SEZ’s, Sardar Sarovar and Displacement

Some days back, Government made a limit to SEZ and restricted it to 5000 hectares maximum. As this is my blog so I am presenting my views. I have a mixed view on this, because the SEZ are obtained at the cost of land from poor farmers, who are, at last get’s displaced from their long native land.
Development has to be done. And for the country to have booming economy and socially secured society, some strata of society have to pay the price. And most people are with the idea that economy should improve at any cost. But what they miss in their view is displacement is not mere a movement from one place to other. The brunt of displacement is not shown in the media. It is only felt by the people who are getting displaced. Even if the Government pays 10% bonus etc, this price is too small for the farmer who has lived his whole life on that land, and has dreamt of his future with his kids on the same land. The displacement is not just a movement for them, but displacement is at the cost of there dreams. And dreams are worth more then what Government announces and provide to the farmers.
And so I am in totally support for the Arundhati roy and Medha Patkar movement on Sardar Sarover too. But then what about economy? Everyone agrees that the society has to pay price for development – “No pains, no gains”. So I think that Government has to make moves toward development, but with proper compensation. What government is offering to the poor at present is very less. Displacement is very harsh, so government should provide proper re-habilitation to them plus they should be compensated heavily. What Government is providing at present is too low for the cost of dreams of displaced families.