR & R policy later, has led to many pathbreaking decisions such as encroacher’sentitlements, land as a measure ofcompensation instead of monetarycompensation, giving the choice to ousters tochoose the group they want to resettle, tominimise the host guest conflicts .In the chapter on “The IndependentReview(IR) : Was It a Search for the Truth?” theauthor provides the critique of IR in the areaof environmental issues, MoER clearance,hydrology of Narmada, Environmental costsand compliance of R & R. He opined that theIndependent Review Mission suffers fromgrave methodological flaws which remainunsubstantiated and based on distortions. Thechapter on “Sardar Sarovar Projects: SomeContentious Issues” is an attempt to documentsome of the controversies associated with SSP,important lessons of the project and problemsof first and second generation in integratingwith mainstream agriculture. It seeks tounderstand the adjustment behaviours ofrelocated SSP ousters towards technologyadoption and commercialisation and the effectof these processes on their standard of livingduring normal as well as abnormal years.The chapter “Status of Agriculture andAnimal Husbandry among Narmada Ousters:Narratives from Some Resettled Sites” tracesthe broad contours of practices related toagriculture and livestock rearing to view thecontinuities and discontinuities between theearlier and present sites. The chapter on“Resettlement and Rehabilitation in SardarSarovar Project: Policy Evolution andImplementation”, documents the policyreforms in R & R in SSP, in all the three Statesi.e. Gujarat, Madya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Ithas touched on the aspects like the effortsrequired to set up and roll socio-economic lifesmoothly at the new sites and integration ofdisplaced population with the hostcommunities, involvement, understanding andcommitment on the part of governmentofficials.The analysis of the chapter on “And Quietflows the Narmada : A Recapitulation of EventsSurrounding the Efforts to Harness theNarmada Waters for the Public Weal” opensup a new window to think about thedevelopmental issues in a democratic society.The author documents all the major legalactions that took place throughout thedevelopment of SSP starting from initial plansin 1946 to the final clearances obtained fromthe NCA to raise the dam height up to121.92m.Journal of Rural Development, Vol. 30, No. 4, October - December : 2011
504 Book ReviewsSardar Sarovar Project is no less than a“living technology university” and the presentvolume has documented the history of manyfacets of this very important project. Thechallenges faced in the implementation of SSPpaved way to realisation of the constraints ofa command economy. It is observed that therequirements of SSP implementation led notonly to speedy development of several relatedinfrastructural facilities but also in establishinginstitutions in place. The book is worth readingkeeping in the context of ongoing debate onthe bill on Land Acquisition and Rehabilitationand Resettlement (LARR) that is to be enactedvery soon. The lessons learnt are very much tobe taken into cognizance for any policydecision in the area of rehabilitation andresettlement of project affected persons.– Ch. Radhika RaniInstitutional Design for TacklingChild Labour Problem by D.Rajasekhar, K.G.Gayathri Devi & V.Anil Kumar , ConceptPublishing Company, New Delhi,2011,pp.122.Despite the existence of governmentpolicies and programmes, the incidence ofchild labour is high in India. The same is thesituation in Karnataka State. Karnatakaundertook several steps towards achievingtotal elimination of child labour. The Action Planfor Elimination of Child Labour in Karnatakawas one such important step. The State ChildLabour Project (SCLP) was a project formulatedto achieve the objectives of the action plan.Taking SCLP implemented in Karnataka as acase, this book suggests the institutionalchanges that are needed to tackle the problemof child labour.The book closely examines SCLP forcoming up with policy suggestions relating toinstitutional design to eliminate child labour.The implementation of the project was basedon collaboration between the Governmentand its line departments and the local,grassroots NGOs. The authors show that NGO-GO cooperation in the SCLP worked towardspositive achievement in the identification ofchild labour.The study shows that poverty is themajor factor contributing to the problem ofchild labour. The study argues that no matterwhat the efforts of the governmentinterventions in the identification,rehabilitation and mainstreaming are, therewould always be factors which render theseefforts unsuccessful and contribute to theproblem of child labour. Poverty of thehouseholds also negates the limited successachieved in the mainstreaming of childrenrehabilitated through bridge schools.The findings show that SCLP did well inthe identification and rehabilitation of childlabourers. An overwhelming majority ofchildren completed the bridge school becauseof provision of residential and boardingfacilities. However, rehabilitated childrencould not be mainstreamed due to inability toget admission into government hostels andlimited options to pursue vocationaleducation.The study suggests that in order toreduce the problem of child labour, thegovernment should rehabilitate childrenthrough residential bridge schools, reserveseats in the government schools with hostelsfor rehabilitated child labourers and provideappropriate vocational education to childrenuninterested in regular school education. Italso suggests that efforts should be made totarget parents of child labourers in the existingSHGs or form new ones for them and provideassistance to strengthen their livelihoodactivities.Child labour is a localised phenomenonwith local specification and particularities. Inorder to understand this problem and alleviateit, there is need to involve local governmentJournal of Rural Development, Vol. 30, No. 4, October - December : 2011
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